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I had the honor of being chosen to participate in a photography event called Alameda on Camera sponsored by the Frank Bette Center for the Arts. 48 photographers are chosen to capture images in Alameda, CA for 48 hours. Each photographer chooses a section of the the city at random to explore and find images. Prizes are given for categories such as Best in Show, Monochrome, Nighttime, etc. You can see the gallery for Alameda on Camera and the winning images here. My section (s

Sometimes I look at memes on Facebook and there are some that I like. For example, I liked this one: "There are two places you need to go often: The place that heals you. The place that inspires you." One place can do both. That's the Sierra Nevada mountains for me! El Capitan I had an inspirational and healing week at Yosemite in March. The valley was very pleasant that week and amazingly uncrowded. One day was cloudy and then the rest were sunny. There had been a few days o

October Sunset at Mono Lake, CA I have a project to create a calendar to share with friends and family every year. Recently I was introduced to bird watching and used birds as a subject on walks. In this post I want to share a few stories about the birds in my year of birds. Redtail Hawk, Oakland, CA This plump redtail hawk landed in my yard and watched for prey for several minutes. With a glance she's taking in the forest floor below her. Of course they don't roost for long

Waterfalls are special to me. In college I loved rivers (I still do). I paddled the whitewater of Georgia and North Carolina. It was big, fast, powerful water. Not for me now, though. But I've become entranced by waterfall photography (I know, it's a bit cliche, but there's a reason it's so popular!) . Here are a few favorites. Lone Pine Creek, Whitney Portal I won't make it up Mt Whitney in this life, although I've hiked to Lone Pine Lake 3 miles up (and down) several times.

Redwoods in Jedidiah Smith State Park, CA Recently I returned to Jedidiah Smith State Park to hike and capture more redwood tree images. For nature lovers and tree lovers, this park is a heavenly home. It's a breathtakingly unspoiled forest of old growth redwoods in Northern California. If you visit, breathe deep and mingle with these ancient giants who embody our Earth's abundance! If you've photographed redwood trees, you know the challenges. The trees are very tall so it's

Cypress Tunnel Point Reyes National Seashore, Northern California...