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Late afternoon leaf-peeping led me to South Lake on the edge of the John Muir Wilderness in the Eastern Sierras.
As the sun was starting to play hide and seek with the clouds, I decided that hiking further onto the Bishops Pass Trail was probably not going to yield much, so I loitered around the trailhead looking for interesting compositions. I like how this wide angle, including Hurd Peak worked out from this vantage.
With several years of la Niña plaguing Southern California, South Lake is extremely low. The cafe and pontoon boat proprietor at Sabrina Lake told me they haven't been able to put boats in South Lake for three years, and this coming winter looks like another dry one. These clouds, despite being a nuisance for photography produced no rain.
From this vantage near the terminus of the Little Horse Trail, the famous Red Rocks of Sedona tower over Chicken point and this broader valley in Coconino National Forest.
On a bright but cloudy day the contrasts of Sedona, the red rocks and the green Ponderosa Pines, the blue skies and billowy white clouds, create a picturesque scene. Why share the image in monochrome then? Because, even without the colors, the richness of the textures tells a story of its own, from the jagged, but rigidly horizontal lines on the carved towers of rock, to the millions of rough edges on the trees and plants, to the stretched thin cotton of the clouds above.
Sedona is a place that defies explanation, it is a cacophony of sensory pleasures that share space and time to evoke wondrous emotion in all those who encounter it first-hand.
Recognition:
Accepted for Display - JAN 2022 Darkroomers Photographic Club, and can be found in the Photographic Arts Building in Balboa Park, San Diego.
I spent a few days in the Eastern Sierras attempting to capture Fall color images.
Hailing from Pennsylvania, I find the shift, overall, to be a bit less captivating than the change in the Northeastern United States, where there exist a wider variety of deciduous trees. That's not to say that fall in the West isn't pretty, it's simply more focused on the Aspens as they turn gold against conifers like Junipers and other pines.
As my trip wound down, I made a last stop at Whitney Portal, the Trailhead for climbing Mount Whitney from the Eastern Sierra. Due west of Lone Pine, I had hoped I might find some remaining vibrant color. Unfortunately, this location was well past its peak, though there were still signs of autumn throughout. I thought this natural leaf catch was a brilliant last stand.
Recognition:
Accepted for Display - NOV 2022 Darkroomers Photographic Club, and can be found in the Photographic Arts Building in Balboa Park, San Diego.
Joseph Hickman was a Utah legislator and early proponent of setting aside the land along the Waterpocket Fold. On July 20, 1925, Wayne (County) Wonderland State Park was dedicated, but the celebration for Hickman was short lived, as he died two days later in a boating accident.
Hickman's brother-in-law and fellow Utah state legislator, Ephraim Porter (port) Pectol, continued lobbying for further protection of the area, and in 1937, Capitol Reef was designated a National Monument, with this feature, then called Broad Arch, renamed in Hickman's honor. The bridge is 125' tall and spans 133', and is a great hike with relatively easy access for all visitors to Capitol Reef National Park.
The high desert of Southern Utah can be unforgiving. Here, along the Hickman Natural Bridge Trail in late Spring, there are few signs of life.
Pectols Pyramid across the Fremont River Canyon is a sandstone formation which dominates the landscape to the south of the Hickman Bridge Trail, but it is the knife-like sharp limbs of the dried out, dead, gnarled juniper in the foreground that rightly dominates this frame.
This land is open to the elements, exposed to extreme temperatures throughout the year, and a place where only the heartiest plants and animals survive. This juniper once fell into that category, but after decades if not centuries of life, it too succumbed to this harsh environment.
Recognition:
Merit Image - MAR 2020 Professional Photographers of San Diego County, Nature/Landscape category
Some will remember that Bullwinkle J Moose was often trying to pull a rabbit out of his hat, to no avail...but he did so with flourish, always proclaiming, "Presto!"
This fellow was just trying to eat some breakfast on a cool spring morning in the Grand Teton National Park, with no squirrels in sight. I came around a bend in Moose Wilson Rd and found a crowd gathered, watching him enjoy his meal. I took the opportunity to park my Jeep and very carefully capture some images of this magnificent specimen as he kept an eye on me.
About 30 minutes after first light, an iconic American sunrise is completed just in time for the local fishermen to head out to work.
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Sometimes in the middle of a long drive you just need to get out of the car and strecth your legs.
