https://galenleeds.com/about/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mg_3548.jpg_MG_3548https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mg_3571.jpg_MG_3571https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mg_3548.jpg_MG_3548https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mg_3548.jpg_MG_3548https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mg_3545.jpg_MG_3545Galen2016-03-28T20:27:55+00:00weekly0.6https://galenleeds.com/contacting-and-purchasing/2015-12-06T10:51:46+00:00weekly0.6https://galenleeds.com/2015/07/12/my-spot-on-the-local-nbc-show-openroad/2015-07-24T02:38:49+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2013/10/10/once-in-a-lifetime-experience/2014-07-03T19:40:37+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2013/02/15/kayak-photography-video/2015-07-13T04:45:23+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2013/10/01/remembering-old-friends-a-virtual-visit-to-some-of-my-favorite-national-parks/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2891-wm.jpgIMG_2891Schoodic Point in the Acadia National Parkhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2616-wm.jpgIMG_2616Acadia National Park being winterizedhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2573-wm.jpgIMG_2573Wildlife of Acadia National Park, Mainehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image-wm.jpgImageThe ancient twisted Mountain Junipers of the Stanislaus National Foresthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image-4-wm.jpgImage 4https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image-3-wm.jpgImage 3Bobcat stalking the Shores of the Point Reyes National Seashorehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image-2-wm.jpgImage 2Glacial polish on the granite slopes of the Stanislaus National Foresthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image-1-wm.jpgImage 1Re-enacting the very first flight of the Wright Brothers at their national monument in Kill Devil Hills, NChttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mg_7783-wm.jpg_MG_7783Cooper's Hawk migrating over Hawk Hill in the Golden Gate National Recreation Areahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mg_6626-wm.jpg_MG_6626Red-throated Loon rising up in Tomales Bay, along the shores of the Point Reyes National Seashore, Ca.2014-02-24T13:56:19+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2013/09/29/translating-between-photography-and-video-shutter-speed-and-more/2013-10-03T23:55:34+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2013/07/04/how-to-photograph-fireworks-3/2014-02-24T13:55:34+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/kayak-photography/2013-02-21T18:46:00+00:00weekly0.6https://galenleeds.com/2013/02/21/anatomy-of-a-photo-86-coyote-tongue/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0391-wm.jpgIMG_0391-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0390-wm.jpgIMG_0390-WMIt almost makes you want to join in with your won yawnhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0387-wm.jpgIMG_0387-WM2013-03-06T15:55:07+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/03/27/why-to-kayak-with-your-camera/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mg_8420.jpg_MG_8420Cypress Grove at Sunset2013-02-16T00:38:36+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2013/02/08/the-ethics-of-disclosing-where-photographs-were-taken/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20130208-134644.jpg20130208-134644.jpghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20130208-134546.jpg20130208-134546.jpg2013-02-23T18:32:14+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/29/letting-folks-know-where-photographs-were-taken/2013-02-08T21:19:36+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2013/02/04/why-i-dont-use-photoshop-2/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/mg_6487-wm.jpg_MG_6487-WMIf you see a gleam in the eye in my photos, it's because I waited until I saw it there naturally, and I positioned myself to the lighthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/mg_1928.jpg_MG_1928If you see a gleam in the eye in my photos, it's because I waited until I saw it there naturally, and I positioned myself to the light2017-01-11T02:48:15+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2013/02/02/anatomy-of-a-photo-85-bobcat-tongue/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/mg_6803-wm.jpg_MG_6803-WMI know the cat could see me, but it still seemed relaxedhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/mg_6789-wm.jpg_MG_6789-WMI love this shot (That's a good enough caption, right?)https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/mg_6785-wm.jpg_MG_6785-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/mg_6807-wm.jpg_MG_6807-WMBobcat caught mid yawn, with its tongue curling2019-10-12T17:37:48+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/13/anatomy-of-a-photo-62-song-sparrow-singing/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_8275-wm.jpg_MG_8275If you look closely you can see that its beak is open, and even that its tongue is trilling alonghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_8276-wm.jpg_MG_8276If you look closely you can see that its beak is open, and even that its tongue is trilling along2013-02-02T14:09:04+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/02/gulls-and-starfish-an-almost-disturbing-essay-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2008l_20-wm.jpg2008L_20https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2008l_14-wm.jpg2008L_14https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2008l_13-wm.jpg2008L_13https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_8829-wm.jpg_MG_8829A starfish peeling from the rock face it was stuck to, as its own weight is too much at low tidehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_2352-wm.jpg_MG_2352https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_2350-wm.jpg_MG_2350https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_2349-wm.jpg_MG_2349https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_8366-wm.jpgIMG_8366I see the size of its beak, and the amount of starfish remaining, and I have my doubtshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_8365-wm.jpgIMG_8365The gull seems to even be having trouble keeping its own tongue in its mouth, much less downing the starfishhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_8345-wm.jpgIMG_8345It looks a little crazed in the eyes as it tried to swallow this starfish down, but can't seem to make any progress2018-09-14T18:44:03+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/29/anatomy-of-a-photo-72-the-white-tailed-kites-tongue/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9419-wm.jpg_MG_9419This kite stuck its tongue out repeatedly while cleaning its bill2013-02-02T14:08:38+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/30/anatomy-of-a-photo-74-elk-tongue/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_6708-wm.jpgIMG_6708A Tule Elk, licking its lips2013-02-02T14:08:27+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/03/anatomy-of-a-photo-76-otter-tongue-and-fish/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_8233-wm.jpg_MG_8233Luckily the otter didn't chomp its tongue along with the fish2013-02-02T14:08:16+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/04/anatomy-of-a-photo-77-sea-lion-tongues/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_7291-wm.jpg_MG_7291https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_7271-wm.jpg_MG_72712013-02-02T14:08:04+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/29/elk-have-big-tongues-why-did-galen-cross-the-road/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_6708-wm.jpgIMG_6708An elk and its big tonguehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_6476-wm.jpgIMG_6476https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_6064-wm.jpgIMG_6064https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_6032-wm.jpgIMG_6032https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_6001-wm.jpgIMG_6001An elk tongue of course2013-02-02T14:07:46+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2013/01/30/anatomy-of-a-photo-84-faux-fringing-a-sheep/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_6789a-wm.jpg_MG_6789a-WMNotice that it is the wool itself that is lit up, that it is not simply a line of light encircling the subjecthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_6745a-wm.jpg_MG_6745a-WMPosition the sun so that it is blocking your sheep. I mean subject.2013-02-01T05:19:21+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/about-this-blog/2018-03-10T05:48:18+00:00weekly0.6https://galenleeds.com/photo-of-the-day/2013-10-05T12:11:06+00:00weekly0.6https://galenleeds.com/2013/01/26/camera-settings-for-kayak-photography/2013-01-29T04:37:31+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/07/camera-settings-while-kayaking/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_7225-wm-wm.jpg_MG_7225-WM-WMI most often see bobcats (<em>Lynx rufus</em> later in the day, when I am regularly paddling in and out of shadow and the light is changing quicklyhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_6663-wm.jpg_MG_6663-WMImage stabilization was a great help to keep the lens still enough for this shothttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_6631-wm.jpg_MG_6631-WMThe End2013-01-26T13:50:52+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/05/08/kayak/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mg_84731.jpg_MG_8473Occasionally the afternoon can give similarly calm water, but this is the exception rather than the normhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mg_8473.jpg_MG_8473Sunset over Tomales Bay, Cahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mg_9959.jpg_MG_9959This egret was fishing in wetlands that had recently been restored by the Point Reyes National Seashore. For over fifty years this spot had been cow pasture. I worked with the park to document the changeshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mg_6626.jpg_MG_6626A Red-throated Loon rises to dry its wingshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mg_5662.jpg_MG_5662While kayaking early one morning, I paused to take this image near sunrise , as the light broke through the fog shrouded sky2013-12-14T05:44:01+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/03/27/kayak-wildlife-photography-tips-and-tricks/2014-08-06T19:19:54+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2013/01/24/surfing-under-the-golden-gate-bridge-an-essay-in-photos-2/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5132-wm.jpg_MG_5132-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5126-wm.jpg_MG_5126-WMMornings are the best time to shoot this area, because of the sunhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5121-wm.jpg_MG_5121-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5103-wm.jpg_MG_5103-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5101-wm.jpg_MG_5101-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5051-wm.jpg_MG_5051-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5050-wm.jpg_MG_5050-WMThe angle was fantastic for capturing the actionhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5038-wm.jpg_MG_5038-WMWhere else can you surf with container ships cruising by?https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5030-wm.jpg_MG_5030-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5020-wm.jpg_MG_5020-WM2013-01-31T04:37:52+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2013/01/21/least-sandpiper-and-marbled-godwit-an-exercise-in-video/2013-01-25T01:26:12+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2013/01/20/the-mornings-kayak/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5919a-wm.jpg_MG_5919a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5918a-wm.jpg_MG_5918a-WMWhat is that tasty treat?https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5915a-wm.jpg_MG_5915a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5913a-wm.jpg_MG_5913a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5912a-wm.jpg_MG_5912a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5906a-wm.jpg_MG_5906a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5905a-wm.jpg_MG_5905a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5903a-wm.jpg_MG_5903a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5894a-wm.jpg_MG_5894a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5881a-wm.jpg_MG_5881a-WM2013-01-21T19:44:41+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2013/01/18/the-six-pack/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_5205-wm.jpg_MG_5205-WMI don't think cast-iron stomach is the phrase for it, and somehow aluminum clad just doesn't have the same ring. 2013-01-20T08:14:00+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2013/01/17/chilly-morning-frost/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_4815a-wm.jpg_MG_4815a-WMWhat is it about ice crystals that draws us in?https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_4806a-wm.jpg_MG_4806a-WMSo I suppose icy, pointy things just make me want to take pictures...https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_4793a-wm.jpg_MG_4793a-WMI'm not big fan of the invasive Queen Anne's Lace, but it can make for some fun frosty imageshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_4709a-wm.jpg_MG_4709a-WMFalse leaves created by an outgoing tide, getting ready to wither as the suns rays caress themhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_4691a-wm.jpg_MG_4691a-WMWinter blooms2013-02-04T15:57:35+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2013/01/15/learning-nature-through-photography/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_6730a-wm.jpgIMG_6730a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_6499-wm.jpgIMG_6499-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5995a-wm.jpgIMG_5995a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5992a-wm.jpgIMG_5992a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5976a-wm.jpgIMG_5976a-WMAlmost makes you want some sushi, eh?https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5975a-wm.jpgIMG_5975a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5971a-wm.jpgIMG_5971a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2008e_0049-wm1.jpg2008e_0049-WMA portrait of three otters that climbed onto a rock for a little rest and to watch the watcherhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_8218-wm.jpg_MG_8218-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_8947-wm.jpgIMG_8947-WM2013-01-19T03:01:44+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2013/01/10/the-drive-for-the-better-photograph/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_7225-wm.jpg_MG_7225-WMThe next time I captured a bobcat with my camera, the results were much improved.https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_6808-wm.jpg_MG_6808-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_6789-wm.jpg_MG_6789-WMBobcat sitting and contemplating the world. A very different take on the bobcat from my other imageshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_6785-wm.jpg_MG_6785-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_6573-wm.jpg_MG_6573-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_6554-wm.jpg_MG_6554-WMBobcat stalking the shores. A fine image, but one that I will improve uponhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_4256-wm.jpg_MG_4256-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mg_3900-wm.jpg_MG_3900-WMThe first Bobcat I ever shot. I was very proud of this image, and if I hadn't taken so many better shots since, it would still be one of my favoriteshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_6079-wm.jpgIMG_6079-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_6009-wm.jpgIMG_6009-WMYoung bull elk with velvet peeling from its antlers and females watching from behind2013-01-26T15:57:44+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/11/06/cape-breton-and-its-highlands/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/20121106-200459.jpg20121106-200459.jpghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/20121106-193612.jpg20121106-193612.jpghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/20121106-192524.jpg20121106-192524.jpghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/20121106-191621.jpg20121106-191621.jpghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/20121106-185739.jpg20121106-185739.jpg2012-11-10T22:41:37+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/10/31/why-did-you-come-here-i-mean-now/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/20121031-215026.jpg20121031-215026.jpghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/20121031-213608.jpg20121031-213608.jpghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/20121031-213244.jpg20121031-213244.jpg2012-11-07T01:35:17+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/10/27/welcome-to-maine/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/20121027-223903.jpg20121027-223903.jpghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/20121027-222817.jpg20121027-222817.jpghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/20121027-222212.jpg20121027-222212.jpghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/20121027-221245.jpg20121027-221245.jpghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/20121027-220724.jpg20121027-220724.jpghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/20121027-215808.jpg20121027-215808.jpg2012-11-08T03:31:25+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/10/25/packing-for-maine-and-nova-scotia/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2556.jpgIMG_2556The odds and ends, including passports to pass between the US and Canada. At least I don't need power adapters on this trip2012-11-06T22:10:29+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/10/24/birds-in-flight-part-ii/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2008m_29-wm.jpg2008M_29-WMI'm very happy to have gotten this male kestrel carrying a lizard, but that wing tip out of frame will forever bother mehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_7784-wm.jpg_MG_7784-WMI tried to get this cooper's hawk with the Golden Gate Bridge for backgroundhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_8188-wm.jpgIMG_8188-WMUse that center focusing pointhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_7349a-wm.jpgIMG_7349a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2589-wm.jpgIMG_2589-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1005-wm.jpgIMG_1005-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_9662-wm.jpg_MG_9662-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_9102-wm.jpg_MG_9102-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_8393-wm.jpg_MG_8393-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_7230-wm.jpg_MG_7230-WM2012-11-06T22:16:23+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/10/19/fall-migration/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_9482-wm.jpg_MG_9482-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_6050a-wm.jpg_MG_6050a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_5273-wm.jpg_MG_5273-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_2430a-wm.jpg_MG_2430a-WMThese massive flocks of Surf Scoters are some of my winter time visitors, that are now arriving in large numbershttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_2068a-wm.jpg_MG_2068a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_1958a-wm.jpg_MG_1958a-WMWhere I live there are both resident and migrant Marbled Godwits, it is their numbers that vary2012-10-24T15:16:51+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/10/18/chickadee-in-a-spiders-web/2013-02-23T22:51:12+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/10/17/moonfire/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_6050-wm.jpg_MG_6050-WMMoonfire and a glassy bayhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_6046-wm.jpg_MG_6046-WMWarming (or would it be chilling) ourselves around the moonfire2012-10-18T01:07:54+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/10/15/photographers-dream/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_8386a-wm.jpgIMG_8386aGetting ready to dig into the sizzling sands of New Zealand2012-10-18T01:18:44+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/10/12/simple-security-for-your-lost-camera/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/photo.jpgphotoA simple statement is all that is needed. Name, phone number, and email. If you want you can include your address too, but it can be nice not having everyone know where you live2012-10-18T01:27:58+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/10/09/focus-on-the-eyes-really/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_8308-wm.jpgIMG_8308-WMProfiles are easier for having the full face in focushttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_8307-wm.jpgIMG_8307-WMA quarter turn of the head, and you can see something of a difference in focus between beak tip, eye, end neckhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0443a-wm.jpgIMG_0443a-WMThe wire that this baby Western Bluebird is perched on is a great example of how narrow the depth of field can be, and why focusing on a center distance (such as the eyes) is importanthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2008m_140-wm.jpg2008M_140-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2008j_58-wm.jpg2008J_58-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2008i_179-wm.jpg2008i_179-WMSometimes its just not possible to focus on the eyeshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_9991-wm.jpg_MG_9991-WMWindows to the soulhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_9485a-wm.jpg_MG_9485a-WMSometimes its best not to focus on the eyes, but to pay attention to other thingshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_9070-wm.jpg_MG_9070-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_9036-wm.jpg_MG_9036-WMNotice how just the head of this east Sandpiper is in focus. The body, legs, and beak tip are all fading into blur2012-10-13T00:04:44+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/10/04/silhouettes-an-essay-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_9060-wm.jpgIMG_9060-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_5519-wm.jpgIMG_5519-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0721-wm.jpgIMG_0721-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dv34-wm.jpgDV34-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_9608-wm.jpg_MG_9608-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_8991-wm.jpg_MG_8991-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_8473-wm.jpg_MG_8473-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_8420-wm.jpg_MG_8420-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_6985-wm.jpg_MG_6985-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mg_6193-wm.jpg_MG_6193-WM2015-02-02T20:34:38+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/10/02/silhouettes-on-the-water/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mg_6878a-wm.jpg_MG_6878a-WMA partial silhouette. We can make out some of the color and detail of the kayaker, yet they are backlit by strong light.https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mg_6869a-wm.jpg_MG_6869a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mg_6868a-wm.jpg_MG_6868a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mg_6860a-wm.jpg_MG_6860a-WMThe brightest light source is behind, under, and around the kayaker, turning them into the essence of kayaking, by removing the individuality and fine details, that sails through a sea of lighthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mg_6856a-wm.jpg_MG_6856a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mg_6845a-wm.jpg_MG_6845a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mg_6835a-wm.jpg_MG_6835a-WMA very nice image as far as exposing for a silhouette goes, but the audiences attention is partially grabbed by the pelican flying by in the background, since that is where the action is. The kayaker isn't doing much of interest.https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mg_6815a-wm.jpg_MG_6815a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mg_6798a-wm.jpg_MG_6798a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mg_6755a-wm.jpg_MG_6755a-WM2012-10-04T13:05:54+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/07/04/how-to-photograph-fireworks-2/2012-07-06T19:34:46+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/05/27/in-honor-of-the-golden-gates-75th/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9524a-wm-wm.jpgIMG_9524ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9520a-wm-wm.jpgIMG_9520aSuch a different bridge from underneath, so little of its red color noticeable as it is cast in shadowhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9517b-wm-wm.jpgIMG_9517bhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9490a-wm-wm.jpgIMG_9490ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9489b-wm-wm.jpgIMG_9489bhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9407a-wm-wm.jpgIMG_9407ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_7982-wm-wm.jpg_MG_7982https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_7978-wm-wm.jpg_MG_7978https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_6444-wm-wm.jpg_MG_6444https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_6396-wm-wm.jpg_MG_63962012-05-28T19:08:16+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/05/18/photographing-the-common-in-preparation-for-the-uncommon/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9256-wm.jpgIMG_9256The Sharp-shinned Hawk. It's common where I live, but how abouthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9201a-wm.jpgIMG_9201ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9018a-wm.jpgIMG_9018aTwo different species of Shag, that I had to travel across oceans to experience, yet since I had practiced photographing my own local birds, I was ready for themhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8588a-wm.jpgIMG_8588ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_7947a-wm.jpgIMG_7947ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_7654a-wm.jpgIMG_7654ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_7349a-wm.jpgIMG_7349ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_7112a-wm.jpgIMG_7112ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_7006a-wm.jpgIMG_7006ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_6984a-wm.jpgIMG_6984a2012-06-28T13:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/05/17/photographing-a-skunk-sort-of/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mg_9485a-wm.jpg_MG_9485aA skunks tail waving like a flag above the grasshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mg_9483a-wm.jpg_MG_9483aFollowing the skunk through the grass I was able to get some images of the tell-tale stripes on the backhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mg_9478a-wm.jpg_MG_9478aLuckily I was able to get one or two decent face shots, even with all the long grasshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mg_9472a-wm.jpg_MG_9472ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mg_9471a-wm.jpg_MG_9471ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mg_9438a-wm.jpg_MG_9438ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mg_9418a-wm.jpg_MG_9418a2012-05-22T12:38:42+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/05/14/sea-otters-a-micro-movie-of-a-mother-and-child/2012-05-24T05:10:09+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/05/11/white-crowned-sparrow-a-short-video/2012-05-16T11:17:42+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/05/09/product-review-zacuto-z-finder-pro-3x/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1682.jpgIMG_1682Clear, detailed views of the LCD screen are possible with these simple attachmentshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1679.jpgIMG_1679The Zacuto Z-Finder attached to the camera's LCD screenhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1678.jpgIMG_1678Function buttons are still easily accessible, when the plate and mount are attachedhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1677.jpgIMG_1677The eyecup adds a point of contact for additional camera stabilityhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1676.jpgIMG_1676https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1675.jpgIMG_1675The baseplate that the loupe clicks into2012-05-10T13:35:47+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/05/08/long-tailed-weasel-at-last/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_8227-wm-wm.jpg_MG_8227https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_8207-wm-wm.jpg_MG_8207https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_1989-wm-wm.jpg_MG_1989https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_1972-wm-wm.jpg_MG_1972https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_1969-wm-wm.jpg_MG_1969https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_1928-wm-wm.jpg_MG_1928The Long-tailed Weaselhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_1923-wm-wm.jpg_MG_1923https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_1920-wm-wm.jpg_MG_1920https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_1888-wm-wm.jpg_MG_1888https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_1883-wm-wm.jpg_MG_18832012-06-28T13:07:10+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/05/01/oysterscapes-an-essay-of-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8605-wm.jpgIMG_8605https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8586-wm.jpgIMG_8586https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1026-wm.jpgIMG_1026https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1005-wm.jpgIMG_1005https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0974-wm.jpgIMG_0974https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2008m_304-wm.jpg2008M_304https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_9259-wm.jpg_MG_9259Oyster shells scattered at the entrance of a badgers burrow that was dug into a midden pile from decades or centuries beforehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_8680-wm.jpg_MG_8680https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_5570-wm.jpg_MG_5570https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mg_5562-wm.jpg_MG_55622012-05-09T02:09:20+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/04/30/the-why-of-photography/2012-05-09T01:44:42+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/03/28/the-why-of-photography-questioning-yourself/2012-04-30T21:20:51+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/04/29/the-shore-is-not-the-horizon-2/2012-05-09T01:52:51+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/04/27/approaching-wild-animals-without-walking-towards-them/2012-04-29T23:02:15+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/04/26/finding-scale-in-new-zealand-2/2012-04-28T01:14:33+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/04/24/bobcats-an-essay-in-photos-2/2012-05-09T01:52:39+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/04/22/anatomy-of-a-photo-22-bobcat-stalking-the-shores-of-tomales-bay-2/2012-05-19T18:47:42+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/04/20/anatomy-of-a-photo-18-boat-and-mist/2012-04-22T00:37:58+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/04/18/anatomy-of-a-photo-16-morning-lily-pads-2/2012-04-18T23:54:55+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/04/16/anatomy-of-a-photo-15-frosted-fence-2/2012-04-17T18:11:55+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/04/15/anatomy-of-a-photo-9-harbor-seal-portrait/2012-04-19T20:06:59+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/09/anatomy-of-a-photo-9harbor-seal-portrait/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_0451-wm.jpg_MG_0451Harbor Seal portrait2012-04-15T13:58:19+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/04/14/anatomy-of-a-photo-13-sunlit-waves-2/2012-04-15T14:19:41+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/04/12/anatomy-of-a-photo-5-bubble-jelly-in-drakes-estero/2012-04-14T17:43:42+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/04/11/anatomy-of-a-photo-3-great-egret-hunting-in-the-fog/2012-04-23T13:29:05+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/03/photo-of-the-day-3-egret-fishing-in-fog/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_0636_2-wm.jpg_MG_0636Egret fishing from the oyster racks in Drake's Estero on a foggy day2012-04-11T13:41:13+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/04/05/anatomy-of-a-photo-4-golden-gate-at-sunrise/2013-11-19T22:26:08+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/03/31/anatomy-of-a-photo-38-hawktopus/2013-02-04T22:47:29+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/03/29/anatomy-of-a-photo-7-oak-silhouette/2012-03-29T19:44:41+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/03/24/anatomy-of-a-photo-46-young-raccoons-on-the-rocks-2/2012-03-25T00:54:39+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/03/11/anatomy-of-a-photo-14-three-willets-in-pickleweed/2012-03-14T02:06:27+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/03/06/anatomy-of-a-photo-42-fallen-star/2012-03-06T14:15:02+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/03/01/anatomy-of-a-photo-42-finding-the-invisible-sheep-2/2014-06-25T23:12:06+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/02/29/anatomy-of-a-photo-41-the-willet-walking-away/2012-02-29T20:27:05+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/02/25/following-the-tracks-of-history/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mg_9108-wm.jpg_MG_9108https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mg_7340-wm.jpg_MG_7340https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mg_7296-wm.jpg_MG_7296https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mg_7275-wm.jpg_MG_7275https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mg_7246-wm.jpg_MG_7246In some places some of the old timbers from short stretches of bridge are still visible, where the train had to cross tidal sloughs and creekshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mg_6442-wm.jpg_MG_6442https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mg_5616a-wm.jpg_MG_5616ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mg_5607a-wm.jpg_MG_5607ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mg_5603-2a-wm.jpg_MG_5603-2aStraight and raised well above high tide, is the berm that was built for the train to run alonghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mg_4494-wm.jpg_MG_44942012-02-27T23:26:19+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/02/23/anatomy-of-a-photo-40-a-season-of-thistles-2/2012-02-27T03:36:41+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/01/30/using-long-lenses-for-portrait-photography-2/2012-02-01T01:12:39+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/01/20/adventures-in-bread/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_1332.jpgIMG_1332My very first loaf, and so simple to make2012-01-31T05:50:04+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/01/19/getting-clarity-by-turning-off-your-focus-2/2012-01-21T04:06:16+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/01/11/christmas-bird-count-for-kids/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mg_8065a-wm.jpg_MG_8065aTwo children meeting a rescued Redtail that was brought in for the event in the parkhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mg_7980a-wm.jpg_MG_7980ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mg_7956a-wm.jpg_MG_7956ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mg_7855a-wm.jpg_MG_7855ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mg_7844a-wm.jpg_MG_7844aA group of young birders and their parents, counting in the Point Reyes National Seashore with their birder during the counthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mg_7836a-wm.jpg_MG_7836aCounting birds as they wing overhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mg_7794a-wm.jpg_MG_7794aChild learning to use a scopehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mg_5703a-wm.jpg_MG_5703aA "Baby Bird" looking through the "binoculars" he made in the activities for kids under 8 years oldhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mg_5695a-wm.jpg_MG_5695a2012-01-21T04:23:03+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2012/01/04/winter-lambs/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mg_4555a-wm.jpg_MG_4555ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mg_4519a-wm.jpg_MG_4519ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_7531-wm.jpgIMG_7531https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_8626-wm.jpg_MG_8626https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_4591a-wm.jpg_MG_4591ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_4574a-wm.jpg_MG_4574ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_4507a-wm.jpg_MG_4507ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_4489-wm.jpg_MG_4489https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_4478a-wm.jpg_MG_4478ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_4446a-wm.jpg_MG_4446aBasking in the sun with mom and bro. Or sis.2012-01-21T04:32:35+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/11/18/cows-of-the-morning/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_9035-wm.jpg_MG_9035Especially with more distant subjects, I like to offset them from the center. It gives better flowhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2008j_296-wm1.jpg2008J_296This cow was trying to figure out what it was that found so interesting among her field mates https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_8958-wm.jpg_MG_8958I met these cows on a fine, misty morning2011-11-26T06:14:22+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/11/16/mushroom-or-toadstool/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_1043-wm.jpgIMG_1043-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_1039-wm.jpgIMG_1039-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_1036-wm.jpgIMG_1036-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_1030-wm.jpgIMG_1030-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_6412-wm.jpg_MG_6412-WMNotice the ring around the center?https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_6403-wm.jpg_MG_6403-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_6396-wm.jpg_MG_6396-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_6387-wm.jpg_MG_6387-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_6373-wm.jpg_MG_6373-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_6361-wm.jpg_MG_6361-WMThey sprout up from the earth as a ball2011-11-17T19:42:05+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/11/15/white-tailed-kites-an-essay-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_9427-wm.jpg_MG_9427https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_9360-wm.jpg_MG_9360https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_9350-wm.jpg_MG_9350https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_9262-wm.jpg_MG_9262https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_9245-wm.jpg_MG_9245https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_9173-wm.jpg_MG_9173https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_9158-wm.jpg_MG_9158https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_9102-wm.jpg_MG_9102https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_9049-wm.jpg_MG_9049https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_8489-wm.jpg_MG_84892011-11-26T03:44:01+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/11/12/the-nose-knows-and-so-do-you/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2008j_290-wm.jpg2008J_290The nose is much more obvious from this angle2011-11-15T00:01:23+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/11/11/anatomy-of-a-photo-19-spider-on-a-bedewed-web-2/2011-12-05T16:01:43+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/11/10/the-nose-knows-do-you-know-this-nose/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2008j_291-wm.jpg2008J_291The nose in question2011-11-15T13:06:16+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/11/07/elephant-seals-mother-love/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_6171a-wm.jpg_MG_6171aPup snuggling into momhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_6161a-wm.jpg_MG_6161aMother and child nuzzlinghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_6108a-wm.jpg_MG_6108ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_6069a-wm.jpg_MG_6069ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_6049a-wm.jpg_MG_6049aTwo females vying for space for them and their pupshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_5916a-wm.jpg_MG_5916ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_5915a-wm.jpg_MG_5915aThe males get all the fanfare for their big territorial battles, but the females can be rather violent themselveshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_5897a-wm.jpg_MG_5897aAn Elephant Seal pup snoozing with momhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_5851a-wm.jpg_MG_5851aJust a little smack talking, without having escalated to full scale battlehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_5794a-wm.jpg_MG_5794a2011-11-08T07:01:13+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/07/anatomy-of-a-photo-68-elephant-seal-pup/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_5763-wm.jpg_MG_5763Elephant Seal pup looking cute2011-11-07T13:18:23+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/11/06/anatomy-of-a-photo-83-silhouetted-cows-and-misty-hills/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_4994-wm.jpg_MG_4994Early mornings and late evenings are best for silhouettes2011-11-07T13:36:30+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/11/05/birds-in-flight-part-i/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_1364-wm.jpgIMG_1364Western Bluebird hovering as it hunts insectshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_9482-wm.jpg_MG_9482Notice the water droplets trailing off of this Bonaparte's Gullhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_9025-wm.jpg_MG_9025An Osprey with a fish, shot head onhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_6456-wm.jpg_MG_6456https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_6050a-wm.jpg_MG_6050ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_5982a-wm.jpg_MG_5982ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_3098-wm.jpg_MG_3098It is different to shoot many birds versus single birdshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_2681-wm.jpg_MG_2681https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_2453-wm.jpg_MG_2453Male Northern Harrier (Marsh Hawk) shot from the sidehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_1951-wm.jpg_MG_1951Coopers Hawk in flight, overhead and turning2011-12-07T00:53:36+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/11/04/portrait-of-a-turnstone/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_8335-wm.jpgIMG_8335Almost always in motion it is tricky to capture these briefly paused birds. Fast shutter speeds are a musthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_8331-wm.jpgIMG_8331https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_8326-wm.jpgIMG_8326https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_8308-wm.jpgIMG_8308My modeling director was really spot on for the shothttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_8307-wm.jpgIMG_83072011-11-04T14:21:02+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/11/black-turnstone-feeding-on-the-shores-of-tomales-bay-video/2011-11-04T12:21:10+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/14/surfbird/2011-11-04T12:19:42+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/11/03/gobble-gobble/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2008i_189-wm.jpg2008i_189Gobbledy gobblehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2008i_188-wm.jpg2008i_188Gob-ble...https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2008i_179-wm.jpg2008i_179Gobble gobble2011-11-07T02:46:56+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/11/02/the-red-necked-phalarope-one-of-the-littlest-birds-that-could/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_9997-wm.jpg_MG_9997https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_7983-wm.jpg_MG_7983https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_7871-wm.jpg_MG_7871https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_6367-wm.jpg_MG_6367https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_6236-wm.jpg_MG_6236https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_6099-wm.jpg_MG_6099Getting ready to lunge for a prize tidbithttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_6054-wm.jpg_MG_6054https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_5947-wm.jpg_MG_5947They are a quick bird, always in constant motionhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_5519-wm.jpg_MG_5519https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_5449-wm.jpg_MG_5449They are a shorebird at times, though most often I see them swimming in shallow water2011-11-03T22:08:59+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/11/01/touring-tafoni-in-salt-point-state-park/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_9960a-wm.jpg_MG_9960aThe shore is sculptedhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_9910a-wm.jpg_MG_9910aSandstone carved from (and protected by) the seahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_9893a-wm.jpg_MG_9893ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_9812a-wm.jpg_MG_9812aPillow rockshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_9780a-wm.jpg_MG_9780aShapes are created from a mixture of salt being deposited within the sandstone by ocean, and the ocean's own power of erosionhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_6281a-wm.jpg_MG_6281ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_0797a-wm.jpg_MG_0797a-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_0764a-wm.jpg_MG_0764a-WMSome of the textures are marvelous2011-11-03T13:06:09+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/31/anatomy-of-a-photo-82-let-sleeping-seals-lie/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6252a-wm.jpg_MG_6252aLost in sleep and shadow this Harbor Seal made a wonderful subject2011-11-03T13:20:03+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/27/where-to-find-rainbows-and-your-best-light/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_8627a-wm.jpgIMG_8627ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_8625a-wm.jpgIMG_8625ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_8623a-wm.jpgIMG_8623ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_6967a-wm.jpgIMG_6967ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_0374-wm.jpgIMG_0374.JPGI dragged the rainbow with me until I thought it was emerging from a pleasing spot where I couldn't see many houseshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2008j_304-wm.jpg2008J_304https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_7067-wm.jpg_MG_7067This boat belongs to a friend of the family. I thought it might be fun for them to have a rainbow coming out of it, so I pulled the rainbow with me until it washttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_0902.jpgIMG_0902The two A's will have similar shadow effects, just as the to B's will be similar to each otherhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_0901.jpgIMG_0901Notice that the rainbow area is similar to the area that separated A from B in the last diagram2011-11-14T04:29:54+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/26/the-safe-way-to-approach-an-elks-antlers/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_2441-wm.jpg_MG_2441A cast off antler found while exploring the Point Reyes National Seashore2011-10-27T03:06:54+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/25/the-story-of-the-elk-and-the-tripod/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_2949-version-2-wm.jpg_MG_2949 - Version 2With the grasses still trailing from his antlers, he turned and followed his ladieshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_2942-version-2-wm.jpg_MG_2942 - Version 2The elk definitely felt and looked bigger in my eyes once he started tearing up the grasses. Likely that was from the fear I was feelinghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_2941-version-2-wm.jpg_MG_2941 - Version 2Elk tear vegetation up and drape it from their antlers during mating season to look bigger and show how tough they are. It is an aggressive action and a warninghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_2936-wm.jpg_MG_2936https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_2934-wm.jpg_MG_2934I notice a bull elk in the group. Very exciting! Antlers are more dramatic for photoshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_2918-wm.jpg_MG_2918I came across a small group of elk as I was driving in2012-05-20T10:18:46+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/23/the-elegant-tern-of-the-seasons-and-no-auto-correct-did-not-goof-the-title/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6075a-wm.jpg_MG_6075aAnd here is a very non-elegant bird that flew through right after the terns, a first-winter Mew Gull. Notice how unsleek and and inelegant it is, yet fun in its own way?https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6058a-wm.jpg_MG_6058ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6057a-wm.jpg_MG_6057ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6056a-wm.jpg_MG_6056ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6050a-wm.jpg_MG_6050aA marvelous bird to watch and challenging to photograph at times, as they can be quick to change direction without much warninghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6047a-wm.jpg_MG_6047aThe Elegant Tern emerges from the watery depths of not very deephttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6037a-wm.jpg_MG_6037aThe mornings light lit their feathers in a lightful wayhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6030a-wm.jpg_MG_6030ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6014a-wm.jpg_MG_6014ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6013a-wm.jpg_MG_6013a2011-10-27T02:35:31+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/21/the-marbled-godwit-an-essay-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_9608.jpg_MG_9608Silhouetted godwits. You can tell by the beakshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7793-wm.jpgIMG_7793https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7791-wm.jpgIMG_7791https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_8478a-wm.jpg_MG_8478ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_8465a-wm.jpg_MG_8465ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6989-wm.jpg_MG_6989The Marbled Godwit is a shorebird or waderhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6987-wm.jpg_MG_6987https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6981-wm.jpg_MG_6981https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6979-wm.jpg_MG_6979Probing with its long upturned bill for tasty tidbitshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6974-wm.jpg_MG_69742011-10-25T14:31:45+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/22/anatomy-of-a-photo-79-the-wrybill/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7950a-wm.jpgIMG_7950ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7949a-wm.jpgIMG_7949aSometimes the curve is less noticeable than othershttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7948a-wm.jpgIMG_7948ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7947a-wm.jpgIMG_7947aThe Wrybill is rather unique in the turn of its bill... neither up nor down, but to the side2011-10-24T01:54:59+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/20/a-portrait-of-three-young-kestrels/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_7773-wm.jpg_MG_7773The babes peeking out from the nest2011-10-23T00:16:00+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/30/anatomy-of-a-photo-52-marsh-hawk-hunting-the-wetlands/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_2681-wm.jpg_MG_2681Juvenile Northern Harrier (aka Marsh Hawk) hunting the Giacomini Wetlands, as high tide flushes mice and voles from their holes2011-10-19T14:21:33+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/05/anatomy-of-a-photo-55-the-red-throated-loon-rises/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_6626-wm.jpg_MG_6626Red-throated loon rising from the water to beat droplets from its wings2011-10-19T14:20:45+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/19/anatomy-of-a-photo-80-helmeted-guinea-fowl/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_8947-wm-wm.jpgIMG_8947Couldn't you imagine a similar head on a dinosaur?https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_8945-wm-wm.jpgIMG_8945Close-up detail of the Guinea Fowls mesmerizing patterninghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_7331-wm-wm.jpg_MG_7331At least more so than this bird which was checking out the local restaurant. Someone actually asked me if it was a wild turkey that I was photographinghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_7322-wm-wm.jpg_MG_7322It was wandering down the streets of one of the small towns near me2011-10-24T01:46:43+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/18/anatomy-of-a-photo-81-the-least-sandpiper/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_9240-wm.jpg_MG_9240The bonus bird of the session was this Willithttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_9041-wm.jpg_MG_9041One of the two was so relaxed with my presence that it took the time to tend to an itchhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_9040-wm.jpg_MG_9040The two sandpipers, one focused, the other blurredhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_9032-wm.jpg_MG_9032https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_9022-wm.jpg_MG_9022It searched the seaweed and shallow water for tidbits to eathttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_9000-wm.jpg_MG_9000One of them splits away, coming a little closerhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_8946-wm.jpg_MG_8946The Least Sandpipers landed on the shore nearby2011-10-24T00:51:25+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/12/anatomy-of-a-photo-37-least-sandpiper-walking-on-tomales-bay/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_9036-wm.jpg_MG_9036Brave little birds, but you still need to keep your movements to a minimum2011-10-18T00:58:12+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/17/the-peregrine-and-the-gull/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_9360-wm.jpg_MG_9360A beautiful bird the Peregrine Falconhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_9342-wm.jpg_MG_9342Look at that bulging crop. Not much space there for more food for a whilehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_9341-wm.jpg_MG_9341https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_9339-wm.jpg_MG_9339https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_9332-wm.jpg_MG_9332One nice thing about the falcon looking around is that it made it seem to be looking at mehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_9274-wm.jpg_MG_9274https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_9263-wm.jpg_MG_9263https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_9224-wm.jpg_MG_9224Happily tearing off chunks of steaming gull meathttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_9187-wm.jpg_MG_9187https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_9176-wm.jpg_MG_91762011-10-19T13:00:53+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/16/the-walking-loon/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6776-wm.jpg_MG_6776https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6764-wm.jpg_MG_6764https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6733-wm.jpg_MG_6733https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6619-wm.jpg_MG_6619https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6584-wm.jpg_MG_6584https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6560-wm.jpg_MG_6560At