Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images

Photo: Fireworks burst over the city of San Francisco as seen from the Berkeley Hills, California
“Happy New Year!” – from all of me at Enlightened Images.
It’s been no secret that this has been one of my tougher years, and frankly, I’m glad to see it go. However, I’m not going to send it out on [...]

Every so often I feel it’s important to pass along other great and important photo links, and numerous times of late, that has been thanks to the Boston Globe’s Big Picture. This time they’ve put together a collection of “The Decade in News Photos.” It’s 50 images; 49 compelling and remarkable images, and (scratching head) [...]

Picture: Fresh snow on tree branches in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California

I just heard the weatherman on the radio say, “only three more days until Winter.” It’s so odd that last week we had the lowest, longest-lasting snowfall in the San Francisco Bay Area in many many years. Today the weather was approaching [...]

Picture: Sunrise light on black, wrought-iron fence gate, Carneros region, Napa Valley, California

In following with a discussion that was taking place on twitter, I responded with a quote:
“A boring or ordinary subject in great light will always make a better photo than a great subject in boring or ordinary light.”
One day when I was [...]

Picture: Canyon walls in evening light from Point Sublime, North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Another new image gallery has been posted on to my web site. Given the title of this post, and the photo immediately above, I guess it won’t come as any surprise when I announce that this new image gallery is [...]

Photo: Sunrise over Mt. Diablo and green East Bay hills near Orinda, Contra Costa County, California

File under: Long overdue; I’ve added a few new photo galleries to my web site. One of them is a collection from my home stomping grounds, namely the East Bay Hills. The area covers my old home town of Lafayette, [...]

Picture: A glorious sunset over the Coconino Plateau from the rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona

It’s not quite as big as sobriety, but it does harken to a chemical dependancy. Two years ago this week, the boat I bought showed up in my driveway. Two years ago this week I had my very last cigarette. [...]