It's 8:45 in the evening, and I left Salt Lake City mid-day en route to Thayne, WY for an overnight before rising early to drive to Grand Teton NP the next day. Driving Idaho 34 near the Blackfoot Reservoir in Soda Springs, I decided I needed to get out of my Jeep and take in the cool evening air. The idyllic greens and blues of a clear Spring evening required a capture for posterity.
There is nothing famous or notable about this site, the hills are unnamed, and the crops are just beginning to grow in the field; but, to my eyes, it sure is pretty.
Yosemite, considered by many the best National Park in the United States.
This 14-image composite captures the High Sierra, including Half Dome, Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall from the vista at Glacier Point.
I don't know that I would characterize it as best, though it is magnificent and beyond compare (as are most of the parks). It is amazing how accessible, and how diverse this park is. The High Sierra is stunning and splendid in its grandeur.
If you visit California and stay only on the coasts in one of the big cities (San Diego, LA, or San Francisco), you are missing the best part of California. Come, explore the eastern interior of the state, and catch a glimpse of heaven.
I came across this sedimentary boulder hiking along the Cottonwood Narrows in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument several years ago. Although this is a very arid desert, I'm sure that when rains do come, this slot canyon becomes a torrential river, carving pieces of the canyon wall and then shaping the and honing these large rocks on the canyon floor. I loved the striated patterns of this particular specimen.
Recognition:
Accepted for Display - APR 2022 Darkroomers Photographic Club, San Diego.
The view of Chattanooga, TN from about 1500' above at Point Park on Lookout Mountain at dusk.
The glow from the sunset to the west can be seen on the glossy black surface of the iron cannon wheels.
Point Park is part of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, administered by the National Park Service. From this point, Confederate Troops under the command of General Braxton Bragg beseiged the Union held city of Chattanooga and the Army of the Cumberland led by Maj Gen William Rosecrans until an assault by Maj Gen Joseph Hooker claimed the point for the Union Army.
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As the sun begins makes it's way over the Santa Cruz mountains to the East, contrasting colors begin to make their debut on San Francisco Bay.
My 12-year old daughter felt relatively comfortable that Santa was past this point on Christmas morning. And though, I thought we had moved past that about two years ago, there was still a bit of hope that we might catch a glimpse of the sleigh in the sky.
We've moved away from gifts and toward experiences at the holidays...and, I hope seeing sunrise dawn at the Golden Gate Bridge will be an experience she will one day look back on with great affection.
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Traveling across country in a meandering (but, somewhat structured) way for a period of two months, sometimes I just needed to take a break. This evening was one of those times.
I made my destination in Thayne, WY, from Salt Lake City, UT, with relative ease. I could have pushed farther to Jackson Hole and the Grand Tetons, but I was road weary, and quite frankly, getting a little tired of chasing the optimal sunrises and sunsets after over a month of doing mostly that to this point.
Of course, I still couldn't pass up a beautiful sunset, even if not in the best location. As I walked out of my cabin - the Wolf Den, just across the street (a magnificent place for a stay) - I thought I might catch a couple brief shots of rural America in the Wyoming evening.
A storm gathers near Grayrock Peak preparing to drop an early snow on the fall-colored San Juan Mountains in October 2023.
Located about 30 miles north of Durango, CO, this visage was a key influence in our decision to relocate to Southwestern Colorado from San Diego, California. The fall colors, rugged terrain, and proximity to mountains and the Colorado Plateau were far more interesting to me as a photographer than living in the suburbs of a major coastal city.
The coastline of Maine can be quite unforgiving, hence the numerous lighthouses along its shores. For people on land, however, the coast provides amazing images of unique geologic formations, and a fascinating insight into the heart and soul of Maine.
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The rock formations, scrub brush, cactus, and gnarled pinion pine and juniper trees of the Southwest United States invoke the spirit of the pre-historic continent that we call North America moreso than nearly anywhere else.
There are vast expanses of scant population, and even in tourist areas like Sedona, the nature takes precedence. When I looked at this image in color, it was nice, but when I converted it to monochrome, it drew out that spirit for me.
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Sleepy Port Clyde, Maine will soon awaken to an overcast day. Even the fishermen are slow to join the pre-dawn morning.
This remnant of a broken Joshua Tree appears as a chess piece guarding an approach to the Red Rock trails under a foreboding sky.
Revisited an old favorite. Castle Hill Lighthouse does not disappoint, and is completely underrated in the New England lighthouse inventory.
