Category Archives: road side

Anatomy of a photo #84: Faux Fringing a sheep

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Galen Leeds Photography

I remember well (although apparently not well enough) reading an article by Galen Rowell (yes, the other Galen) about how he was able to create a diffraction fringe around a fellow climber and his ice axe. It’s a fantastic photograph, … Continue reading →

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Chilly morning frost

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Galen Leeds Photography

I had to run out early this morning, to run some errands. As I was returning, the sky was beginning to lighten and I saw fields frosted white, stretching into the distance and wrapping around a creek that feels the … 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 #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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Winter lambs

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

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 →

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Cows of the morning

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

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 →

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The nose knows: Do you?

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

Do you know this nose?

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The Klamath Basin: The beginning of the adventure (A tour of photos)

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

New The Journey and the Reason for it This past winter I went on a Bald Eagle hunt. I had heard for several years about an area on the border of California and Oregon, that has one of the highest … Continue reading →

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The Badger crosses the road

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

New I was driving home to Tomales one day after the Point Reyes Farmer’s Market, when I saw this white stripe moving through the grass on the side of the road. “A skunk!” I thought to myself. I hardly had … Continue reading →

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Tomales Founder’s Day: Photos of Parades Gone By

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

This years parade will begin at 12 noon on Sunday, September 4th, 2011. There is a party in the town park afterwards. The town is already filling up. The smell of home made sausages, Indian food, and tri-tip are starting … Continue reading →

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