These are my stories. Some may be new, some may be old, but I hope you will find them all interesting.
Be sure to read Part I of my Thirty Years of Photography series covering 1989 – 2000. In 2000 all of my film photo gear was was stolen from the back of my computer store. This was a tragedy for me photographically and I didn’t get a new camera for …
New photos for July are from San Jose, the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, and the Elkhorn Slough Estuarine Reserve near Moss Landing. Soviet 7K-OK descent module at Chabot Space and Science Center Ground Squirrel at Elkhorn Slough Estuarine Reserve Wedding at Five Wounds Church in San Jose, …
It’s hard to believe that it’s been thirty years since I got my first camera. Things sure have changed a lot since then, more so because thirty years ago I was using a thirty year old camera! My photographic skill was far from honed, so you’ll see pictures here that …
June 16 was Nature Photography Day as proclaimed by the North American Nature Photography Association. This Blue-Eyed Darner dragonfly was at Laguna Lake, a small community lake in San Luis Obispo. Above : A White Pelican at Oso Flaco Lake, an unexpected zone of peace and quiet on the edge …
“Inflexible” – Digital Artwork from an MRI scan. I started with a CD of dozens of 460x460px images of various angles and slices of head. 420×460 isn’t enough resolution for a greeting card, let alone a four-foot canvas print. These images would have to be enlarged, and enlarged a lot. …
“One-Way Conversation” – Digital Artwork from an MRI Scan. This is one of my few attempts at digital artwork. In 2016 I had the opportunity to gain access to a complete series of MRI scans of a human head. The more I played with the the images in the MRI …
The latest uploads to my online store span all the way from May of 2006 to May of 2019. Every once in a while I dig through old photos that I’ve taken over the years, photos that went unnoticed at the time, or that I figured I might want to …
It was the early 1990s and I was visiting Long Island, New York. I was at the shoreline looking enjoying the views of the harbor when I caught sight of this powerboat jumping waves. I shot photos as it circled the harbor a dozen or so times, leaping out of …
The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 came and went in about two minutes at any given place along the path of totality, which stretched from Oregon to South Carolina. In January we decided to do the insane – drive hundreds of miles for a two minute event, then drive …
Shell Creek Road off of Highway 58 east of Santa Margarita can almost always be counted on for a good show of wildflowers. I took a drive out on Saturday, March 30th and was not disappointed. This video showing the abundance of flowers (and people) on Shell Creek Road was …
Using Brainy Lantern’s slingShot Brainy Lantern’s slingShot is an excellent remote control tool for your DSLR. I use it on an Android, but they also make an IOS version for your iPad or iPhone. Both versions support WiFi cameras such as my D7200 and the Android version also supports connecting …
Bags My Standard Walkaround Set I usually cary a lot of stuff. Some might say too much, but when I travel I want to be ready for anything. Sometimes, if I know I will not need a lens longer than 140mm, I might leave the big lens behind. I don’t …