least when they lay there on the sand (they don't stand, only lay) they look more comfortable. The loon in front is the Yellow-billedhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6361-wm.jpg_MG_6361https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6626-wm.jpg_MG_6626The Red-thraoted loon, like all loons is very at home floating on the water or swimming below the surfacehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6763-wm.jpg_MG_6763You can see the Yellow-billed Loon has already retreated to the beach, and is laying there in the backgroundhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6749-wm.jpg_MG_6749The head drops down and sticks out ahead as they attempt to balance on a body that was made for swimming2011-10-27T13:58:01+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/15/bath-time-a-feathered-adventure-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_5637-wm.jpg_MG_5637https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_5636-wm.jpg_MG_5636https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_5635-wm.jpg_MG_5635https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_5630-wm.jpg_MG_5630https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_5617-wm.jpg_MG_5617https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_5592-wm.jpg_MG_5592https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_5590-wm.jpg_MG_5590https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_5588-wm.jpg_MG_5588https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_5582-wm.jpg_MG_5582https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_5579-wm.jpg_MG_55792011-10-17T14:15:40+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/14/falconus-interuptus-a-photographic-story-of-two-tails-and-a-peregrine/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_4279-wm.jpg_MG_4279The young falcon circled back around to view the aftermath, of two larger hawks perched on their own branches, separated https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_4277-wm.jpg_MG_4277https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_4276-wm.jpg_MG_4276The Peregrine was well on its way, before the male could even settle onto a perchhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_4275-wm.jpg_MG_4275The feathered missile dislodged him from herhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_4274-wm.jpg_MG_4274The falcon was zipping right for the coupling couplehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_4257-wm-wm.jpg_MG_4257It circled by me before heading for a copse of trees on Tom's Point, a bird preserve on the East Shore of Tomales Bayhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_4246-wm.jpg_MG_4246I saw this juvenile Peregrine Falcon speeding through the air2011-10-17T14:15:49+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/13/anatomty-of-a-photo-series-38-hawktopus/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_2354-wm1.jpg_MG_2354Red-tail trailing the octopushttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_2357-wm.jpg_MG_2357And away it goeshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_2354-wm.jpg_MG_2354Red-Tail taking wing with its octopus prizehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_2353-wm.jpg_MG_2353One of the first down strokes of the wings as it took flight with the octopus trailing from its talonshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_2350-wm.jpg_MG_2350This is when I first saw that which I never imagined was possible2011-10-17T14:16:39+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/13/warning-no-lifeguard-on-duty/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2008j_43-wm.jpg2008J_43Do you ever get the feeling that some birds or animals can read?2011-10-16T16:30:49+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/12/morning-trail/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6637-wm.jpg_MG_6637Something about the early morning sun2011-10-17T13:33:29+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/03/night-shots-an-essay-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_9063-wm.jpgIMG_9063Long exposures before dawn always give the ocean such a soft look, as the waves become lost in timehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dv142-wm.jpgDV142The Eureka Sand Dunes under the light of the setting moonhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dv141-wm.jpgDV141The Eureka Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Parkhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2008k_37-wm.jpg2008K_37https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_8967-wm.jpg_MG_8967The colors in this picture are a little goofy, because that's not the sun up there, it's the moon, and this was a long nighttime exposurehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_7978-wm.jpg_MG_7978https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_7975-wm.jpg_MG_7975When there is no fog at night, it can be a rare thing around the Golden Gate https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_3737-wm.jpg_MG_37372011-10-12T00:34:40+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/11/the-male-kestrel-an-essay-of-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_8148-wm.jpg_MG_8148A female Kestrel for comparisonhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_6563-wm-wm.jpgIMG_6563https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_6560-wm-wm.jpgIMG_6560https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2008m_41-wm.jpg2008M_41https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2008m_35-wm.jpg2008M_35https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2008m_34-wm.jpg2008M_34The most obvious difference from underneath is the tailhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2008m_31-wm.jpg2008M_31https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2008m_29-wm.jpg2008M_29Male kestrel carrying a Western Fence Lizard (a.k.a. a blue belly lizard)https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2008m_27-wm.jpg2008M_27https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2008m_26-wm.jpg2008M_262011-10-14T13:53:09+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/09/how-to-keep-your-kayak-from-sinking-using-aluminum-foil-and-band-aids/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_3791-wm1.jpg_MG_3791-WMOne of the curious harbor seals that came to investigate my MacGyver-esque repairhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_3505-wm1.jpg_MG_3505-WM...and found a beautiful mix of water, fog, and early morning sun...https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_0820-wm.jpgIMG_0820-WMSee, no more waterhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_0817-wm.jpgIMG_0817-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_0812-wm.jpgIMG_0812I put back in the water and paddled away from my carhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_3791-wm.jpg_MG_3791One of the curious Harbor Seals that came to investigate me in my field repaired kayakhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_3783-wm.jpg_MG_3783https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_3658-wm.jpg_MG_3658https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_3560-wm.jpg_MG_3560https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_3505-wm.jpg_MG_3505... and found a beautiful mix of fog, water, and morning sun2011-11-07T05:41:53+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/08/male-kestrels-a-sneak-peak-photo/2011-10-09T05:22:34+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/08/female-kestrels-in-flight-an-essay-of-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/file291-wm.jpgfile291One thing falcons are known for is the pointy shape their wings can have in flighthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_8317-wm.jpg_MG_8317https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_8025-wm.jpg_MG_8025https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_7651-wm.jpg_MG_7651https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_3739-wm.jpg_MG_3739https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_8396-wm.jpg_MG_8396This female kestrel is flapping her wings in such a way that she is "hovering"https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_8394-wm.jpg_MG_8394Female kestrel in flighthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_8393-wm.jpg_MG_8393The female at full spread during her hovering stroke2011-10-16T21:20:43+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/07/anatomy-of-a-photo-yellowlegs/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_8681-wm.jpg_MG_8681I had to include at least one photo to show why its called a Yellowlegshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_8663-wm.jpg_MG_8663Yellowlegs relaxing in Pickleweed2011-10-09T04:13:52+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/06/anatomy-of-a-photo-78the-american-avocet/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_3430a-wm.jpg_MG_3430aMust be Happy Hour. Two Avocets for the price of onehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_3425a-wm.jpg_MG_3425aI tried to make sure that some of the images were action images, pregnant with the potential for movementhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_3421a-wm.jpg_MG_3421aNotice the long neck and the upturned bill. Field marks of the Avocethttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_3420a-wm.jpg_MG_3420ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_3408a-wm.jpg_MG_3408a2011-10-16T14:04:03+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/10/anatomy-of-a-photo-59-geometric-ice-anamoly/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/20110810-064027.jpg20110810-064027.jpghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/20110810-061121.jpg20110810-061121.jpg2011-10-05T23:23:19+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/29/anatomy-of-a-photo-71-cauliflower-fractals/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_0693-wm.jpgIMG_0693-WMA more standard cauliflower, but you can see that it to has the same spiral patternhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_0690-wm.jpgIMG_0690-WMRomanesco Cauliflowers taste like regular cauliflowers, except that they are more flavorful and perhaps a little nuttierhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_0678-wm.jpgIMG_0678-WMThe pointy, fractalized Romanesco Cauliflower2011-10-05T23:21:30+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/05/my-babies-are-coming-home-today/2011-10-16T15:52:37+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/05/kayaking-drakes-estero-a-tour-of-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_8605-wm.jpgIMG_8605https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_8148-wm.jpgIMG_8148Great Blue herons are commonly seen, along with at least two species of Egret, fishing the shores of the Esterohttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_8144-wm.jpgIMG_8144https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_8080-wm.jpgIMG_8080https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_8074-wm.jpgIMG_8074https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7990-wm.jpgIMG_7990Brants lining some of the flats near the mouth of the Esterohttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7975-wm.jpgIMG_7975https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7911-wm.jpgIMG_7911https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7838-wm.jpgIMG_7838https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7835-wm.jpgIMG_78352011-10-07T13:44:30+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/27/anatomy-of-a-photo-series-red-shouldered-hawk-swallowing-a-snake-head-first/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_6838-wm.jpg_MG_6838And then the snake was pretty much gonehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_6828-wm.jpg_MG_6828https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_6823-wmb.jpg_MG_6823https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_6823-wm.jpg_MG_6823It takes a lot of head movement to swallow a snakehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_6817-wm.jpg_MG_6817And down goes the headhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_6813-wm.jpg_MG_6813While gripping the snake firmly, it positions the head, and makes ready to begin its mealhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_6772-wm.jpg_MG_6772While the snake is looking a little limp in this image, there were later evidences that it was still alive or at least still had some synaptic impulses left in its body2011-10-05T05:48:25+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/07/oysterscapes-an-essay-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_3056-wm.jpg_MG_3056Entrance to the rows of oysters near Tom's Point at high tide, Tomales Bayhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_8605-wm.jpgIMG_8605Drake's estero version of an oyter rackhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_8586-wm.jpgIMG_8586Western Gull on the Drake's Estero oyster rackshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_7727-wm.jpgIMG_7727Oystermen of Drake's Esterohttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_1005-wm.jpgIMG_1005https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2008m_303-wm.jpg2008M_303https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_9265-wm.jpg_MG_9265A badger hole dug into an oyster middenhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_9259-wm.jpg_MG_9259This and the following image were both very interesting for me. This is an image of where a badger had dug its hole in an old oyster middenhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_8724-wm.jpg_MG_8724Oyster rack in the morning fog of Drake's Esterohttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_7614-wm.jpg_MG_76142011-10-05T04:44:05+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/16/anatomy-of-a-photo-41-silhouetted-willet-walking-on-the-beach/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_2452-wm.jpgIMG_2452Willet at Drake's Estero2011-10-05T04:40:28+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/05/photo-of-the-day-5-bubble-jelly-in-drakes-estero/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_0445-wm.jpgIMG_0445Underwater picture of a Bubble Jelly2011-10-05T04:38:21+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/13/anatomy-of-a-photo-14-three-willits-in-pickleweed/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_1747-wm.jpg_MG_1747Even though these are birds, it is still a portrait2011-10-05T04:35:59+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/25/anatomy-of-a-photo-26-the-sea-lion-snarls/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_7278-wm-wm1.jpg_MG_7278The sea lion wasn't really snarling, just taking a breath. Looks convincing though, doesn't it?2011-10-04T13:59:04+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/10/01/anatomy-of-a-photo-74-pigeon-guillemot-with-eel-grass/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9148-wm.jpg_MG_9148Came across this Pigeon Guillemot while kayaking in Drake's Estero2011-10-02T18:40:45+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/16/fallen_star/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_2507-wm.jpg_MG_2507The underside of a star fish. It had peeled off of a rock at low tide and was out of the water2011-10-02T17:32:23+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/11/anatomy-of-a-photo-11-lava-tube-i/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_1653a-wm.jpg_MG_1653aValentine's Cave, Lava Tubes National Monument, Ca.2011-09-30T19:10:02+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/11/photo-of-the-day-12-lava-tube-ii/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_8642a-wm.jpg_MG_8642aLava Tubes National Monument, Ca.2011-09-30T19:05:33+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/30/anatomy-of-a-photo-73-the-common-murre/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_7343-wm.jpg_MG_7343And here is a bonus image of a murre beating its wingshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_2278-wm.jpg_MG_2278A proud little bird, with its head held highhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_2275-wm.jpg_MG_2275This Common Murre ended up getting a little Eel Grass wrapped on its bill when it surfacedhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_2240-wm.jpg_MG_2240Common Murre swimming uncommonly close to the shore of Tomales Bay2011-10-01T13:14:08+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/24/the-camera-doesnt-matter-taking-pictures-does/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/20110624-122929.jpg20110624-122929.jpg2011-09-29T13:10:46+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/28/anatomy-of-a-photo-70-great-egret-hunting/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2008i_198-wm.jpgGrEgret_GleedsThis egret is so focused on fishing, that it is barely aware of anything else in the world, including me, as I drift quietly2011-09-29T04:06:22+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/09/how-to-take-photographs-from-a-kayak/2016-06-08T23:38:48+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/27/the-klamath-basin-my-introduction-to-lava-tubes-and-i-am-told-where-to-find-the-eagles/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_1648a-wm.jpg_MG_1648aMountain of ash, testifying to the volcanic nature of the placehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_1652a-wm.jpg_MG_1652aThe dark snowy entrance to Valentine's Cavehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/klampano-wm1.jpgklampano-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_1900a-wm.jpg_MG_1900ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_1861a-wm.jpg_MG_1861ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_1859a-wm.jpg_MG_1859ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_1855a-wm.jpg_MG_1855ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_1724a-wm.jpg_MG_1724ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_1711a-wm.jpg_MG_1711ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_1653a-wm.jpg_MG_1653aI walked a short way into Valentine's Cave before turning around to take this photograph. The softness of the light is from the temperature change and water condensing on my lens in the much warmer air2011-10-02T17:13:05+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/25/the-klamath-basin-the-beginning-of-the-adventure-a-tour-of-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1389a-wm.jpgIMG_1389aMy lonely, snowy camp that nighthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1388a-wm.jpgIMG_1388aMe and my truck in the snowy town of Klamath Fallshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_1591a-wm.jpg_MG_1591aMy kayak stayed on my truck without a deep enough lake to