The Italian 1929 OM 665 SSMM Superba race car. The firm OM, which stands for Officine Meccaniche, was founded in 1899 in Milan. It came into being as a result of the merger of two firms that were active in the production of railway locomotives and rolling stock. OM's involvement with car manufacturing began in 1917 when it purchased the Roberto Zust factory in Brescia. (A Zust 28/45 HP participated in the 1908 New York to Paris Race, won by a Thomas Flyer, and finished third.) Their first car appeared in 1918, and it had a close resemblance to the Zust. The punitive taxation system on Italian manufacturing was based on engine capacity, which dictated the need to get the most power out of 'nominal' engine sizes.
This famous OM factory team car is the supercharged 665 SS MM model with the larger 2.3-liter 6 cylinder engine, finned cylinder heads and dual water manifold pipes. It was driven in its racing debut to first in class and fifth overall in the 1930 Mille Miglia by Aldo Bassi and Carlo Gazzabini. The Mille Miglia was a thousand-mile race first held in December 1926. The event began and finished in Brescia and ran a 'figure of eight' course down to Rome and back. It was won with a 1-2-3 finish by Brescia-based car manufacturer, OM.
The racing events with which these cars competed required four-seater sports touring bodies. It is believed that this car, and others, would have been sent to Milan, where local coachbuilders Carrozzeria Sport modified its existing coachwork or else replaced it with the four-seater lightweight touring bodywork that it needed to be eligible for the race.
This important race car sold at auction in 2014 at auction for just under $2 mil!!!!
OM was taken over by the Fiat Group in 1938 and in the following year passenger car production ceased, and OM became a commercial vehicle and train part manufacturer.
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As we await another disappointing snowfall during a drought winter in southwest Colorado, I thought I might share this image, taken a couple of years ago at Dead Horse State Park in Moab, Utah.
I love the red-rock region, otherwise known as the Colorado Plateau. It is a major reason I moved to my current home. Moab is a mere 2-hour drive from here. In fact, if you zoom in on the right horizon, you can see just the snowcapped 13,232' peak of Hesperus Mountain which is a mere 18 miles northeast of my home.
During this visit to Moab, the region had just experienced a 6" snowfall, leaving the La Sal mountains nicely capped, and a little on the north facing edges of the Shafer Canyon, and rim of Dead Horse Point. The decaying juniper speaks to the normally arid climate, and the faint trace of rabbit tracks shows that despite this being a harsh desert environment, there exists a presence of wildlife throughout.
This weekend in 2026, the southern United States is bracing for a severe storm, while we in Colorado are praying for feet upon feet of snow to alleviate our drought, before our junipers look like this one.
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Common Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster)
Have a fab FriYay and a super weekend everyone.
Though it sounds a pest fly it is valuable in cancer research as an understanding and cure are sought.
The fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is used as a model organism to study disciplines ranging from fundamental genetics to the development of tissues and organs. Drosophila genome is 60% homologous to that of humans, less redundant, and about 75% of the genes responsible for human diseases have homologs in flies (Ugur et al., 2016). These features, together with a brief generation time, low maintenance costs, and the availability of powerful genetic tools, allow the fruit fly to be eligible to study complex pathways relevant in biomedical research, including cancer.
Happy Fly Day Friday!
This was not eligible for Macro Mondays...
I wish I could remember where and when I purchased this little music box... I also have another one with cats and books!
This is probably not the time to spend too long in Shafer Canyon. In July, it's well over 100° Fahrenheit at mid-day along the Potash Road, and there is no respite from the sun. It's amazing how vividly red and orange the canyon walls are, and how that adds to the sensation of heat.
Now part of the Museum of Man in Balboa Park, San Diego, the California Tower was constructed for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition.
Like most of the architecture along El Prado in Balboa Park, this structure is visually captivating because of its hybrid of architectural styles and use of color and carvings to delight onlookers. The setting, among palm trees and along the entrance from the Cabrillo Bridge make this one of the most prominent features of the park, and a great visual memory cue for visitors to San Diego.
The unseasonably warm weather in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States has delayed the peak autumn color change. Despite this, I was able to document some of the change during a trip through Ricketts Glen State Park in rural Pennsylvania, this weekend. Before today this region has had very little rainfall, so the falls are not roaring at their full grandeur, but I was quite pleased with what I was able to capture.
When we first laid eyes on our puppy (a little over a year before this image of her was taken), the color told us immediately that her name must be Sedona. So, when we had a chance to take her there, of course she had to have multiple photo shoots in the region. This is one of the images from along the Oak Creek, after enduring a long 4x4 adventure that she didn't particularly enjoy, she was pleased to relax and take in the view from a stable seated position.
