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The colors of blue hour following sunset at Imperial Beach Pier.
The southernmost city in California, IB is tucked between San Diego and Tijuana making it an interesting crossroads of people, entertainment, and culture. And, in my humble opinion, a great spot for photographs.
I just posted the monochrome version of this image, which I think better captures tone and texture. That said, I am not at all disappointed in the color version of this image, which to me gives a better sense of the feeling of standing on the beach on a cool winter evening.
There are no people, only the gentle sounds of the ocean alpping against the rocks, and the warm glow of the sun just over the horizon, as it continues to illuminate the clouds above.
There's such a satisfying feeling as a photographer, when you reach a location before sunrise, when everything is still dark and deep hues of blue and grey, and the first light of the sun begins to illuminate the world in front of your lens.
Standing in the depths of Zion Canyon on a blustery winter morning, my eyes tearing from the sub-freezing gusts, the anticipation is palpable. When the first hint of light starts to warm the Towers and Temple of the Virgin under a still deep blue sky, it is truly one of the Creator's great ceremonies.
Recognition:
Merit Image - 2022 Professional Photographers of California (PPC), Landscape category
Best in Class - MAR 2021 Professional Photographers of San Diego County (PPSDC), Nature/Landscape category
Mid-day is the only time you can visit the Cabrillo tidepools without a special permit. The lighting is harsh in the summer, so this monochrome image focuses more on the textures of the rocks and waves in the intertidal zone.
Cabrillo National Monument is a small NPS managed unit that honors the landing of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, the leader of the first European expedition to explore the west coast of what would become the United States, in 1542. Cabrillo landed here and claimed the land for Spain, calling it San Miguel. Cabrillo died before his expedition returned to its base in Mexico, and a subsequent expedition, led by Sebastian Vizcaino 60 years later, renamed the port 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.
With the recent release of Top Gun: Maverick I wanted to go back and review some of the images I took while assigned to USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) in the late-2000s. One of the highlights of our deployments was the returning home air show that the air wing would perform for the crew out in the middle of the ocean.
I've seen the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds perform many times, and while their aircraft may look really nice with the performance team paint jobs, seeing your coworkers and friends pull out all the stops to put their aircraft through their paces and demonstrate what they and their craft are capable of is pretty impressive.
At sunrise, with the light shining through the windows to the East, the shade patterns - along with the natural vegetation - created this rainbow-style image at the Turret Arch. This was among the last images I took at this location, and consider myself very fortunate to have captured it before moving on. 4 July 2014 at Arches National Park, Moab, Utah, USA.
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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.
I like the sign that said "Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places" not actually on the register
Remember back before the pandemic, when people would gather in throngs over the transition from Winter to Spring?
As America struggles to get our population to work together to defeat the spread of COVID, I look back fondly on what seem like quaint times. Influenza was taking tens of thousands of people each year for 100 years, but people came to accept it as a fait accompli. Now, after nearly a year of with nearly zero influenza cases, we know that wearing masks in public, washing hands frequently, and keeping apart from one another when we feel "under the weather" is a wise idea.
We're not out of the woods, yet. There's still a way to go, in terms of vaccinations (I received my first, today) and getting people to comply with basic health and sanitation protocols on their own, but I am hopeful that we are heading in the right direction, and that this sight will not be relegated to the history books.
The Colorado Plateau is, to my eye, the most fascinating place on the planet. In addition to the stunning geologic formations and the vibrant colors among the rock strata, the higher elevations lead to dramatic weather patterns and atmospheric conditions that combine with the desert vegetation to create an utterly unique landscape.
Standing mere yards away from Grosvenor Arch in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on New Years Day, a recent snowfall is followed by a confused weather pattern that brought gusty, freezing winds from the north and east competing with higher clouds and more precipitation from the west. For a few hours, at least, there was a clearing at ground level, enabling me to catch a few images.
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Zabriskie Point in Death Valley could never be confused for a Norse setting, but the skies on this cold, dramatic December morning seemed as though they were put together by a Wagner opera set designer.
Much of the year, the skies above Death Valley are clear and crisp with little to no humidity, but that changes in winter. It is not uncommon for the Badwater Basin to receive its only rain of the year in a few short days during the winter. This year was no exception, and though it did not ultimately rain on this day, the skies were filled with heavy clouds and fantastic brooding colors as the sun began it's climb, shining through each layer individually, to reach the apex of the sky.
The scene: Lower Falls of McCloud River.
The location: approximately 10 miles east of Mt Shasta in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
The time: Last day of Autumn, 2018.
The story: We took a California road trip vacation over our kids' holiday break from school. After a few days in Death Valley NP, we ventured north past the Sierras into the Cascades, spending a night at the base of Mount Shasta before making our way to the northern coast to enjoy the Redwoods. Our brief stop in Shasta, found us in cold, damp, windy, rainy weather, with temperatures hovering just above freezing, and no clear skies to be found after sunrise.
