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Recent Posts
- My spot on the local NBC show OpenRoad
- Once in a lifetime experience
- Remembering old friends: A virtual visit to some of my favorite National Parks
- Translating between photography and video: shutter speed and more
- How to photograph fireworks
- Anatomy of a photo #86: Coyote tongue
- Kayak photography video
- The ethics of disclosing where photographs were taken
- Why I don’t use Photoshop
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- eBirder Birding and Photography Blog based in Scotland
- Galen's "other" kayak photography blogsite Galen’s earliest blog, showcasing his insights on photography, kayaking, and more
- PhotoComment Photography Blog and Magazine Small photography magazine with big ideas. Fresh writing, fresh views
- The Coastodian: Caring for our beaches Photographer dedicated to cleaning the trash off our beaches and creating art from it
- The Wild Beat Lovely blog filled with images of wildlife, much of it encountered in or near urban settings
Videography
- Galen's Video Projects Different videos I am working on, both in and out of the kayak.
Category Archives: Photo Essay
The shore is not the horizon
I spend a lot of my time photographing on the water and near the water. As such there have been a few things I’ve had to learn- water reflects light, water is bad for your camera, your feet get wet … Continue reading
Posted in How To, landscapes, nature photography, Photo Essay, photography, road side
Tagged horizon, how to, landscape, nature, outdoors, photography, vacation
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Bobcats: An essay in photos
Over the years I have come across many bobcats. The most meanigful encounters I have had were while kayaking. Most of my photographs of bobcats were taken in the Point Reyes National Seashore. Here are some of those images- And … Continue reading
Posted in bobcats, kayak photography, nature photography, Photo Essay, photography, wildlife photography
Tagged animals, bobcat, kayak, lynx rufus, nature, outdoors, photography, wildlife
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Following the tracks of History
Through out the world there are little signs of forgotten life- a barn that is slowly returning to the earth, a shard of pottery washed clean on the banks of a river, orchards that have been swallowed up by forests… … Continue reading
Posted in California, landscapes, Photo Essay, photography, road side
Tagged forgotten history, nature, photography, railroad, train
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Anatomy of a photo #40: A season of thistles
They are a weed. Their spiky heads can leave a child wailing and an adult cursing. They are often a blight, an eyesore, something to be dealt with or avoided. They also can have their own beauty and intricacies, if … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy of a photo, nature photography, Photo Essay, photography, SLR
Tagged fauna, nature, photography, thistle
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Christmas Bird Count… For kids!
Audobon just celebrated its 112th year of its citizen science project- the Christmas Bird Count. It began small, but now is worldwide, taking place on every continent. More people are involved in the Christmas Bird Count than watch the Superbowl. … Continue reading
Winter lambs
A new year has begun, and so the fields in this corner of pastoral bliss in which I find myself are filling up with the winter lambs. Birds have lost their breeding plumages, and all the hatch years are now … Continue reading
Posted in California, Photo Essay, photography, road side
Tagged lamb, nature, outdoors, photography, sheep
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Cows of the morning
I set out very early one morning to take photographs of some interesting and gnarled oaks, not too distant from where I live (perhaps twenty minutes). Part of what helps add interest to these oaks is that here are cows … Continue reading
Posted in nature photography, Photo Essay, photography, road side
Tagged Cow, nature, oak tree, outdoor, photography
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Mushroom or toadstool?
I’ve heard that these terms are regional and can vary from mushroom type to mushroom type. So in your mind is the Amanita muscaria a mushroom or a toadstool? This fungus is one of my favorites to come across out … Continue reading
Posted in nature photography, Photo Essay, photography
Tagged amanita muscaria, fungus, mushroom, nature, photography, toadstool
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White-tailed Kites: An essay in photos
New Here on the West Coast of the United States we only have one type of Kite that we see with any regularity- the White-tailed Kite. A small raptor with a hint of elegance about its fluid, sweeping wing beats, … Continue reading
Posted in birds, nature photography, Photo Essay, raptors, wildlife photography
Tagged bird, nature, photography, raptor, white-tailed kite
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Gobble gobble
Gobble. Gobble gobble, gobble. Gobble gobble gobble Gobble-gobble-gobble. Gibble? Gobble. Gobble! *This post has been brought to you by the wild turkeys of West Marin. No animals were injured or killed in the making of this post, nor were they … Continue reading
Posted in birds, nature photography, Photo Essay, photography
Tagged bird, nature, photography, Wild turkey, wildlife
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The Red-necked Phalarope: One of the littlest birds that could
New This is one of the funnest little birds that I know of to watch, and one of the more remarkable. I often see them on the bays near where I live during as they migrate between the arctic where … Continue reading
Posted in kayak photography, nature photography, phalarope, Photo Essay
Tagged bird, kayak, nature, photography, red-necked pahalrope, wildlife
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Touring Tafoni in Salt Point State Park
New Walk down to Stump Beach. And keep going. The beach is nice, but there’re bigger grains of sand to fry. Cross the creek and head a short ways south along the bluffs. Rising above the sweeping waves is the tafoni. … Continue reading