Picture: Sunset through clouds at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge, San Joaquin Valley, California Several weeks ago I had to ship my (nearly) brand new Nikon D800 camera off to the Nikon Repair facility in Los Angeles. During those couple weeks I had a couple shoots scheduled, and BorrowLenses.com became my go-to rescue resource. Not [...]

Picture: Pair of fledgeling Mourning Dove siblings resting together just moments after taking their first flight out of their nest. I want to wish everyone here in the US a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday. Ok; I know… it’s not quite turkey for Thanksgiving, but this picture of two doves is as close as I can get [...]

Picture: California Mountain Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans elegans) in the rocks and grass, Table Mountain, near Oroville, California First; Does anyone know (exactly) what type of Garter snake this is? It’s a good thing I don’t eat snakes. I almost stepped on this little guy yesterday afternoon while wandering around on Table Mountain near Oroville, [...]

Picture: Bull Elephant seal coming ashore at Año Nuevo State Park, near Santa Cruz, California “Could you two move back a little further?” – You might think the title of this blog post refers to the two seagulls standing in the way of this bull elephant seal coming ashore at Año Nuevo State Park. Well, [...]

Picture: Peacock in front of vineyard in fall, near Avila Beach, California As I sit here, waking up this morning on the verge of getting sick (again), the fog in my brain still can’t keep away the thoughts of all I am thankful for, most especially the love and support of my wife, and the [...]

Picture: SomekindaSpider… ID help appreciated. A few weeks ago I found this beautiful spider living in my oregano plants. I was trimming the plant when ‘she’ scurried out and came to rest on the raised wood bed liner. I’m not a spider lover or spider hater. The only spiders I kill are the Black Widows [...]

Picture: Oak trees, cows and green grass on hills over valley in spring at sunset, Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California When someone is looking at one of our photos, many photographers have heard the saying “Wow! You caught that at just the perfect moment.” Sometimes though, the perfect time to take a photo… [...]

Picture: Wood-carved statue of Sasquatch, a.k.a. Bigfoot in front of the Willow Creek Visitor Center, Humboldt County, California I took this image a couple years ago while doing the photography for my book, Backroads of the California Coast. Now I find myself coming back to it, as I’m now doing the very last bit of [...]

Picture: Sunrise light on Mount Tom and the Eastern Sierra over cattle grazing in pasture in the Round Valley, near Bishop, California Click the image to see the photo larger in a new window. This is another image that marks one of my first few attempts at a panoramic composition using the PhotoMerge feature in [...]

Picture: Road sign pointing to Sand Dunes at Mesquite Flat, Death Valley National Park, California I occasionally find a sign that I think will make for a good photo. Signs are a form of communication. Photography is a form of communication. It only goes say that one can often compliment the other. I usually find [...]