paddle inhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_1587a-wm.jpg_MG_1587aSmall volcanic rocks litter the bed of what would at times be a very shallow lake. Self portraithttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_1580a-wm.jpg_MG_1580ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_1576a-wm.jpg_MG_1576aLonely roads with the plains of the basin stretching alongside under a threatening skyhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_1571a-wm.jpg_MG_1571aThe day brightened as I settled in to watch for eagleshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_1567a-wm.jpg_MG_1567aThree horses watched me as I scanned the skies2011-09-27T05:02:41+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/06/the-yellow-billed-loon-an-essay-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_8190-wm.jpg_MG_8190https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_6560-wm.jpg_MG_6560https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_6361-wm.jpg_MG_6361https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_6000-wm.jpg_MG_6000https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_5952-wm.jpg_MG_5952https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_3277-wm.jpg_MG_3277https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_3259-wm.jpg_MG_3259https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_3241-wm.jpg_MG_3241https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_3235-wm.jpg_MG_3235https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_3230-wm.jpg_MG_32302011-09-26T04:18:26+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/20/birds-of-tomales-bay-the-common-loon-a-video/2011-09-26T00:53:04+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/15/bobcats-an-essay-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_6554_2-wm.jpg_MG_6554 copyBobcat stalking towards me along the shores of Tomales Bay. My kayak was beached at the time.https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_7225-wm.jpg_MG_7225https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_7224-wm.jpg_MG_7224https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_7214-wm.jpg_MG_7214https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_6803-wm.jpg_MG_6803https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_6801-wm.jpg_MG_6801https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_6789-wm.jpg_MG_6789https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_6663-wm.jpg_MG_6663https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_6631-wm.jpg_MG_6631https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_6559-wm.jpg_MG_65592011-10-20T13:11:04+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/21/anatomy-of-a-photo-22-bobcat-stalking-the-shores-of-tomales-bay/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_6554-wm.jpg_MG_6554Bobcat walking towards me2011-09-26T00:21:25+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/22/anatomy-of-a-photo-23-bobcats-continued/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_6807-wm.jpg_MG_6807And later it sat on a bluff above me, but rather relaxedhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_6789-wm.jpg_MG_6789https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_6785-wm.jpg_MG_6785Very relaxedhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_6663-wm.jpg_MG_6663https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_6639-wm.jpg_MG_6639The bobcat felt it was necessary to claim the beach as its own after it passed me2011-09-26T00:20:03+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/25/coyotes-an-essay-of-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_0142a-wm.jpgIMG_0142ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_0089a-wm.jpgIMG_0089aThe coyote surveys the wind and the fieldshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_0060a-wm.jpgIMG_0060ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_0053a-wm.jpgIMG_0053aA sleek looking coyote cutting through the grassy fields of the Point Reyes National Seashorehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_0391-wm.jpgIMG_0391Amazing how large that mouth is during a yawnhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_0390-wm.jpgIMG_0390The yawn beginshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_0387-wm.jpgIMG_0387Who me? (With a self satisfied lip lick)https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_0380-wm.jpgIMG_0380https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_8892-wm.jpg_MG_8892https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_8883-wm.jpg_MG_88832011-10-02T17:12:44+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/07/giacomini-wetlands-an-essay-of-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/file374-wm.jpgfile374This cow skull I saw out there seemed rather symbolic of the change from pasture to wetland that was about to take placeimages seemedhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/file294-wm.jpgfile294The main tidal slough, dug out to follow its old bed as seen in old photographs https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/file083-wm.jpgfile083https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/file066-wm.jpgfile066https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9959-wm.jpg_MG_9959https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9926-wm.jpg_MG_9926https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9527-wm.jpg_MG_9527https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9482-wm.jpg_MG_9482https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9049-wm.jpg_MG_9049https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9042-wm.jpg_MG_90422011-09-25T17:09:46+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/22/what-to-do-with-your-paddle-when-taking-a-picture/2011-09-25T17:06:04+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/03/27/kayaking-with-your-dslr-how-to-protect-it/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_0401-wm.jpgIMG_0401-WMMy usual gear for kayaking. I don't bring the camera bag with me, it is just there to give scale. My usual compliment of lenses is a 300mm IS, 70-200mm IS, and a 16-35mm f2.8 with one to two camera bodieshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mg_66261.jpg_MG_66262017-10-23T14:44:35+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/24/anatomy-of-a-photo-25-male-elephant-seal/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_5980-wm.jpg_MG_5980The males use the fleshy nose appendage to help in their raucous calling2011-11-08T01:28:55+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/10/anatomy-of-a-photo-35-elephant-seal-and-scientists/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_6218-wm.jpg_MG_6218Using a long lens I was able to put the elephant seal in the same picture as the scientists, while keeping their relative sizes. This helps to show the immensity of these creatures compared to peoplehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_6214-wm.jpg_MG_6214Using a long lens I was able to put both in the same picture, while keeping their relative sizes2011-11-07T22:14:10+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/11/anatomy-of-a-photo-60-harbor-seal-silhouette/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_9223-version-2-wm.jpg_MG_9223 - Version 2With a little cropping however, the subject is no longer as centered, and the image flows betterhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_9223-wm.jpg_MG_9223Sometimes when shooting wildlife or in adverse lighting conditions, ou have to center your subject2011-09-25T16:57:01+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/22/the-secret-to-seeing-and-photographing-seals-when-kayaking/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7826-wm-wm.jpgIMG_7826https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2008k_148-wm-wm.jpg2008K_148https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9223-wm-wm.jpg_MG_9223https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_8145-wm-wm.jpg_MG_8145A whole bunch of curious sealshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_4472-wm-wm.jpg_MG_4472https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_4468-wm-wm.jpg_MG_4468https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_4301-wm-wm.jpg_MG_4301https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_2984a-wm-wm.jpg_MG_2984aThis seal approached me, and then dove down and swam under my kayak, inspecting it from underneath, before swimming offhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_0856-wm-wm.jpg_MG_0856https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_0811-wm-wm.jpg_MG_08112011-10-04T18:46:08+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/18/the-badger-crosses-the-road/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_0077-wm.jpg_MG_0077The badger, safely on the there side of the road, moments before it disappeared into the deep brushhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_0076-wm.jpg_MG_0076The badger getting ready to cross the roadhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_0075-wm.jpg_MG_0075https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_0073-wm.jpg_MG_0073A white stripe walking down the road, but i wasn't a skunkhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_0065-wm.jpg_MG_0065The badger steadily making its way through the grasseshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_0059-wm.jpg_MG_0059The badgerhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_0051-wm.jpg_MG_0051https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_0046-wm.jpg_MG_0046Not the best of pictures, but fun because you can see its tailhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_0042-wm.jpg_MG_0042https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_0042-version-2-wm.jpg_MG_0042 - Version 2Taxidea taxus- The North American Badger. You can just make out its long digging claws2011-10-14T14:00:49+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/06/anatomy-of-a-photo-33-three-otters/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2008e_0049-wm.jpg2008e_0049Otter clan at the end of the day2011-09-25T16:48:15+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/28/north-american-river-otters-an-essay-in-photos-and-words-2/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1426a.jpgIMG_1426aAs a group they left the water and bounded (as only members of the weasel family can) toward a spot on shore that they all knew wellhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1411a.jpgIMG_1411ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1409a.jpgIMG_1409aThe otters returned to the water and continued their hunt along the shorelinehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1405a.jpgIMG_1405ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1401.jpgIMG_1401Younger otter with its podhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1400a.jpgIMG_1400ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1392a.jpgIMG_1392ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1381a.jpgIMG_1381aRiver otter watching its crewhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1379a.jpgIMG_1379ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1378a.jpgIMG_1378a2011-09-25T16:44:19+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/16/river-otter-demolishing-large-fish/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5970.jpgIMG_5970North American River Otter eating sashimi2011-09-25T16:42:29+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/19/how-do-i-photograph-an-otter-eating-a-fish/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_7985.jpg_MG_7985Otter swimming in open waterhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_0599.jpg_MG_0599Otters swimming in open waterhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_6011a.jpgIMG_6011ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5996a.jpgIMG_5996ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5994a.jpgIMG_5994ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5980a.jpgIMG_5980ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5975a.jpgIMG_5975ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5971a.jpgIMG_5971ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5970a.jpgIMG_5970ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5968a.jpgIMG_5968a2011-09-25T16:40:03+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/31/the-north-american-river-otter-an-extensive-essay-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_5992a-wm2.jpgIMG_5992aThis is a still image I took while videoing this <a href="https://galenleeds.com/2011/04/16/river-otter-demolishing-large-fish/">wild otter</a> eatinghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_5976a-wm2.jpgIMG_5976ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_5971a-wm2.jpgIMG_5971ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_5952a-wm2.jpgIMG_5952ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_5943a-wm2.jpgIMG_5943ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_0293-wm2.jpgIMG_0293https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_0292-wm2.jpgIMG_0292https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_0290-wm2.jpgIMG_0290https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2008e_0049-wm2.jpg2008e_0049https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_8846-wm.jpg_MG_88462011-12-02T02:40:32+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/28/marine-mammals-of-tomales-bay-the-river-otter-a-video/2011-09-25T16:35:30+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/24/the-fall-raptor-migration-is-upon-us/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_9256-wm.jpgIMG_9256https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_8427-wm.jpgIMG_8427https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7663-wm.jpgIMG_7663https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2008m_34-wm.jpg2008M_34https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2008j_129-wm.jpg2008J_129https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2008i_06-wm.jpg2008i_06https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9919-wm.jpg_MG_9919https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9703-wm.jpg_MG_9703https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9702-wm.jpg_MG_9702https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9662-wm.jpg_MG_96622011-09-26T14:46:38+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/23/descending-into-the-night-a-video-of-vauxs-swifts/2011-09-23T15:35:21+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/03/27/underwater-housings-and-cameras-for-kayak-photography/2011-09-22T04:29:50+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/06/192/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_8508.jpgIMG_8508This white pelican is only round for part of the year, but more than that, notice the growth on the beak? That is only there when breeding season is nearhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_6205.jpg_MG_6205This group of Harlequin ducks was shot when they were in their breeding plumage, rather than the drab browns of winterhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_3878.jpg_MG_3878https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_37092.jpg_MG_3709https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_6554.jpg_MG_6554https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_58141.jpg_MG_5814https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_6807.jpg_MG_6807https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_6663.jpg_MG_6663https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_7842.jpg_MG_7842https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_7812.jpg_MG_78122011-09-22T04:21:41+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/14/what-to-look-for-in-a-kayak-for-photography/2013-07-03T20:25:50+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/03/28/does-the-kayak-choose-the-camera-or-the-camera-the-kayak/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mg_56621.jpg_MG_5662Sometimes the conditions are so perfect, that any kayak will do, and there are no worries about keeping your camera safe, no matter what the type.https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mg_56621.jpg_MG_5662There are times when it doesn't matter which kayak you are in, and you don't have to worry about keeping your camera safe. https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mg_5662.jpg_MG_56622011-09-22T00:37:47+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/15/what-to-bring-in-your-kayak/2013-08-17T09:34:13+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/21/the-bull-and-the-bat-an-explorative-essay-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_9341a-wm.jpgIMG_9341ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_9340a-wm.jpgIMG_9340ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_9325a-wm.jpgIMG_9325ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_9315a-wm.jpgIMG_9315aTheir ears are amazing to look at. Hyper-developed sensory organs that give bats their picture of the world. Notice how small the eyes are in comparisonhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_9311a-wm.jpgIMG_9311aA marvelous and interesting creature. The shapes, the textures, and the scalehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_9307a-wm.jpgIMG_9307ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_9306a-wm.jpgIMG_9306aEven the feet are so different. Almost hand like, and with those long hairs coming off of them...https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_9303a-wm.jpgIMG_9303ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_9299a-wm.jpgIMG_9299aRather pointy, needlelike teeth. Also love how translucent the ears seem to behttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_9284a-wm.jpgIMG_9284aA bat in the hand is worth two in the bush, but in some cases is useless for hitting a home run2011-09-22T05:26:12+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/20/stanislaus-national-park-a-tour-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_4741-wm.jpg_MG_4741There's the occasional mountain pond, but most of the water we saw was the Stanislaus that we followed uphttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_4724-wm.jpg_MG_4724https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_4723-wm.jpg_MG_4723You find yourself wandering far above the world, removed from the hustle and the bustle. Wide, open landscapeshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_4718-wm.jpg_MG_4718https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_4712-wm.jpg_MG_4712The rocky slopes of the Stanislaus National