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Looking for Personal Vision Under a Tree

Photo: Backlit Cottonwood tree in fall, Big Pine, Inyo County, Eastern Sierra, California Purchase Prints or License Usage. Personal Vision: Listening to what makes you take a photo... or not? Let me say two things: First, whenever I give workshops, consultations, or presentations, I like to discuss personal vision and style,…

Gary CrabbeJanuary 11, 2018

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Northern California – Redwoods to Mount Shasta; New Archive Photos

Picture: Redwood forest and fog, Redwood National and State Parks, Del Norte County, California I'm happy to present this mini-portfolio set of images from Northern California, which is part of a larger collection of photos that I've recently added to my searchable Image Archive Library. These pictures were all shot…

Gary CrabbeMay 18, 2015

Hawaii Photos Sunset Travel Trees

Travel Photography is often about Get What You Can

Picture: Palm tree at sunset, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii Almost all travel photography has a combination of things that you as the photographer can or can't control. Sometimes it simply boils down to a take-what-you-can-get proposition. Nowhere is this more true than when a professional travel photographer takes a family vacation,…

Gary CrabbeAugust 22, 2014

Mount Rainier National Parks Photos Sunrise Trees

Follow the Light

Picture #1: Sunrise light through trees, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington (First let me say how thankful I am to have my blog back up and running normally after it had been hacked earlier this month. I'd also like to apologize to anyone who came to this site via a…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 26, 2014

California Coast Panorama Panoramic Photos Point Reyes Trees

Point Reyes Panoramic Workshop – May 11, 2013

Picture: McClures Beach at sunset, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California A few spots still remain for a one-day photographic workshop called Panoramic Point Reyes, which I'll be teaching in conjunction with the Point Reyes Field Institute, a non-profit educational and experiential partner of the NPS & Point Reyes…

Gary CrabbeMay 2, 2013

California Photo Business Photos Point Reyes Sunset Trees

Photo Borders; a non-political border war

Picture: Trees at sunset, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California I'd really love it if you'd leave a comment with your thoughts, personal preferences, or any feedback in general on the following: I've been struggling with my own Border War. I'm not talking between countries, and it's not the…

Gary CrabbeApril 25, 2013

Digital Newsworthy Panorama Photo Business Photos Trees

You want it how BIG? (pt.1)

Picture: Redwood forest panorama, Humboldt Redwoods State Park, Humboldt County, California Click on the photo to see the image larger. I may have previously mentioned in passing that I was working on a pretty big image. Earlier this year I met with a design team working on a project for…

Gary CrabbeOctober 11, 2012

California Photos Roads Seasons Travel Trees Winter

A trip through the seasons

Picture: Snow covered pine trees along road to Echo Summit, near Lake Tahoe, California I got home this weekend from a sixteen day road & hibernation trip. What the heck does that mean? Well, in the middle of those sixteen days, I hibernated all alone in a motel in South…

Gary CrabbeOctober 18, 2011

Autumn California Photos Seasons Trees

No More Hermit Crabbe

Picture: Aspen trees in Fall along Dunderberg Meadow Road, Eastern Sierra, California Over the course of the last week, I've been a hermit crab(be). I ducked into a hotel in South Lake Tahoe at the beginning of last week to take coverfrom an unseasonably early winter storm. Normally I'd say…

Gary CrabbeOctober 10, 2011

Autumn California Photos Seasons Trees

Sierra Fall Colors – Mammoth to Tahoe

Picture: Aspen leaves in early Fall, Lundy Canyon, Eastern Sierra, California I've spent the last week cruising through the Eastern Sierra, venturing between Mammoth Lakes and South Lake Tahoe while working on my current book project. I thought I would share my observations for the status of the current fall…

Gary CrabbeOctober 6, 2011

California National Parks Photos Trees

And the winner is – Redwood NP

Photo: Sunlight creeps into a foggy redwood forest, Redwood National Park, Del Norte County, California In my last post, I asked readers to help me decide which of two Redwood panorama photos were better. And the winner is, by a 2:1 margin, the second photo. Sixteen people favored the first…

Gary CrabbeJuly 14, 2011

California National Parks Photos Trees

Help me decide which is better – Redwood NP

Photos: Redwood forest, Redwood National Park, Del Norte County, California - Click on the photos to see them larger Every so often I seek a little help with 'judging' the quality of my photos. Sometimes I'm simply unable to decide on the merits which photo is better. Fortunately I have…

Gary CrabbeJuly 11, 2011

California Photos Trees Winter

Light through the forest trees

Picture: Sunlight on falling snow from a tree (a tree-valanche) through a winter forest, Calaveras Big Trees State Park, California

Gary CrabbeMarch 6, 2011

Photos Trees Winter

Any old light will do

Picture: Pine trees covered in snow on a winter evening, near Arnold, Calaveras County, California When I speak to photographers in workshops or presentations, I tell them the most important thing you need to be aware of is Light. I always reinforce this by saying: A boring subject in great…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 18, 2011

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A tale of two trees

Picture: "Witches Forest" Moonrise in evening behind oak trees, Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California One of the great things about the development of the internet is how exponentially easier it is today to share and show your photos to the world than it was fifteen years ago. There…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 11, 2011

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Happy Holidays – 2010

Picture: Trees frosted in snow, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California I just want to take a quick opportunity on this Christmas Eve 2010 to wish everyone a very happy and safe Holiday Season, and a most prosperous New Year. Thank you all for your support, readership, and continuing interest…

Gary CrabbeDecember 24, 2010

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