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Barns Farms and Rural Scenes California Photos Roads Travel Weather

The Joys of Coming Home

Picture: Rainbow over the "Meat & Potatoes Palace", near Hat Creek, California (A play off Galen Rowell's famous photo, Rainbow over the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet.) I love coming home after being on the road for more than a few days. Returning home to my wife and kids is…

Gary CrabbeNovember 11, 2009

California Photos Rants and Raves Water

As history sits idle…waiting.

Picture: Morning light on the Battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) as she sits awaiting her fate, moored in the Mothball Fleet, Suisun Bay, near Martinez, California See the image larger. Yesterday was a first. It was the first time that I specifically set out to use my boat as a…

Gary CrabbeNovember 2, 2009

California Deserts Mountains National Parks Photos Sunrise Travel

Back in the saddle again. (Epilogue)

Photo: Tourist overlooking Badwater and the Panamint Mountains at sunrise, Dante's View, Death Valley National Park, California It was a long time coming; almost eight full months. As I drove, I kept hearing that old cowboy song reverbarating over and over in my head, "Back in the Saddle Again, Yes…

Gary CrabbeOctober 27, 2009

California Clouds and Sky Photographers Photos

Spirits in the Air

"Spirits in the Air" - Cloud rising into blue sky, Eastern Sierra, near Bishop, California It's hard to explain; yesterday I spent an hour at the Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop. It was the first time I've been there in years, and only the second time that I've been there…

Gary CrabbeOctober 14, 2009

California Environment Mountains National Parks Photos Water

For the Thirst of a City

Picture: Sunset light on the peaks above Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, Yosemite National Park, California One of my photographer friends, Guy Tal, posted on his blog, er... web journal, yesterday that he was perhaps one of the last people to ride the photographic coat tails of Ken Burns' recent PBS documentary…

Gary CrabbeOctober 8, 2009

California Digital Photos Sunset

A venture over to the dark side

Picture: Early evening light over Mount Diablo from Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California Two great tests today. The first is this test of the hosted embed widget from my PhotoShelter Archive. (It works.) The second, and much more significant venture, is more akin to that Anakin Skywalker's trek…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 30, 2009

Photo Contests Photos Rants and Raves vineyards

Photo Contest = Sour Grapes

Subtitle: How to do a Photo Contest wrong. Picture: Fall colors on grape vine leaves in autumn, vineyard in Alexander Valley, near Asti, Sonoma County Wine Growing Region, California Twice in this last week I saw a request related to a Photo Contest for the Verde Valley Wine Trail in…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 17, 2009

Arizona canyons National Parks Photos Travel

Cutting through the Grand Canyon

Picture: Sunlight on cliff formations inside the Grand Canyon, from the South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona OK, by saying "cutting through", I suppose I should have posted an image that at least had the Colorado River in it, since it's actually the river that cuts through the Grand…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 1, 2009

The joys and perils of going viral

Picture: Elk in river during wildfire, Bitterroot National Forest in Montana; credit: John McColgan / Alaska Fire Service Several times in the last few weeks, I've watched as photos have gone 'viral'. In the Internet age, that means that photos receive immediate and widespread recognition and distribution on web sites…

Gary CrabbeAugust 27, 2009

Arizona canyons National Parks Photos Travel

Back from the Grand Canyon

Picture: Layers of the land as seen in the late afternoon from Lipan Point, South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona It's been a couple days now since I got home from the Grand Canyon. I'm still playing Daddy Day-Care for the remainder of this week, which explains the delay…

Gary CrabbeAugust 26, 2009

Arizona canyons National Parks Photos Travel

A call to the edge – again

Picture: Rainbow and sunlight from the South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Pop Quiz; What's the most obvious vacation spot to go to after you've already fallen off a cliff once this year. A: The Grand Canyon, of course! That's right, my psycho brain has determined that my ideal…

Gary CrabbeAugust 13, 2009

Arizona Deserts Photo Contests Photos Reflections Water

The Great Outdoors in PDN

Picture: Sandstone Reflection at The Wave, Coyote Buttes, Paria - Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona The current issue of Photo District News (Aug. '09) has been sitting on my office desk for the last week, unopened and unread. That is until today, when I got an email from a different magazine…

Gary CrabbeAugust 11, 2009

California Mountains National Parks Photos Uncategorized Water

Do something nice for yourself

Picture: Sunset light on Cathedral Peak reflected in Upper Cathedral Lake, Yosemite National Park, California Last night I was up until nearly 3:00am working. One of the long overdue items on my "to do" list was to upgrade my wordpress installation of this weblog. Lately when I've been talking about…

Gary CrabbeAugust 6, 2009

Animals People Photographers Photos Rants and Raves

Life Lesson: The sea lion & the dumb tourists

Picture: Injured sea lion behind cage fence, Marine Mammal Rescue Center, California. The other day, I took my kids out to the site of the old Sutro Baths, near the Cliff House. After climbing down the stairway toward the beach, we saw a bunch of people gathered in a spot,…

Gary CrabbeJuly 22, 2009

Photos Space and Science

Remembering Apollo 11

Picture: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, photographed by Neil Armstrong (visible in reflection) - Courtesy: NASA This month, the Boston Globe's Big Picture marks the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first mission to land a man on the moon. In a way, this is a happy anniversary because it allows us…

Gary CrabbeJuly 17, 2009

Barns Farms and Rural Scenes Buildings and Architecture California Photos Statues & Monuments Travel

New Santa Barbara California Photo Galleries

Picture: Historic San Ramon Chapel (est. 1875) along Foxen Canyon Road, Santa Barbara County, California I announced in my recent Summer 2009 Newsletter that I have posted several new image galleries on my web site featuring Santa Barbara, California. I split the coverage into two galleries; One for the Santa…

Gary CrabbeJuly 15, 2009

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The Joys of Coming Home

As history sits idle…waiting.

Back in the saddle again. (Epilogue)

Spirits in the Air

For the Thirst of a City

A venture over to the dark side

Photo Contest = Sour Grapes

Cutting through the Grand Canyon

The joys and perils of going viral

Back from the Grand Canyon

A call to the edge – again

The Great Outdoors in PDN

Do something nice for yourself

Life Lesson: The sea lion & the dumb tourists

Remembering Apollo 11

New Santa Barbara California Photo Galleries

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