Forest, Californiahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_4671-wm.jpg_MG_4671https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_4662-wm.jpg_MG_4662https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_4659-wm.jpg_MG_4659https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_4658-wm.jpg_MG_4658https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_4592-wm.jpg_MG_4592Don't forget to protect your food and your camp however. While we never saw any bears, we tried to keep them from our camp by bear bagging our food each night2011-09-20T11:53:09+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/18/ardenwood-historic-park-a-tour-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_8208-wm.jpg_MG_8208A great place for kids of all shapeshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_8191-wm.jpg_MG_8191A young girl watches as the sheep are shornhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_8126-wm.jpg_MG_8126The fur (or wool) flew as the shearing demonstration went onhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_3222-wm.jpg_MG_3222Animals, animals everywhere, even peacockshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_3120-wm.jpg_MG_3120People dressed in period costume show how the tools of the time were used to separate the horn from the cob,. This is followed by the kids being allowed to feed the kernels to the chickenshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_3110-wm.jpg_MG_3110There are demonstrations on all sides. Here people are taught how to card woolhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_3106-wm.jpg_MG_3106Freshly shorn wool for visitors to check outhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_3084-wm.jpg_MG_3084A child gets to pet one of the lambs whose mother is being shornhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_3045-wm.jpg_MG_3045Kids learn how wool was spunhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_3036-wm.jpg_MG_3036Spinning wheels can be fascinating2011-09-19T14:59:29+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/19/eureka-sand-dunes-an-essay-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dv142-wm.jpgDV142Moonset over the duneshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dv141-wm.jpgDV141A long exposure at night, an hour or so before sunrisehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dv45-wm.jpgDV45It amazes me how some of these small plants look so delicate, yet can thrive in this desert environmenthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dv42-wm.jpgDV42This is a lizard track (notice the tail dragging between the footprints) with my own foot print to give it some scalehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dv41-wm.jpgDV41A close up of the lizard tracks. I've also rotated the camera 90 degrees from the other image of the trackshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dv40-wm.jpgDV40I believe these tracks are from some form of desert beetle...https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dv39-wm.jpgDV39Mouse tracks. They have a sort of kangaroo mouse out there near the duneshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dv38-wm.jpgDV38Getting don on hands and knees can give some fun perspectiveshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dv37-wm.jpgDV37Delicate life springing forthhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dv34-wm.jpgDV34Nothing like a desert sky2011-09-18T18:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/08/anatomy-of-a-photo-27-wind-wrinkled-dunes/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dv13-wm.jpgDV13Wind sculpted dunes in low angle sunlight2011-09-18T18:35:58+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/05/02/abbotts-lagoon-restoration-project/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6275a.jpgIMG_6275aSouth African Ice-plant. A non-native invasive species that crowds out nativeshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6162a.jpgIMG_6162ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6163a.jpgIMG_6163ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6174a1.jpgIMG_6174ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6181a1.jpgIMG_6181ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6198a1.jpgIMG_6198ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6213a1.jpgIMG_6213ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6218a1.jpgIMG_6218ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6223a1.jpgIMG_6223ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6228a.jpgIMG_6228a2011-09-18T17:55:29+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/04/photo-of-the-day-4-the-golden-gate-bridge/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_6321-wm.jpg_MG_63212011-09-18T17:55:11+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/17/the-black-diamond-sand-mines-a-tour-of-photographs/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_5167-wm.jpgIMG_5167Some of the tunnels had wood supports. These make for interesting dynamic imageshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_5122-wm.jpgIMG_5122Tool marks on the ceiling of the cave from when they carved out the tunnels by handhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_5110-wm.jpgIMG_5110The dark stripe is a vein of coal running through the sandstonehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_5102-wm.jpgIMG_5102https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_5083_1-wm.jpgIMG_5083_1This means "exit" in mine talkhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_5064-wm.jpgIMG_5064We wandered down stairways that were taller than four story buildings. There were some pretty good vertical drops throughout the minehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_5061-wm.jpgIMG_5061https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_5051-wm.jpgIMG_5051https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_5044-wm.jpgIMG_5044Workers carry a rail through the tunnels, as they relay the trackshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_4950-wm.jpgIMG_4950Rails running through the the sand stone tunnels2013-02-23T17:44:41+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/16/the-coyote-yawns-a-short-series-of-photographs/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_0392-wm.jpgIMG_0392Whew2011-09-19T03:58:17+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/11/chickadee-in-the-spiders-web/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_3203-wm.jpg_MG_3203https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_3202-wm.jpg_MG_3202Looking to see what has it so firmly in its grasp, its view is blocked by its own winghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_3201-wm.jpg_MG_3201https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_3200-wm.jpg_MG_3200Trying to pull away from the sticky strandshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_3196-wm.jpg_MG_3196https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_3193-wm.jpg_MG_3193So much larger than the frail strands of the spider's web, yet it sits there trappedhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_3187-wm.jpg_MG_3187The Chickadee with its wing stuck in the web2011-10-16T22:00:34+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/10/anatomy-of-a-photo-69-following-the-tracks-of-history/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_5616-wm.jpg_MG_5616The berm that the old narrow gauge railroad once ran atop as it rolled down Tomales Bay2011-09-10T21:40:36+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/10/the-languid-sea-lion-continued/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_2935_2-wm.jpg_MG_2935_2A very relaxed Sea Lionhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_2924_2-wm.jpg_MG_2924_2And then the occasional breath of airhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_2917_2-wm.jpg_MG_2917_2Its snout was only above the water some of the timehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_2916_2-wm.jpg_MG_2916_2https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_2915-wm.jpg_MG_2915https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_2902_2-wm.jpg_MG_2902_22011-09-10T08:43:46+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/09/the-alien-anemone-a-brief-essay-of-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_0532-wm.jpgAnemone2_GleedsAnemones are those denizens of the tide pools that draw and fascinate ushttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_0527-wm.jpgIMG_0527.CR2https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_0526-wm.jpgIMG_0526.CR2https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2008k_199-wm.jpg2008K_199https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_7754-wm.jpg_MG_7754Some species get so large, or are fastened to the rocks in such a position that they cannot fully seal themselves against low tidehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_5270-wm.jpg_MG_5270https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_5237-wm.jpg_MG_5237https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_4505-wm.jpg_MG_4505A larger anemone, unable to close itself at the lower tideshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_2315-wm.jpg_MG_2315Some anemones can protect themselves from drying out at low tide by curling their arms in upon themselves and creating an alien sort of landscape2011-09-09T13:57:23+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/06/the-languid-sea-lion/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_7654-wm.jpg_MG_7654.CR2And at times the Sea Lions snout would dip under the waterhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_7647-wm.jpg_MG_7647.CR2https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_7639-wm.jpg_MG_7639.CR2And I got closer, and closer, as it lay there, dreaminghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_7572-wm.jpg_MG_7572.CR2https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_7565-wm.jpg_MG_7565.CR2Its nose was barely above the water, at times dipping below ithttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_7562-wm.jpg_MG_7562.CR2Slowly it turned in circles as I watchedhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_7546-wm.jpg_MG_7546.CR2The Languid Sea Lionhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_7539-wm.jpg_MG_7539.CR2Sea Lion floating peacefully on Tomales Bay2011-10-19T12:58:54+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/05/bonapartes-gull-an-essay-of-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9958-wm.jpg_MG_9958https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9956-wm.jpg_MG_9956https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9898-wm.jpg_MG_9898https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9482-wm.jpg_MG_9482https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_8683-wm.jpg_MG_8683https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_6121-wm.jpg_MG_6121https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_5978-wm.jpg_MG_5978https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_5966-wm.jpg_MG_5966https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_5944-wm.jpg_MG_59442011-09-06T00:50:42+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/04/tomales-founders-day-photos-of-parades-gone-by/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9451-wm.jpg_MG_9451https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9443-wm.jpg_MG_9443https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9418-wm.jpg_MG_9418https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9416-wm.jpg_MG_9416https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9405-wm.jpg_MG_9405https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9402-wm.jpg_MG_9402https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9383-wm.jpg_MG_9383https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9355-wm.jpg_MG_9355https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9323-wm.jpg_MG_9323Blair as parade Marshall one yearhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_9321-wm.jpg_MG_9321A genteman and his grand daughter2011-10-02T17:08:00+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/03/the-marsh-wren-an-essay-of-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_8640-wm.jpg_MG_8640https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_8623-wm.jpg_MG_8623https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_8621-wm.jpg_MG_8621https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_8548-wm.jpg_MG_8548https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_8491-wm.jpg_MG_8491https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_8485-wm.jpg_MG_8485https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_8421-wm.jpg_MG_8421https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_8418-wm.jpg_MG_8418https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_8414-wm.jpg_MG_8414https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_8388-wm.jpg_MG_83882011-09-03T13:13:20+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/02/anatomy-of-a-photo-67-the-kestrel-and-the-tail/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_6347-wm.jpg_MG_6347The kestrel will often refuse to admit its own size2011-09-02T23:19:09+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/09/01/white-pelicans-a-prehistoric-bird-essay-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_8515-wm.jpgIMG_8515-WMA lone Peli, hunched in a resting position, its head tucked in tighthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_8508-wm.jpgIMG_8508-WMNotice the hornlike protuberance on the pelican's bill. The ladies find this growth quite sexy and masculine...https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_8488-wm.jpgIMG_8488-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_8479-wm.jpgIMG_8479-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_8476-wm.jpgIMG_8476-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7759-wm.jpgIMG_7759-WMWhites swimming as a group that they might herd the fish in front of themhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7752-wm.jpgIMG_7752-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_7167-wm.jpg_MG_7167-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_7157-wm.jpg_MG_7157-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mg_7041-wm.jpg_MG_70412011-09-01T17:44:53+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/03/anatomy-of-a-photo-53-osprey-and-fish/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_4430-wm.jpg_MG_4430Osprey flying by me with a fish2011-08-31T19:57:38+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/31/pelicans-taking-off-an-essay-in-action-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_7258-wm.jpg_MG_7258https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_7254-wm.jpg_MG_7254https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_7232-wm.jpg_MG_7232https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_7231-wm.jpg_MG_7231https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_7230-wm.jpg_MG_7230https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_7228-wm.jpg_MG_7228From a different angle the pelican begins its launchhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_7177-wm.jpg_MG_7177And bit, by bit they risehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_7176-wm.jpg_MG_7176Once they burst from the water, they actually continue to slap both wide, webbed feet on the water for several more wing beatshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_7172-wm.jpg_MG_7172Brown Pelican beginning its slow deliberate take off2011-09-06T13:40:36+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/30/pelagic-cormorant-an-essay-of-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1609a-wm.jpgIMG_1609aThis is the smallest of our local cormorantshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1594a-wm.jpgIMG_1594ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1585a-wm.jpgIMG_1585aAnd while the cormorant would turn to look at me from time to time, it would always return its head to a resting positionhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1578a-wm.jpgIMG_1578aSaid resting positionhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1561a-wm.jpgIMG_1561ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1552a-wm.jpgIMG_1552ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1549a-wm.jpgIMG_1549ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1519a-wm.jpgIMG_1519ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1501a-wm.jpgIMG_1501a2011-08-30T13:02:13+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/27/the-heron-eats-the-gunnel-a-short-video/2011-08-27T13:22:44+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/26/the-common-raven-a-short-video/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1200-wm.jpgIMG_1200Came across this raven while hiking. It was rather vocal, which can't be entirely conveyed in this image2011-08-26T13:58:11+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/20/anatomy-of-a-photo-66-white-tailed-kite-in-flight/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_1579-wm.jpg_MG_1579One thing that surprised me when I first captured detailed pictures of a Kite was their red eyes2011-08-20T13:44:57+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/19/an-essay-in-photos-six-species-of-grebe/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_9627-wm.jpgIMG_9627The eye colors of some of the species of grebe can be pretty amazing. Some of them you can get a rough idea of the age by their eye colorhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2008m_283-wm.jpg2008M_283https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2008m_279-wm.jpg2008M_279They dive for their food, which while often fish can range through the gamut of seafood... Shrimp for examplehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2008m_178-wm.jpg2008M_178https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2008m_62-wm.jpg2008M_62-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2008l_227-wm.jpg2008L_227-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2008l_223-wm.jpg2008L_223https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2008l_216-wm.jpg2008L_216https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2008l_210-wm.jpg2008L_210https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2008l_129-wm.jpg2008L_1292011-08-19T13:07:41+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/18/anatomy-of-a-photo-65-hermit-thrush-portrait/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_9939-wm.jpgIMG_9939https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_9938-wm.jpgIMG_9938https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_9937-wm.jpgIMG_9937Between hops, it would cock its headhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_9931-wm.jpgIMG_9931https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_9930-wm.jpgIMG_99302011-08-18T13:24:31+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/17/anatomy-of-a-photo-64-the-surprise-in-the-flower/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2008l_116-wm.jpg2008L_116It