This image captures the galactic core of our magnificent Milky Way galaxy from Antelope Lake in Plumas County, California, on a mid-April morning. The small island in the frame is directly across from the Lost Cove Boat Ramp, the lake’s only launch facility. On this particular night, I was struck by the crystal-clear sky, aside […]
This image is the recipient of the People’s Choice Award in the 2022 annual California Trout Photography Contest after being selected by the judges to be one of 25 finalists of 500+ images submitted. While on one of our great father-son fishing trips, my son hooked a small trout in Baum Lake (Shasta County, California,
Tomorrow, March 8, is National Oregon Day, celebrating the history, diverse culture, and landscapes of our 33rd state. Known as The Beaver State, paying homage to the historic fur trade in the region, Oregon contains nearly as much cultural and natural diversity as my home state of California. I have certainly not spent as much
I’m enamored with the Milky Way core. I’m enamored with stumps on lake shores. Naturally when I camp at a lake in a dark sky location, and that lake has stumps all around it, I’m going to see if I can put the two together. These three very large stumps were within sight of our
Since 2014, World Wildlife Day commemorates the anniversary of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), signed into existence on March 3, 1973. According to the World Wildlife Fund, the organization monitors and regulates global trade of over 38000 species and has grown to 185 member nations from its original 21, making it
As the core of our wonderful little galaxy has found its way back into our view (in the VERY wee hours of the morning for now) I guess a milky way image is in order. I captured this image at Flannigan, Nevada, which is officially known as a “ghost town” but that may be giving
A few days back I left home here in Lassen County California early in the morning for a date with a dental drill in Reno. There was a storm blowing in and I had plenty of time, so I figured I’d make the most of it and put some camera gear in the car. Just
I took an early morning October drive to Antelope Lake in Plumas County, California, about a half hour from my Lassen County home. High clouds promised potential for a pretty sunrise and as I stood looking east toward Dedication Island near the dam, it did not disappoint. Antelope Lake is a small man-made reservoir with
While driving along State Route 36 a few miles east of Red Bluff, California, at around 1pm a couple weeks back, I noticed the conditions looked very nice for infrared photography. The clouds were streaky and wispy and the sun was bright but somewhat filtered by the high haze. As I drove by the Sacramento
Turns out today is National Almond Day. I figure it is a great day to share my entire portfolio of almond related imagery. It won’t take very long as it currently consists of one image. This is one of my early IR images, captured at 590 nanometers on a roadside leg stretch in Artois, California