Recently I drove my son and two other boys on their scout troop’s annual weekend outing to the Bodega Dunes campground in Bodega Bay. We left I around 4 p.m on a Friday and made good time, arriving just before sunset. I had to work the next day, so I couldn’t stay overnight, but I [...]
“There are places I remember All my life, though some have changed Some forever not for better Some have gone and some remain All these places have their moments With lovers and friends I still can recall Some are dead and some are living In my life I’ve loved them all” -In My Life by [...]
My college photo instructor Dick Fleming once said the difference between a professional photographer and an amateur is that when you’re a pro “you have to be creative next Tuesday at 3:00 p.m.” That means you can’t wait until inspiration hits you but rather you have to be creative when the job requires it. The [...]
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, the saying goes. In that same vein, what one would think of as a weed could be considered a wildflower by others. When you travel into the rural parts of the city and county, wild plants can be seen alongside the roads and freeways as well as orchard [...]
“Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.” – Greg Anderson Recently I ferried my son and four other boys in my family’s minivan to a weekend scout camp out at the Pardee Resevoir recreation area near Ione. We left about 5:30 in the [...]
“Art is in everything, man. I went to a museum the other day. After you come out of that museum everything looks like a piece of art…you look at the paintings and yeah they’re pretty cool, but look at this guy’s face, look at this beautiful girl here – all these walking sculptures, you know [...]
“Look at your feet. You are standing in the sky. When we think of the sky, we tend to look up, but the sky actually begins at the earth.” ~ Diane Ackerman
“A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in”. ~Robert Orben I’m taking the next couple of weeks off. I’ll be back on Mar. 1. I’ll post a few photos between now and then. Enjoy!
Maybe it’s me, maybe I’m just not satisfied with what is, but even when I come across what’s seemingly perfect, I wait for something better to come along. Often it doesn’t, but when it does, it can be well worth it. It had been foggy most of the day when it burned off late one [...]
From majestic landscapes of Yosemite, the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone to quieter scenes of dew-covered meadows, budding spring blossoms and colorful wildlife, Mother Nature provides some great opportunities for photographers to take pictures. In such scenes man-made objects like buildings or billboards are at the very least annoyances. At their worst they can destroy the [...]
