Tag: Photography
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What You Didn’t Know About Wind Turbines!
You probably know that wind power is a fast growing form of energy production along with solar. It’s a renewable form as it will probably always be windy. But you probably didn’t know that the wind turbines make a fun and challenging photography subject. The images below are from California’s Tehachapi Pass along Route 58…
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Blooming California Coast
Although California is suffering from a severe drought, the immediate Pacific coastline has enough moisture to allow the vegetation to produce blooming flowers. It is springtime.
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California’s Magnificent Coastline
I visited the coastline between Cambria and Big Sur last week and captured these images. Additional shots of a tremendous sunset and springtime flowers will follow soon
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The Howling Coyote
I was about 50 feet from this coyote at Yellowstone National Park when this one let out a sound that is still ringing in my ears . I just wish I was recording the sound. I don’t think the coyote knew I was so close. “Howling is a basic communication behavior in coyotes,” says Gary…
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Zion National Park’s Seldom Noticed Natural Arches
Very few people know of them or have seen them. And Kolob Arch just may be the biggest arch in the world. Below is Crawford Arch, AKA Bridge Mountain Arch. Named for an early settler, William Crawford, who received credit for noticing it first. Millions of people drive near it but don’t notice it. It…
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Zion National Park’s Desert Bighorn Sheep
Zion National Park in Utah is not renowned for its wildlife but one species found here that I find interesting is the Desert Bighorn Sheep. They subsist on the vegetation in the park and prefer the steep rocky slopes. They are a bit sensitive to humans but you can see them on the east side…