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#399 ⭐ April 13, 2022
Recognition:
Accepted for Display - MAR 2022 Darkroomers Photographic Club, and can be found in the Photographic Arts Building in Balboa Park, San Diego.
As the winter sunset approaches, shadows fall across the Piazza San Marco leaving only the bell tower and the upper portions of the basilica bathed in sunlight. In winter there is a chill in the air and the prospect for flooding throughout the piazza. It is quiet, as the tourists and birds are few during this season. Taken on the 2nd of January, 2018.
A chilly autumn sunrise at 9100'. Lake Sabrina was formed in 1907 when the Nevada California Electric Company dammed Bishop Creek to create hydroelectric power for eastern California.
The Eastern Sierra range is pretty country year-round. In autumn its high density of quaking aspens create a colorful scene for photographers. At first light, however, there is very little color variation, with blues and greys dominating the palette.
Congrats on Explore!
Recognition:
Accepted for Display - APR 2023 by Darkroomers Photographic Club, San Diego, CA
To the people of Central Pennsylvania, the Susquehanna River is the dividing line of the world, seperating the East Shore (Harrisburg and Dauphin County) from the West Shore (rural, small town, PA). This is a look at the capital city Skyline from the West Shore just after sunset.
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I posted this image to the "Macro Mondays Group" for their theme yesterday, and was told it was "removed" due to the fact that it was not "square" (which was one of the requirements') Busy as I am with holiday preparation's - I just got around to checking it out and found that it is the same number of pixels top to bottom, as to side to side. To me that says "square".
I have since "removed" myself from the group. :-)
Love the way the needles on this cactus catch the little bit of sunlight making its way through the thick winter clouds. Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Taken 2 December 2012.
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Miktopia December 2020 Photo Contest
Begins: December 15, 2020
Ends: January 2, 2021
Prizes:
First: $1,000 Lindens
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Rules:
1. No child AVIs.
2. Photos must be taken at Miktopia (SLurl: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Castaway%20Bay/50/231/21 ). There are several spots, with the main sim being done up in winter/holiday decor (beach sim). A teleporter at the main area can take you to different spots. If we can’t tell that it is taken at Miktopia, it will be disqualified.
3. This is an adult sim; adult images are allowed.
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The historic Rutledge Presbyterian Church was constructed circa 1903, on a hill overlooking Highway 11-W in the center of Rutledge, Tennessee, the county seat of Grainger County. It was eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C in the area of Architecture at the local level of significance. The period of significance is the date of construction of the historic church building begins with the establishment of the cemetery in 1864 and continues on into 1903 with the construction of the church. The church building retains a high level of both exterior and interior integrity and serves as a strong example of local craftsmanship as a Folk Victorian church building with Gothic Revival influences. Simplistic ornamentation and design reflect the rural setting and vernacular building traditions, while the overall condition and existence of mostly original materials reflects quality workmanship. As a religious property whose significance derives from its architectural design, it meets Criterion Consideration A. The historically-associated wrap-around cemetery with headstones and funerary statues dating to as early as 1864 also contributes as an integral part of the property and significance.
Information above was taken from the original documents submitted to the National Register of Historic Places and can be viewed here:
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The Rutledge Presbyterian Church was added to the register on July 21, 2015.
Image was taken during my trek to photograph all 95 county courthouses across my home state of Tennessee...now revisiting in order that the courthouses were photographed!
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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Public relations photograph of their new Hiawatha streamline steam locomotive. Can you spot the engineers that don’t have their goggles?
Restored to its original appearance, Hendricks Head Light is located on the point of Southport Island, Maine, on the east side of the mouth of the Sheepscot River.
Built in 1829, the keeper's house succumbed to fire in 1875 and was rebuilt. The station was discontinued in 1933 and sold to private owners; but reestablished and automated in 1951. In 1991, it was again sold and remains privately owned, today.
Camera info: EOS 5D Mk III | EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM | 200 mm | 1/15 | f/22 | iso 100 | no flash
Presumably trying to attract a mate, this grey wagtail was calling from the top of a tree showing off how many insects it had caught ...
A brood of ducklings huddled for about 10 minuteshere on the edge of the Lily Pond in Balboa Park, while I took their picture.
Though they appear still, the huddle was anything but, with several of the ducklings rearranging to get to a more optimal point of warmth. The two nearest me,seemed to move the least. Perhaps I was radiating heat. This was the point when they became most settled in place.