wasn't until I was home and reviewing the images that I saw I had captured a little surprise- a small spider insidehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_1922-wm.jpg_MG_1922It wasn't until I was home and reviewing the images that I saw I had captured a little surprise2011-08-17T16:07:54+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/16/anatomy-of-a-photo-63-checkerbloom-unfurling/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_1256-wm.jpg_MG_1256Each flower is different, Compose your image so that it captures some of that uniqueness2011-08-16T19:48:41+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/12/anatomy-of-a-photo-61-raven-tracks-on-sand-dunes/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2008k_317-wm.jpg2008K_317Raven Tracks in the Eureka Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park2011-08-27T22:25:09+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/09/anatomy-of-a-photo-58-song-sparrow-perched-on-grass/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_9506-wm.jpg_MG_9506Nature amazes me sometimes. How a bird can be supported so easily by the grasses that we think of as so weak...2011-08-09T13:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/08/anatomy-of-a-photo-57-marbled-godwit-in-the-suns-first-light/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_2176-wm.jpg_MG_2176And then a little action, as simple as walking can change the image rather quicklyhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_2173-wm.jpg_MG_2173The low angle of the rising sun can give beautiful natural lighting2011-08-08T14:26:43+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/06/focusing-on-portraits-animals-and-otherwise/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_8329-wm.jpg_MG_8329Portraits of animals are more than simply pictures of animals. They engage the audience.https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_5814-wm.jpg_MG_5814The focus in this picture is on the eyes, and those eyes are engaging the viewer2011-08-08T07:06:11+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/07/why-to-kayak-with-your-camera-2/2011-08-07T18:43:32+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/07/anatomy-of-a-photo-56-portrait-of-an-old-cowboy/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mg_6271-wm.jpg_MG_6271This is a portrait of a cowboy. True, he is wearing a baseball cap and a t-shirt, but it is not the clothes that make a man2011-08-08T03:08:04+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/04/anatomy-of-a-photo-54-rainbow-on-the-beach/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_0374-wm1.jpgIMG_0374.JPGhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_0374-wm.jpgIMG_0374.JPGRainbows are (fairly) easy to move, so try to have your rainbow coming out of or arching over something of interest2011-08-04T13:28:43+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/02/finding-scale-in-new-zealand/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7780a-wm.jpgIMG_7780aHuh. A tree. Neato.https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7464a-wm.jpgIMG_7464aWow, pretty big hermit crab. Unfortunately, we didn't get the foot even closer to show the true scale of the crab. This thing was big, like nearly the size of a softball.https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7463a-wm.jpgIMG_7463aCool hermit crab. Probably used a macro to get it so big.https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_9362a-wm.jpgIMG_9362aThis New Zealand 20 cent piece helps give a sense of how small this star fish is, especially when compared to the larger starfishhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_9348a-wm.jpgIMG_9348aThis New Zealand 20 cent piece helps give a sense of how small this star fish is, especially when compared to the larger starfishhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_9327a-wm.jpgIMG_9327ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8675a-wm.jpgIMG_8675aWow, do you see how small that person is next to that rock? That rock must be really big!https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8668a-wm.jpgIMG_8668aNice beach. And a big rock. Cool shape.https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7783a-wm.jpgIMG_7783aAha! So that's how big that Kauri tree ishttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7674a-wm.jpgIMG_7674aThat person is tiny next to those massive round boulders! Those things are big!2011-08-03T19:05:57+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/08/01/intro-to-aperture-shutter-speed-and-iso-part-i-aperture/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_1570-wm.jpgIMG_1570The aperture has now been stopped down to f8.0 The higher the number, the smaller the opening, and less light passes throughhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_1568-wm.jpgIMG_1568The aperture on this lens is now cranked all the way down to f22. Notice how small the opening is. Very little light is passing through, however, the depth of field will be greater and objects at different distances will be in focushttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_1562-wm.jpgIMG_1562The aperture on this lens is set for f2.8 It is almost fully open, and so lots of light can pass through2011-08-01T14:25:43+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/26/anatomy-of-a-photo-49-green-heron-at-hog-island-oysters/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_9807-version-3-wm.jpg_MG_9807 - Version 3First time I ever saw a Green Heron, and I was able to photograph it2011-08-29T10:14:26+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/31/red-tailed-hawk-with-a-gopher-snake-a-mini-essay-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_9520-wm.jpg_MG_9520After walking a little closer I was ablle to capture this image which showed at least a little more detail of the snake being "unzipped"https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_9514-wm.jpg_MG_9514I took this photograph from slightly farther away2011-07-31T14:27:04+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/28/green-herons-an-essay-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_9883-wm.jpg_MG_9883https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_9841-wm.jpg_MG_9841https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_0542-wm.jpg_MG_0542https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_0369-wm.jpg_MG_0369https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_0365-wm.jpg_MG_0365https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_0343-wm.jpg_MG_0343https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_9807-version-3-wm.jpg_MG_9807 - Version 3Adult Green Heron on an old posthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_4205a-wm.jpg_MG_4205ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_4136a-wm.jpg_MG_4136ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_4134a-wm.jpg_MG_4134a2011-07-29T04:21:16+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/28/anatomy-of-a-photo-51-oyster-mushroom/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_9510a-wm.jpg_MG_9510ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_9507a-wm.jpg_MG_9507aI am not the only one that enjoys this shady, forest environmenthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_9501a-wm.jpg_MG_9501ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_9499a-wm.jpg_MG_9499aIt can be best to get down low if you are photographing mushrooms. Don't be afraid to kneel down- or better yet- to lay down to get a good anglehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_9498a-wm.jpg_MG_9498ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_9497a-wm.jpg_MG_9497aIt can also be handy to clearly show the substrate the fungus is growing from this can help later on if you are trying to identify themhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_9479a-wm.jpg_MG_9479aIt can be more dificult photographing mushrooms that are still in the tree, if for no other reason than the contrast of lighting between the sky and the shadows of the woods2013-02-06T14:31:02+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/25/anatomy-of-a-photo-49-cattle-chute-at-sunset/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_5629-wm.jpg_MG_5629In the evening time, silhouettes can make many things seem magical2011-07-25T17:03:24+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/23/anatomy-of-a-photo-46-mt-tam-from-mt-vision/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_8989-wm.jpg_MG_8989Mt Tamalpais as seen early one morning from Mt Vision, Inverness, Ca.2011-07-23T23:32:24+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/22/manta-ray-night-dive-an-essay-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_1158-wm.jpgIMG_1158.CR2https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_1148-wm.jpgIMG_1148.CR2https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_1138-wm.jpgIMG_1138.CR2Endless backflips through the nighthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_1116-wm.jpgIMG_1116.CR2A single fish lit, with the campfire down belowhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_1168-wm.jpgIMG_1168.CR2https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_1161-wm.jpgIMG_1161.CR2https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_1159-wm.jpgIMG_1159.CR2At times I felt I was about to be swallowed wholehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_1150-wm.jpgIMG_1150.CR2https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_1141-wm.jpgIMG_1141.CR2Giant Manta Ray swimming among the fish at nighthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_1139-wm.jpgIMG_1139.CR22011-09-26T13:57:05+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/14/anatomy-of-a-photo-40-a-season-of-thistles/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_8002-wm.jpg_MG_8002https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_7989-wm.jpg_MG_7989Brownie thistle... sometimes even the name can be a little surprisinghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_7953-wm-e1310650217668.jpg_MG_7953Hurrah for bees and thistles!https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_7946-wm.jpg_MG_7946And sometimes those colors can be surprisinghttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_7942-wm.jpg_MG_7942Beauty and pain mixed into simplicityhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_8853-wm.jpg_MG_8853A little color is added to the golden fields, for better or worsehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_4021-wm.jpg_MG_4021Thistles can have their own elegance if you let themhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_3517-wm.jpg_MG_3517The proud bloom of a thistle in its primehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_3165-wm.jpg_MG_3165And finally, winter claims the forgotten thistles of the fall2011-07-21T13:12:02+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/21/anatomy-of-a-photo-46-young-raccoons-on-the-rocks/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_6435-wm.jpgRaccoon_GleedsTwo young raccoons found feeding on the shores of Tomales Bay2011-07-21T12:44:21+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/19/anatomy-of-a-photo-40-wild-rose-with-dewdrops/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_4816-wm.jpg_MG_4816If you look closely you can still see some of the dewdrops on the petals of this Wild California Rose2011-07-19T19:16:56+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/18/anatomy-of-a-photo-series-44-octopus-event-on-tomales-bay-the-days-before-hawktopus/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_1436-wm.jpgIMG_1436https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_1435-wm.jpgIMG_1435One of the weakened octopus that I found on the shores of the bayhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_1434-wm.jpgIMG_1434https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_1433-wm.jpgIMG_1433https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_2131-wm.jpg_MG_2131https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_2093-wm.jpg_MG_2093https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_2085-wm.jpg_MG_2085Gull with the prized tidbit of an octopus. Can we say sashimi?https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_2079-wm.jpg_MG_20792011-07-19T13:28:56+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/15/anatomy-of-a-photo-42-finding-the-invisible-sheep/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_7505-wm.jpgIMG_7505If you look closely, you'll be able to tell where the invisible sheep is2011-07-15T14:27:53+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/01/the-tomales-racing-sheep-anatomy-of-a-photo/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/20110701-122405.jpg20110701-122405.jpg2011-07-15T05:03:52+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/11/anatomy-of-a-photo-36-surfer-and-the-bridge/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_3396-wm.jpg_MG_3396I had fun putting the bridge and the surfer both pointing up like towers2011-07-11T23:56:54+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/06/how-to-photograph-fireworks/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_0489-wm.jpgIMG_0489https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_0486-wm.jpgIMG_0486https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_0484-wm.jpgIMG_0484https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_0482-wm.jpgIMG_0482https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_0467-wm.jpgIMG_04672011-07-21T13:14:13+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/05/baby-blue-bird-anatomy-of-a-photo-33/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_0443-wm.jpgIMG_0443A recently fledged Western Bluebird chick. Notice the spots and the lack of bluehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_0442-wm.jpgIMG_0442https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_0440-wm.jpgIMG_0440https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_0433-wm.jpgIMG_04332011-07-05T23:54:47+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/02/tule-elk-an-essay-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6079-wm.jpgIMG_6079https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6009-wm.jpgIMG_6009https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_5884-wm.jpgIMG_5884A bull elk walking the headlands of the Point Reyes National Seashorehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2008l_149-wm.jpg2008L_149-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2008l_149-version-2.jpg2008L_149 - Version 2https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2008j_14-wm.jpg2008J_14-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_8835-wm.jpg_MG_8835https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_7683-wm.jpg_MG_7683-WMhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_4256-wm.jpg_MG_4256Elk with the "point" of Point Reyes in the backgroundhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mg_2949-version-2-wm.jpg_MG_2949 - Version 22011-07-02T13:13:01+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/07/01/anatomy-of-a-photo-31-pelican-on-a-foggy-day/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_5261-wm.jpg_MG_5261The subtle tones and even lighting on this photo are wonderful when it is printed2011-07-01T13:29:43+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/30/turkey-vultures-an-essay-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2008m_111-wm.jpg2008M_111https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2008m_109-wm.jpg2008M_109https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2008m_94-wm.jpg2008M_94https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2008m_93-wm.jpg2008M_93https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2008m_79-wm.jpg2008M_79Vulture closing in on an osprey as it eats a fish it just caughthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2008m_73_2-wm.jpg2008M_73 copyhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2008j_114-wm.jpg2008J_114Turkey Vulture gliding by a bluffhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2008j_66-wm.jpg2008J_66https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2008j_62-wm.jpg2008J_62https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2008j_58-wm.jpg2008J_58Not necessarily the prettiest bird, with its naked head, but a very interesting one2011-06-30T13:17:14+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/28/anatomy-of-a-photo-26-silhouette-on-hot-water-beach-nz/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_8386a-wm.jpgIMG_8386aPreparing to dig into hot springs at the tide line2011-11-03T14:26:54+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/27/anatomy-of-a-photo-29-young-raccoon-feeding-on-the-bay/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_6497-wm.jpg_MG_6497Young raccoon feeding from its hand like paws2012-03-25T00:52:30+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/26/anatomy-of-a-photo-28-great-blue-heron-boats-and-mist-part-ii/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_7494-wm-wm.jpg_MG_7494Great blue heron perched on the bow of a small boat2011-10-12T13:55:54+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/26/anatomy-of-a-photo-27-great-blue-heron-boats-and-mist-part-i/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_7593-wm-wm.jpg_MG_7593Great Blue Heron perched on the boat, but I have approached more closely and opened the aperture widerhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_7377-wm-wm.jpg_MG_7377Great Blue Heron on a boat. I'm using a long lens to be closer to the heron, but also to compress the composition2011-06-26T13:59:38+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/23/anatomy-of-a-photo-24-dogs-eye/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_9985-wm.jpg_MG_9985Eye of the dog2011-06-23T19:24:10+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/23/anatomy-of-a-photo-21-great-blue-heron/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_2248-wm.jpg_MG_2248Great Blue Heron in mating plumage2011-06-23T17:50:28+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/19/anatomy-of-a-photo-20-portrait-of-a-sheep/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_4365a-wm.jpg_MG_4365aSometimes blurred out sheep can say more than if they were tack sharp, especially with a sharp image for contrast2011-06-19T19:07:05+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/18/anatomy-of-a-photo-19-spider-on-a-bedewed-web/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_7792-wm.jpg_MG_7792Spider on a bedewed web2011-06-18T12:27:50+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/17/anatomy-of-a-photo-18-boat-and-fog/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_3287-wm.jpg_MG_3287I