Huddling California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus)
Working with a long lens you never know what might squeeze into the narrow field of view when photographing masses of animals. I was very lucky on this one morning in Monterey finding these huddling...
View ArticleCypress Cove, Point Lobos State Reserve
Point Lobos State Reserve is truly one of the gems of the California State Park system. I credit Art Wolfe with piquing my interest in this particular reserve. The rugged beauty of this area is a...
View ArticleAn Amazing Weekend of Photography, Photographers & Wildlife
This weekend was the first of two Sea Otter photo tours (November ’09 & January ’10) I scheduled some time ago and it was a blast. Photographing wildlife is extremely rewarding, but being able to...
View ArticleBrown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) Profile & News
In case you missed it this past week it was reported that the Brown Pelican is being taken off the Endangered Species List. Here in California you might not know they’re endangered, as they’re a...
View ArticleRaft of Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris)
The only time California Sea Otters seem to take a break from eating is when they’re resting in a raft. While sea otters will eat independently they will cluster together when they rest. This photo is...
View ArticleClark’s Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) and Fish
The diversity and relative abundance of wildlife here in Northern California is one of the many qualities of this area that attracted me to call this location home. With the thought of “abundance” in...
View ArticleKelp and Rocks – Point Lobos State Reserve, California
I can’t help but think nature is an exhibitionist and as a photographer that makes me a voyeur. This is particularly true when I think of the raw beauty of Point Lobos. The landscape, the trees, the...
View ArticleJMG-Galleries Best Photos of 2009
In 2009 I was very fortunate to have had some incredible photo opportunities. Selecting my best photos from this past year was much more difficult than choosing my best photos of 2008 and 2007. After...
View ArticleCalifornia Sea Otter Eating a Clam
Fast food has an altogether different meaning for Sea Otters. Voracious they’re almost always hunting and clams are among their favorite quick meals. This photo was captured shortly after the clam was...
View ArticleSea Otters: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
Few would argue that one of the cutest sea mammals around are Sea Otters. Whether they’re grooming, using tools to crack open shellfish to eat or just warming themselves in the sun Sea Otters seem to...
View ArticlePrimitive Coast III
Stormy sunsets on the coast never cease to amaze. I consider myself quite lucky to live so close to amazing coastal scenery. As I gaze out to such dramatic scenes I can’t help but think of artists...
View ArticleSeeing vs. Photographing the Moon: The Moon Illusion
Perigee Moon & California Oak near the Monterey coast, California One of the more intriguing visual phenomenon is seeing a giant moon on the horizon. One might think that there is some physical...
View ArticleFury, Asilomar State Beach – Diving Into Digital Medium Format
Fury – Asilomar State Beach, California This weekend I went out with some new gear to test, namely the Hasselblad H5D medium format DSLR and Hasselblad 300mm f/4.5 lens via BorrowLenses.com. The...
View ArticlePrimitive Coast IV
Primitive Coast IV A visit to the Monterey coastline just south of San Francisco, California never fails to inspire. Recently I decided to use this location to test some camera bodies (Hasselblad H5D,...
View ArticleShadowless – Yosemite National Park
While it can be enticing if not blinding over time to chase golden hour light I’ve come to savor the moments I can explore a foggy landscape. While photographers will often use depth of field and...
View ArticleWhen Photoshop’s Content-Aware Fill Made My Mouth Drop Open
When Adobe began demonstrating Content-Aware Fill in Photoshop CS5 it generated 2 reactions on average. The first fear about the removal of watermarks identifying the work of photographers and the...
View ArticleGrand Teton Peak in the Clouds
It’s time again to explore… after a week of wandering I’ll be back to post again. Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods....
View ArticleGovernment Shutdown Effect – Yosemite National Park
Tioga Pass East Entrance with Sign – 2013 Federal Shutdown Day 1 of the partial U.S. government shutdown just happened to fall on the day I left for my fall photography and new moon astro-landscape...
View ArticleHunter’s Moon Rising
Last nights Hunter’s Moon was quite beautiful. I ducked the fog of San Francisco by heading slightly south to watch a big purple and later orange moon rise above the East Bay hills. Air conditions...
View ArticleDestroying Landmarks: The Majority or Exception to the Rule
In news recently was the utterly astonishing video posted by Boy Scout leaders who purposely destroyed an 20-million-year-old rock formation in Goblin Valley State Park, Utah. Since their video...
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