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Category Archives: nature photography
The Coyote Yawns: A short series of photographs
I came across this coyote one day while hiking in the hills of San Francisco’s Bay area. (The East Bay actually, near the historic Black Diamond Sand Mines out towards Antioch and Somersville.) It sat there long enough for me … Continue reading
Posted in California, nature photography, photography, SLR, wildlife photography
Tagged animal, Black Diamond Sand mines, coyote, nature, northern california, photography, wildlife, yawn
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Chickadee in the spider’s web
One day while kayaking with a friend, I saw something I never imagined to see. A Chestnut-backed Chickadee with its wind stuck in a spider’s web. There were actually many spiderwebs around, and several chickadees, but only one that I … Continue reading
Posted in birds, California, documentary, kayak photography, nature photography, photography, SLR, wildlife photography
Tagged bird, chickadee, nature, photography, spider's web, spiderweb, web, wildlife
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Anatomy of a photo #69: Following the tracks of history
1930 saw the end of an era in western Marin and Sonoma counties, when the railroad running through this rural area was dismantled. Allowing timber and tourists alike to travel between Sausalito and the Russian River, little remains to hint … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy of a photo, California, How To, landscapes, nature photography, photography, SLR
Tagged forgotten, history, landscape, nature, northern california, photography, Point Reyes, railroad, train
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The Languid Sea Lion, Continued…
I just noticed that I had a few other images of a Sea Lion languidly lounging at the water’s surface. I took these images the same day as I took these images of a Sea Lion with its flippers floating … Continue reading
The Alien Anemone: A brief essay of photos
New Anemones are one of the more otherworldly creatures I can imagine… which I suppose makes sense, as they are from another world, a more watery one of ocean and sea. Some varieties are more regular visitors to our terrestrial … Continue reading
Giacomini Wetlands: An essay of photos and brief history
The auction has ended and I’ve been auctioned off by the group (Point Reyes National Seashore Association -PRNSA) that is responsible for the restoration of the wetlands pictured below, and for making them a part of that same National Seashore. … Continue reading
Anatomy of a photo #68: Elephant Seal Pup
New Two important factors when taking photographs of wildlife are finding them and safety (for the photographer and the wildlife). Right now, there is a chance to find both at the same place and time. I was able to take … Continue reading
The Languid Sea Lion
New On an afternoon like this, in a year not so far ago, I was kayaking the waters of Tomales Bay, when I came across this Stellar Sea Lion, floating in a dream. I stopped paddling, and began to drift … Continue reading
Posted in California, How to, kayak photography, marine life, nature photography, photography, SLR, wildlife photography
Tagged marine life, nature, photography, pinniped, sea lion, stellar, Tomales Bay, wildlife
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Bonapartes Gull: An essay of photos
New One of the more diminutive gulls to be found out here on the West Coast, the Bonaparte Gull is fun to watch as it skims food from the waters surface while flying or wading in the shallows. While it … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, bonaparte's gull, gull, nature, northern california, photography, Tomales Bay, wildlife
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The Marsh Wren: An Essay of Photos
New The Marsh Wren can be a secretive bird, but often times its own voice and its curiosity help the interested party to find this diminutive bird, and even to photograph it. I have memorable images taken on kayak photography … Continue reading
Anatomy of a photo #67: The Kestrel and the Tail
New Most of us have seen it one time or another. A larger bird being mobbed by smaller birds- Red-tails being harassed by ravens, ravens being harassed by black birds. It happens all of the time. It is the preemptive … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy of a photo, birds, nature photography, photography, SLR, wildlife photography
Tagged bird, california, falcon, highway 1, kestrel, nature, photography, raptor, red-tail, red-tailed hawk, roadside, wildlife
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White Pelicans: A prehistoric (bird) essay in photos
New When I thought of the idea of doing a post on pelicans and images of pelicans, I had not considered how many images I actually have of them. A lot. A single post I realized is not really feasible, … Continue reading
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