Tag: California
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Fiddlenecks?
I never heard of fiddlenecks until I tried to find out what kind of flower I was photographing because there were about a billion of them. In the foothills of the Tehachapi Mountains along Highway 58 are acres and acres of them blossoming.
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A Foggy, Misty, Steamy, Rocky, Cloudy, Atmospheric Pacific Coastline
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Seaside Wildflowers
Wildflowers were blooming along California’s Pacific Ocean Coastline. Some, I recognize, others I couldn’t identify even with my flower book.
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“…the greatest meeting of land and water in the world.”
That’s what landscape artist Francis McComas said about this spot along the Pacific Ocean Coastline at Carmel, California. Point Lobos State Natural Reserve became part of California’s State Park system in 1933. They only allow 150 vehicles in the park at any given time in order to preserve its tranquility. …
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Some More Camera Painting
Occasionally the scene presents itself for a little camera painting. I’m looking for vertical or horizontal shapes that I can move the camera parallel with during exposure. See previous post The Cypress Trees and Paintbrush blooms at Point Lobos made for worthy subjects.
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Panoramas? Yes or No
Below are three similar images of the marine layer rolling into Carmel Valley on California’s Pacific Ocean Coastline. The top photo was produced by stitching 3 images in Photoshop. The second photo used two images and the last was one image. With the clouds obscuring the sun along the coast, the light was extremely flat…
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Lookout People!
The swells a few weeks ago were crashing pretty high along California’s Pacific Ocean Coastline. Fortunately these two people were not hit by these massive waves and swept to sea.
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A Little Bit Of Heaven-Point Lobos Video
Ocean scene at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve at Carmel, California. Watch in Full Screen at Hi-Def. Still photos to follow soon!
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Public Relations 101
In an effort to counter the public’s perception that California’s Agriculture is wasting our precious water, I noticed the following signage while traveling through the San Joaquin Valley.