In an attempt to squeeze something out of the day, we ventured back along our previous night's path to find the McCloud River Falls. It was hard to get good angles on the Upper and Middle Falls, with the conditions being what they were, but I think we came at a great time to capture the Lower Falls, seen here. Often the river flows so heavy that the rocks in the center of the cut are completely submerged, but on this day, I saw a good contrast of color in the water, trees, and leaves, and I felt the rocks helped the flowing water pop in this image.
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The trail around the Bubble Rock Overlook in Acadia National Park is short but fairly steep from either approach. At the south end of the granite outcropping on South Bubble is this view of Jordan Pond and the Atlantic Ocean beyond.
Once a playground of the elites, Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park have become a popular tourist destination with people seeking "the first sunrise on America"; from Cadillac Mountain, and the pleasant hiking and bicycling along the carriage roads constructed by John D. Rockefeller. The pink granite, spectacular views, and pleasant summer weather make Acadia a worthwhile visit for anyone wishing to get away from the hustle and bustle of the urban world.
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Despite the fact that no less an expert than Josiah Whitney, chief of the California Geologic Survey (1860-1874), and namesake of the highest peak in the continental United States, pronounced this peak as perfectly inaccessible, Half Dome has become one of the most popular hikes and climbs in the United States.
The single most iconic feature in Yosemite National Park, rising nearly 4800' above the floor of Yosemite Valley, the reality of Half-Dome is that it is not a round dome that has been sheared, but rather an arête (or part of a narrow rock ridge separating two valleys).
The Ahwahnechee pinhabitants of Yosemite valley called the mountain, Tis-sa-ack, meaning cleft rock. There are many legends surrounding this name, but suffice it to say the grandeur of this place supplants them all.
Because it is so iconic, Half Dome is the subject of millions of pictures (hundreds in my catalogue), this is one taken on a summer day from Glacier Point that I felt looked best in monochrome.
Beautiful isn't it?
I read an article which indicated this is the second most photographed spot in Yellowstone.
It is, of course, the Lower Falls, envisaged from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. There are more famous and larger falls in the United States (see Niagara Falls), and a far more famous Grand Canyon. There are more colorful locations within Yellowstone (see Grand Prismatic Spring), and more popular (see Old Faithful Geyser). And yet, there is magnificence; if you had only seen this spot in your travels to Yellowstone, you would come away in awe.
In 1870, an expedition led by Henry Washburn, Surveyor-General of Montana, toured the area that would 2-years later become Yellowstone National Park. Nathaniel Pitt Langford, a member of the expedition, wrote of his experience a few hundred yards from this view, "The place where I obtained the best and most terrible view of the canyon was a narrow projecting point situated two to three miles below the lower fall. Standing there or rather lying there for greater safety, I thought how utterly impossible it would be to describe to another the sensations inspired by such a presence. As I took in the scene, I realized my own littleness, my helplessness, my dread exposure to destruction, my inability to cope with or even comprehend the might architecture of nature."
Visit Yellowstone. See for yourself.
Recognition:
Accepted for Display - DEC 2022 Darkroomers Photographic Club, and can be found in the Photographic Arts Building in Balboa Park, San Diego.
Emerald Lake is a magnificent glacial lake at the base of Flattop Mountain and Hallett Peak. Still chilly in June, the hike was obscured in some places by snow and ice.
A moderate 3.8 mile round trip hike, the elevation at the Bear Lake trailhead is 9,500' and this point is approximately 10,100'. For those not acclimated to the elevation, it will take about 4-5 hours to hike the trail, take pictures, and enjoy the scenery. Take plenty of water, some snacks, and wear layers.
This image is a composite of nine photographs, capturing the natural green color of the water, as well as the late afternoon sun behind the clouds. If you get a chance to visit Rocky Mountain National Park, I highly recommend this hike!
Believe it or not, about 50 years ago, this was a bustling mining location with over a dozen large buildings and a lake between this vantage and Emery Peak to the south.
However, on Sunday June 8, 1978, a stoke below Lake Emma collapsed and the lake drained completely into the Sunnyside Mine. Fortunately, there were no miners woking on Sunday. However, the millions of gallons of water destroyed the mine and created a toxic runoff in the Animas River that flows through Silverton and Durango. This region has a number of abadoned gold and silver mines, and there are legitimate concerns about the toxic impacts of the byproducts to those operations that remain, today.
It's somewhat difficult to believe that this beautiful vista in the heart of the tallest San Juan mountains has such a dubious history. When the Sunnyside mine eventually closed in 1991, it was the last big mining operation in the region and took a large economic toll in terms of jobs from San Juan County.
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Fall River in Rocky Mountain NP, Colorado is a beautiful place to visit in Spring.
Of course, Spring at this elevation comes a bit later than the vernal equinox. If one were to visit in March, it's unlikely you would be able to get anywhere near this part of the river, just downstream from Chasm Falls, as the snow would still be pretty deep, and the road impassable.
It's spectacular, with ideal hiking weather in early June!
When we arrived at Sunset Cliffs, there were a couple dozen surfers in the water, despite there being very little wave height in the open (away from the rocks along the shore). It was a breezy evening, and somewhat brisk, owing to only being late April.