exposed more for the sky and the water than the other objects in the image2011-06-17T17:13:54+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/16/surfing-under-the-golden-gate-bridge-an-essay-in-photos/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_5132-wm.jpg_MG_5132https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_5127-wm-wm.jpg_MG_5127https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_5101-wm.jpg_MG_5101https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_5050-wm.jpg_MG_5050https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_4990-wm.jpg_MG_4990https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_4977-wm-wm.jpg_MG_4977https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_4976-wm-wm.jpg_MG_4976https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_4968-wm-wm.jpg_MG_4968https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_4958-wm-wm.jpg_MG_4958https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_4953-wm.jpg_MG_49532011-06-17T14:27:49+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/16/anatomy-of-a-photo-17-horizontal-and-vertical-landscapes-i/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_1325-wm.jpg_MG_1325A simple twist of the camera, and it the photograph has a very different feelhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_1324-wm.jpg_MG_1324Look at the difference in flow between this image and the next2011-06-16T11:44:55+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/15/anatomy-of-a-photo-16-morning-lily-pads/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_0713-wm.jpg_MG_07132011-06-21T12:31:43+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/14/anatomy-of-a-photo-15-frosted-fence/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_3067-wm.jpg_MG_3067Notice the very shallow depth of field2011-06-14T12:38:44+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/12/now-in-italiano/2011-06-13T04:56:58+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/12/anatomy-of-a-photo-13-sunlit-waves/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_0398-wm.jpg_MG_0398Sunlit waves at Dillon Beach2011-06-12T15:59:18+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/10/anatomy-of-a-photo-10-freezing-the-flow-of-water-in-an-image-gull-and-crab-claw/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_1140-wm.jpg_MG_1140Notice how the water streaming down from the crab's leg looks solid? Frozen in time?2011-06-10T17:50:29+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/09/now-en-espanol/2011-06-09T13:39:28+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/08/anatomy-of-a-photo-8-morning-calf-and-fence/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_7004-wm.jpg_MG_7004I really like this picture, but it is not technically perfect2011-06-08T17:36:49+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/07/photo-of-the-day-7-oak-silhouette/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_6985-wm.jpg_MG_69852011-06-07T13:39:35+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/05/30/photo-of-the-day-1-tomales-bay-reflections/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mg_2147-wm.jpg_MG_2147Evening on Tomales Bay2011-06-07T04:26:58+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/05/31/focus-on-the-eyes-photo-of-the-day-2/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mg_4908-wm.jpg_MG_4908Portrait of a child using natural light and a long lens2011-06-06T19:30:04+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/06/photo-of-the-day-6-lizard-portrait/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_9657-wm.jpg_MG_9657Western Fence Lizard (a.k.a. Blue-belly lizard) portrait taken just outside my friend's house2011-06-06T19:26:59+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/27/clammers-a-photo-essay-part-i/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_9157.jpg_MG_9157https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_9154.jpg_MG_9154https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_9120.jpg_MG_9120https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_9119.jpg_MG_9119https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_9118.jpg_MG_9118https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_9114.jpg_MG_9114https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_9113.jpg_MG_9113https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_9109.jpg_MG_9109https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_2359.jpg_MG_2359https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_2357.jpg_MG_23572011-06-06T04:06:59+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/29/photo-essay-clammers-on-tomales-bay-part-ii/2011-06-05T23:08:11+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/05/do-i-need-image-stabilization-in-my-camera-or-lens/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mg_5814-wm.jpg_MG_5814I was on my kayak. The sun had pretty much set. I had only a few brief moments to capture this image. I don't think I could have without built in stabilization.2011-06-05T23:03:52+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/05/10/new-zealands-pied-shag-a-short-video/2011-06-04T13:30:02+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/05/10/new-zealands-red-billed-gull-feeding-on-90-mile-beach/2011-06-04T03:30:20+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/05/16/clown-car-crabs/2011-06-04T03:28:34+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/05/24/dont-let-your-photos-sit-in-your-camera/2011-06-04T03:26:36+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/05/25/use-presets-if-you-have-them-to-switch-between-video-and-still-shooting/2011-06-04T03:25:29+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/05/31/avoid-clutter-in-your-images-now-dont-rely-on-photoshop-later/2011-06-04T03:23:50+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/02/practice-panning-so-that-you-can-get-smooth-crisp-movement/2011-06-04T03:20:58+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/01/using-a-flash-when-photographing-wildlife/2011-06-01T19:15:04+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/06/01/syndication/2011-06-01T15:15:59+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/05/16/new-zealands-oystercatchers-and-shags/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_8980a.jpgIMG_8980ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_8588a.jpgIMG_8588ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_9018a.jpgIMG_9018ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_8981a.jpgIMG_8981ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_8576a.jpgIMG_8576ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_8565a.jpgIMG_8565a2011-05-16T22:39:26+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/05/11/new-zealand-visions-northland-and-back/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_7780a.jpgIMG_7780aA small Kauri Tree. Truly magnificent giants/dwarfs of the forests.https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_7764a.jpgIMG_7764aThe Lord of the forest, one of the largest kauris surviving. Hard to fit it all into a single picture in the middle of foresthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_7668a.jpgIMG_7668aAt low tide at the end of a road leading no place at all, you can walk down the beach to find giant round boulders strewn across the landhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_7646a.jpgIMG_7646aThe White-faced heron, a frequent vision on our travelshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_7642a.jpgIMG_7642aThe White-faced Heron was fishing by walking the many boulders strewn along the beach, hopping from one to the nexthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_7599a.jpgIMG_7599aApparently some stars must be square...https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_7581a.jpgIMG_7581aBarnacles hanging from a log at low tidehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_7446a.jpgIMG_7446aI've never seen such a large hermit crab. Bigger than my fisthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_7388a.jpgIMG_7388aWE've seen more cows than sheep, and apparently they've seen ushttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_7322a.jpgIMG_7322aJuvenile Black-backed Gull at 90 Mile Beach2011-05-11T18:57:19+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/05/07/visiting-new-zealand/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6731a.jpgIMG_6731aThe Weka, one of the endemics here on New Zealand. It is rare on the North Island, but seems to prefer the same campervan parks that we do.https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6697a.jpgIMG_6697ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6633a.jpgIMG_6633aWhite-faced Herons. A fun twist on the ones back home. Smaller too.https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6625a.jpgIMG_6625aLove the Kingfishers. They are everywhere.https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6620a.jpgIMG_6620aSome of my favorites are the Kingfishers. Smaller than I am used to, more green, and iridescent to boot.https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6606a.jpgIMG_6606ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6600a.jpgIMG_6600aShorebirds come in all shapes and sizes around here- even pigeon shapedhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6572a.jpgIMG_6572aOur first and only penguin so far- a Blue- sadly however, it was deadhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6543a.jpgIMG_6543aThe Black-backed Gull. Not quite as ubiquitous as the Red-legged is around these parts, but common enoughhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6541a.jpgIMG_6541aThe Pied Shag. Very exciting for me, as it was my first official "shag" rather than a cormorant2011-05-08T08:45:42+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/05/01/lambs-of-tomales/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_7516.jpgIMG_7516https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mg_6742.jpg_MG_6742https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mg_6719.jpg_MG_6719https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mg_4591a.jpg_MG_4591ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mg_4574a.jpg_MG_4574ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mg_4556a.jpg_MG_4556ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mg_4448.jpg_MG_4448https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_7505.jpgIMG_7505https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mg_4507a.jpg_MG_4507ahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mg_4489.jpg_MG_44892011-05-26T04:58:44+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/26/dont-forget-to-twist-your-camera/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_9920.jpg_MG_9920https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_9912.jpg_MG_9912https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_8275.jpg_MG_8275https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_8269.jpg_MG_8269https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_8219.jpg_MG_8219https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_8214.jpg_MG_8214https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_8211.jpg_MG_8211https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_7821.jpg_MG_7821https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_7814.jpg_MG_7814https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_5607.jpg_MG_56072011-04-28T05:37:33+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/23/why-i-dont-use-photoshop/2013-05-13T07:21:07+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/23/the-weathers-not-so-nice-guess-its-time-to-grab-my-camera/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_7570.jpg_MG_7570The fog shrouds this beach scene in a moody quietness that wouldn't be there on a sunny dayhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5493.jpgIMG_5493I left the foggy coastal area near where I live, and as I reached the leading edge of the fog I encountered an area where the sun and fog danced around each otherhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_0282.jpgIMG_0282After a day of storms the lower clouds began to recede, leaving a very interesting sky that reflected nicelyhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_8420.jpg_MG_8420Without some clouds and haze this picture would not have all the color it does. This image was not manipulatedhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_8131.jpg_MG_8131Fog lifting as the sun rises gives color and dimension to what would be a static image under a blue skyhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_8053.jpg_MG_8053If this picture was not taken in shadows the detail would be lost to the contrast that the sun would have cast it into of shadow and lighthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_7792.jpg_MG_7792I headed out on a foggy morning when the dew was heavy. The even lighting of the fog allows for excellent detail in all areas of the imagehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_7494.jpg_MG_7494Heading out into the fog, I was able to get this image as it began to lift. The fog helps give the picture some moodhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_6554.jpg_MG_6554Again, taking this photograph of a bobcat while everything is in shadow allows for greater detail, because I am not fighting the contrast that sunlight would createhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_6321.jpg_MG_63212011-04-23T22:16:59+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/17/shorebirds-of-tomales-bay-the-marbled-godwit/2011-04-17T20:40:28+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/13/ospreys-catch-of-the-day/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5881.jpgIMG_5881And away we go. Time for some fresh sashimihttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5880.jpgIMG_5880And the osprey has cleared the cormoranthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5879.jpgIMG_5879Look out for that cormorant! Don't let it snatch your fishhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5877.jpgIMG_5877https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5875.jpgIMG_5875https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5874.jpgIMG_5874https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5873.jpgIMG_5873And we have fishhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5872.jpgIMG_5872Almost free of the water. Success?https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5871.jpgIMG_5871Emergencehttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5870.jpgIMG_5870Surfacing, with water streaming from the wings2011-04-14T04:56:39+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/12/shorebirds-of-tomales-bay-scrub-jay-video/2011-04-13T05:25:59+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/11/creating-portraits-animals-and-others/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_0777.jpgIMG_0777There is no eye contact, but a story is being told, one that we all know. Using focus and depth of field, I've played around to turn what is an unsavory task, into a well composed, story and portraithttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_9114.jpg_MG_9114This clam has no face, no expression of its own really, but using depth of field I've focused the audiences attention so firmly on it, that it becomes a portraithttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_2237.jpg_MG_2237This Yellow-billed Loon knows I am there, but I am not threatening it. We are engaged with each other, we've established an understanding of sortshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_2346.jpg_MG_2346Notice how the focus is all on this old man and the clam he's holding in his hands. The background is just seen enough to tell you that he is at the water.2011-04-12T19:04:52+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/09/today-i-sit-that-tomorrow-i-may-venture-out/2011-04-10T02:18:47+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/08/where-to-find-your-best-light-and-rainbows/2011-04-09T03:42:42+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/03/kayaking-tomales-bay-a-map/2013-01-14T16:33:53+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/03/walkabout-to-abbotts-lagoon/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_0497a.jpgIMG_0497aCheckerbloom near the equipment staging areahttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_0484a.jpgIMG_0484aReally big toyshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_0481a.jpgIMG_0481aI'm a guy, what can I say... I like big toyshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_0479a.jpgIMG_0479aThe project cuts through and preserves some beautiful vernal poolshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_0448a.jpgIMG_0448aTracks of a dozer cutting through newly rippled sandhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_0371a.jpgIMG_0371aShowing the Dune Wallflower with some of the equipmenthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_0362a.jpgIMG_0362aJust having fun zooming in on the Wallflowerhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_0331a.jpgIMG_0331aOne of my favorite new flowers- Dune Wallflower2011-04-03T21:48:27+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/04/02/using-long-lenses-for-portrait-photography/https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_60091.jpgIMG_6009Portrait of a young male elkhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_9657.jpg_MG_9657Western Fence Lizard portraithttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_9036.jpg_MG_9036Depth of field can often make or break a portrait, whether it is of people or animalshttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_8329.jpg_MG_8329For me, creating a portrait is all about expression and eye contacthttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_8137.jpg_MG_8137https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_7290.jpg_MG_7290https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_6789.jpg_MG_6789Whether you are taking pictures of animals or people, the candids can be some of the most meanigfulhttps://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_6435.jpg_MG_6435https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_6271.jpg_MG_6271https://galenleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_4908.jpg_MG_49082011-04-02T23:21:37+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/03/30/getting-clarity-by-turning-off-your-focus/2011-03-31T05:07:28+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/03/28/the-shore-is-not-the-horizon/2011-03-28T13:36:29+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.com/2011/03/27/61/2011-03-28T02:39:41+00:00monthlyhttps://galenleeds.comdaily1.02019-10-12T17:37:48+00:00