Fresno, CA - Black & White
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Fresno, Ca.
The sign said, "Pickup." So I tried the best line I could think of. "Hey babe, do you ever go against the grain?" She seemed unmoved. So I moved on.
Fresno, Ca.
I post this to dispel once and for all time the notion that I don't like wildlife photography.
On the way back into Fresno I knew that I was going to get pretty good color in the sky, but I was running late and didn't have a location picked out. I was driving through near Kings River and stopped as soon as I saw the sun. It was just about to go below the horizon, so I pulled out the tripod and set up in about one minute. I was able to frame this shot and get a pretty nice sunset.
Backyard non sequitur.
Wandering through Fresno, California I happened upon this scene. The horseman at left appears to be a depiction (prototype?) of David of Sassoon who is an Armenian folk hero. The figure lurking in the shadows at right turns out to be President John F. Kennedy.
I posted an earlier view of this, but I also like this one. For years I've taken my kids up to Jack Ass Meadows and there is a dome up there that we used as a landmark to show when we were close to the campground. I always called it the Fresno Half Dome. Then I found out that this is really the Fresno Dome and felt a little bit like a dummy. I found out that the other dome is called Bear Dome. Oops. Here is a link to a picture of Bear Dome: www.flickr.com/photos/35900399@N07/18070629039/in/photoli...
If you get in the Bass Lake area, I like to explore the scenic byway. Road 632 off of Highway 41 goes miles back into the high Sierra and has a lot of views that are worthy of taking pictures. This was taken from the Kelty Campground. Definitely a worthy place to explore.
I took a drive out through the foothills around Fresno and looped around to Pine Flat Reservoir on the way back to town. I didn't see may poppies like I was hoping for, but there were a few areas full of flowers like this shot. The sky became darker as I got near the Sierras, but the clouds were pretty awesome. There was still a lot of water coming down from the higher elevations in the creeks in this area. Last year at this time, the creeks were dry. Made for a nice drive.
Heading for the desert, we stopped in at a park in Fresno, CA. Got some great shots of Wood Ducks and a Japanese Garden. Really fun find!
I went out for a drive into the Fresno foothills looking to see if the wild flowers had started blooming yet. A few areas had blooms but there wasn't too much color yet. I was shooting across the street from the this location and almost missed this shot. We had a big rain come through on Friday and there was still a nice water pool in this farm. I went over hoping to get a nice reflection off of the pool. It pays to check out what is behind you sometimes.