Category: Photography
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Things That Drive me Crazy in Modern Life
Technology was supposed to make our lives easier. Instead, we now need an app, an account, a password, a verification code and a CAPTCHA just to park a car, order lunch or read the news. A humorous look at the everyday digital chores that somehow turned simple tasks into miniature…
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A postcard view of Donner Lake
A partly cloudy afternoon revealed stunning views above Donner Lake, where shifting sunlight, alpine forests, and rugged Sierra peaks created a dramatic landscape around this lake that has a dark history.
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The Last Whirl of Summer Fairs- II
Summer fairs are a celebration of summer, agriculture, and community, filled with carnival rides, livestock, local food, and the traditions that make the county unique.
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Lambert Dome in black and white-Yosemite National Park
After a long break from photography, I found myself wondering whether there is still a point to carrying a camera in the age of AI. A climbing trip to Tuolumne in Yosemite offered an unexpected answer: sometimes photography isn’t about setting out to make an image, but simply being present…
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Where the ocean and the sky blend
Sometimes a photograph becomes so abstract that it is no longer a representation of reality.
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Landscape abstractions in color
On a trip to Mono Lake I photographed the Tufas in sunset and with the help of Lee color filters, I created a landscape abstraction
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Opening my Summer gallery again at GeoGalleries
I am opening my Summer gallery at GeoGalleries, with high key black and white photographs and digital images.
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What about black and white? Chapter 7-
One of the greatest challenges in black and white landscape photography is achieving adequate separation between the elements of a scene. In this post I show how I process my pictures in black and white to achieve more separation.
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Another view of the California Poppy- in black and white
The California poppy is celebrated for its brilliant orange color, but in black and white it reveals a different kind of beauty. A chance encounter at the UC Davis Arboretum inspired a photograph, where light, texture, and form take center stage. Stripped of color, California’s state flower becomes a timeless…
It is all about the light 