Category Archives: landscapes

“Why did you come here? I mean now?”

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

We’ve been here four days now, traveling and exploring, and since we’ve been traveling around, exploring, and engaging the locals of northern Maine and New Brunswick, we seem to get two questions, the second inevitably right on the tail of … Continue reading →

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Moonfire on the beach

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

I went kayak camping the other weekend, and the tides were especially high. The small, remote beach we were camping on had a fire ring built by previous occupants. Normally, the pit would have been usable for a normal fire, … Continue reading →

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In honor of the Golden Gates 75th

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

Today there were many celebrations for the Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th anniversary of its opening up to the public. While I was not able to attend the celebrations, I thought I would post some of the photographs I have taken … Continue reading →

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Oysterscapes: An Essay of Photos

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

Water seems to be a central theme here in this bucolic stretch of northern California. With Tomales Bay and Drake’s Estero, here in my lap, I find myself hardly able to escape aquaculture during my many paddlings. Millions of visitors … Continue reading →

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The shore is not the horizon

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

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 →

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Anatomy of a photo #18: Boat and mist

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

Early morning light is some of the best, but living out here on the edge of a continent, we sometimes have what we call “fog.” I’ve found that there are times when “fog” can create a late or second “magic … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #16: Morning lily pads

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

I made this image in my early days of digital photography, before I knew all the ins and outs of modern cameras. It didn’t really matter though, as many things such as exposure, compensating for bright light, focus, composition- all … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #13: Sunlit waves

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

This image highlights the importance of being willing to head out for pictures, even when the weather is crappy… or even because of bad weather. I took this picture during a break in a storm at a nearby beach. The … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #4: Golden Gate at Sunrise

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

I often feel silly taking pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge… It’s been photographed so many times, by so many people (likely it is one of the most photographed object in the bay area), at so many different times of … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #7: Oak Silhouette

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

I have different areas that I’ve scouted out over the years, that I know are interesting places for pictures. These are areas that I will visit early, early in the morning, when the light is going through its changes, when … Continue reading →

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Following the tracks of History

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

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 →

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Anatomy of a photo #83: Silhouetted cows and misty hills

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

New I live in a land of fog. Just as I hear that some languages have an abundance of words for the many types of snow, I sometimes feel that there should be an equal abundance of words for fog. … Continue reading →

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