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Shooting the Dickens Fair with the NIKKOR Z50 and Z 40mm f/2: A Low-Light Delight

I used my NIKKOR Z50 and my Z40mm 2.0 as a light setup to photograph the Dickens Fair this year.
Bigleaf Maples vs. Aspens: Two Very Different Kinds of Autumn Magic

Fall colors in the West are mainly due to to plants, the Aspens and the Big Leaf maple.
How AI Is Changing the Landscape for Stock Photographers — and 5 Ways I’m Adapting

How are you dealing with changes in the stock photography landscape? In this post, I write about what I have decided to do.
Photographing through the grapevine – another Tendril- part 6

Another image on my project photographing the various aspects of the Looping Vine Tendrill, this time from a mature grapevine in the Autumn.
The Grass That Knew Too Much

When I was walking in the UC Davis Arboretum on 18 October, with fellow blogger Steve Schwartzman and his wife, who stopped by to visit—a watched a drama unfold among the grape vines, hidden in plain sight. Picture this: a tender blade of grass swaying innocently in the October breeze. Enter the tendril—red-green, wiry, deceptively…
Art Farm 2025, Yolo Arts- Reminder

I am pleased to be again featured at the Art Harvest auction of Yolo Arts this year. Art Harvest is part of the Art Farm 2025 event.
Winter photography in Colusa County: almost time again for the Sacramento Wildlife Refuge

I write about he Sacramento Wildlife Refuge complex in Colusa county as a photo op in the winter of California’s Central Valley.
Exploring My Own Town Through Photography- Part 2

Sometimes the most overlooked places are the ones closest to home. For my latest photography project, I decided to focus not on a distant landscape or a faraway city, but on a single corner of my own town.
Embracing the Autumn Palette: Northern California’s Fall Colors

Come look at my WEST COAST AUTUMN COLLECTION, featuring photographs of Northern California’s typical natural and urban fall landscapes. I also give a summary of the native trees that help to compound the fall colors in Northern California
Art Farm 2025, Yolo Arts

I am pleased to be again featured at the Art Harvest auction of Yolo Arts this year. Art Harvest is part of the Art Farm 2025 event.