In truth, I had little hope for good imagery on this evening as the humidity hanging around San Diego in this El Niño year, kept the marine layer close to shore all through winter and early spring. The locals then are well aware that May Gray is close at hand only to be followed by June Gloom, during which most of the coastal region of San Diego county sees little sun and cool temperatures each year because of the persistent marine layer.
This, then, was a blessing of clear skies and moderately warm temperatures.
There is a Joshua Tree forest located in the Lost Horse Valley of Mojave Desert, just north of the Little San Bernardino Mountains, which is, of course, smack dab in the middle of Joshua Tree National Park.
These plants, which are the species Yucca brevifolia, grow tall (up to approximately 50'), quickly for a desert environment, and have deep root systems, that reach up to 36' in search of water in their native desert climates. Since they are not truly trees, they don't have growth rings in their trunks, rather thousands of small fibers, making it difficult to determine their age. It is thought that some survive a thousand years.
Most of the places we explored throughout Joshua Tree NP had relatively spartan populations of the namesake trees; but along the road to Keys View, and the Queen Valley Road, there are forests of the trees, which our children find amazingly like the truffala trees imagined by Dr. Seuss.
This remnant of a broken Joshua Tree appears as a chess piece guarding an approach to the Red Rock trails under a foreboding sky.
Pemaquid Point is one of the most popular lighthouses in Maine.
Its keeper from 1869-1873, Marcus A. Hanna, is the only man ever awarded both highest military and civilian decorations for heroism presented by the United States, the Medal of Honor and the Gold Lifesaving Medal. He earned the former at Port Hudson, Louisiana during the Civil War in 1863, as a sergeant in the 50th Massachusetts Infantry, and the latter in 1885, while serving as head light keeper at Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
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Along the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier NP, there are several pull-outs near Lake McDonald on the way to the Trail of the Cedars Nature Trail.
One such pull-out has a nice boardwalk overlook of McDonald Creek just below McDonald Falls. Since the road was not open past the Trail of the Cedars, and my accommodations were in Hungry Horse (on the western side of the park), I made a number of late evening stops in the rain to see what I could see.
I found this to be a particularly attractive location with deep green colors and rushing water in the late Spring.
Mexican Hat Rock, located along the west bank of the San Juan River in southeastern Utah. A unique balanced rock formation, the sombrero is deceptively large at over 60' in diameter and 12' in height, on a pedestal 300' above its surroundings.
Across the river, the Raplee Ridge is decorated in a zig zag pattern of flatirons much like a Navajo blanket in grey and maroon.
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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!
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.
Shooting a little action at Barona Drags, this car and its owner were having a tough day. Three times to the line, it failed each time. The last time, the gentleman (I presume to be the owner) just walked off in disgust as the car slowly started its way down the track.
Recognition:
Accepted for Display - JAN 24, Darkroomers Photographic Club, San Diego
First outing (I believe) for this Jaguar E-Type, one of six recently built by Jaguar Heritage using the original run of chassis numbers, and sold for approximately £1.2 million each.
Finished in a stunning shade of blue, the car looked fantastic in the paddock and on track. While some question the legitimacy of these cars being eligible to race, the way these continuation models were built, and with the price of the original cars now at £7 million, this may be the only option if you want to see these kind of cars race nowadays.
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Here in Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, we found several caves in the shale hills that offered a different view than that typically offered in photographs of this region. This particular cave had a Southwest entrance and went about 30' to the North before opening to a large room, with some small access crevices to other caves. Since we visited in the early evening, I sat toward the end of the passage near the large room and focused back toward the entrance to capture the last vestiges of afternoon light flooding the entrance.
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Located in Elkhart, Illinois. the Gillett Memorial Arch is a closed-spandrel deck arch bridge that was commissioned by former Illinois First Lady Emma Gillett Oglesby in 1915 as a memorial to her brother. The bridge serves as a link between the family cemetery and the grounds of the historic estate.
After its inclusion in Landmarks Illinois’ Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois list in 2005, the bridge and the adjacent cemetery and chapel were determined eligible by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPA) for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. This process is on-going.
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The Potash Road in Moab, Utah, is a great trek from the town of Moab, past "Wall Street", home to hundreds of ancient petroglyphs, the colorful Texas Gulf Potash Mine Pond, then just south of Dead Horse Point State Park it skirts along the edge of this canyon cut by the Colorado River before leading into the Island in the Sky section of Canyonlands National Park. While most of the road is accessible to most cars (not recommended), there are segments where a 4x4 is absolutely required. I was blown away by the amazingly textured clouds on this almost clear sky day.
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. :-)
One of the bells for which the campanile serves as home. You can see that the bell mounts have to account for the lean of the tower, with one side of the arch notched lower than the other, and the arch carved out to accommodate the mouth of the bell.
It is amazing to me that, although the tower started to lean early in construction, there was never any consideration of halting, correcting, or starting anew....they simply finished the construction with the lean, and accommodated to achieve the function of being an operable bell tower.
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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.
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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.
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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?