My trip to the Eastern Sierra and Yosemite is coming up very quickly. There is a possibility that one night I may try to do some astrophotography, since I didn’t have the opportunity this last June. There is a two night open window that I’m looking at, so I’m hoping for good weather for one […]

It’s getting close to that time when I’ll be returning to the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Yosemite! I’m looking forward to checking out some new areas and seeing the new layout of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. I’m also looking forward to seeing the cabin I stay in every year. Below is a photo […]

I recently purchased a really nice prime wide angle lens; it’s the LAOWA 7.5 MM for the micro 4/3rds systems. The lens is completely manual and has no electronic contacts for auto focus or writing exif data to the image file. So far I have to say I really like the lens and looking forward […]

Below are two pictures I took in 2016. The first one is of Lassen Peak, which I think I took from Devastated Area in June. The other is Burney Falls, which I took in October. It was nice going to Northern California twice last year. Unfortunately this year I won’t be making a trip up […]

It was another great year for the chalk artists at the Ventura Art & Street Painting Festival. Congratulations to all the artists and their fine work! Below are some images I took today, Sunday September 10th. Have a great week everyone!

Thought I’d post some more images from my Getty visit. The garden had some really great flowers blooming. Since I’m not a botanist, I’m not sure what the flowers are called. Either way, they were beautiful. The buildings of the Getty are made with 16,000 tons of travertine from Bagni di Tivoli, Italy. Below is […]

I was planning on going to the Getty Villa with my niece and sister this weekend, but unfortunately a few of the areas there were closed for remodeling until spring 2018. In the meantime we decided to go to the Getty Center. My niece had never been there, so it was kind of exciting for […]

Below is an image that I took in 2010 of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Black and white definitely told a better story than the color version. Wishing everyone a great solar eclipse experience tomorrow. I won’t be one of the many million photographers taking pictures of the event, but I do hope that some of […]

While most people are getting ready for the solar eclipse in the next week, I decided to go through my Lightroom catalog to see if I had any interesting images I haven’t processed. The image below was taken on October 30, 2010, at a park around the corner from where I grew up. The image […]

I didn’t get the perfect shot I was looking for this week for the tilt shift miniaturization effect, but below is one of the shots I was able to make. There weren’t many people in the area that morning and the sun was causing a lot of strong shadows. I’ll try again later to see […]