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Low Hanging Fruit: August 2013
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Friday, August 16, 2013. The first field I found with seedlings was just north of Woodland on CR 102, a few minutes past the Costco. Luck was on my side when the skies cooperated and brought some clouds in just as the flowers began to open up. I slid down the rows of the smaller, male flowers and started shooting away. I've shot a lot of landscapes intentionally with this large aperture method and though I didn't plan to shoot this way I like the results. The next night proved to have some better clouds ...
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Low Hanging Fruit: June 2013
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Thursday, June 6, 2013. Our first night in town there was a good lightning show. I'd missed the one big storm that had come thru California a few months back and was excited about this one. But I wanted to stay with Abby for one storm since she had talked about the grumbly rumbly noise episode of her favorite cartoon Guess with Jess. Everyone told me 'It's Missouri, there'll be more thunderstorms.'. The trees I could get close to shore weren't as exciting as I'd hoped. Also there was some kind of new...
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Low Hanging Fruit: February 2012
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Sunday, February 5, 2012. I've complained a lot on this blog about being stuck at work when the skies were shaping up for good sunsets. Thursday Jan. 5 looked like one of those days. But the work schedule can be pretty light in winter and my only assignment that night was a 7 pm basketball game. With the winter sunset at around 5 I figured I had just enough time to make it to the open space in Vacaville. The oak and rectangular boulder to see if the clouds would give me something better. I'm not even a m...
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Low Hanging Fruit: June 2012
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Friday, June 1, 2012. Within minutes the show began with a beautiful curtain of fire sparkles dropping from the bridge to the water. It was an awesome sight to see but with the lights on the bridge off it was almost impossible to capture photographically. Then the real show began. You can see my tall tripod and twin cameras in the bottom right of this photo. I'd been wanting a good hike for a while now and the cold evening air was perfect. And as I slipped past the long lines of cars waiting to get o...
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Low Hanging Fruit: April 2012
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Saturday, April 14, 2012. The few minutes photo adventure. I'll be back in a few minutes.". That's what I told Miranda as I was watching the storm clouds move overhead near sunset. I was in the garage just about to get greasy trying to build up an old bike from left over spare parts. I popped out to peak at the clouds and then thought "You know what, the bike can wait.". So I figured it'd be a quick trip there and back for a similar type shot. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Low Hanging Fruit: Stars of Gold
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Monday, June 3, 2013. Way back when Miranda was volunteering her time at the Marine Mammal center in Sausalito I used to tag along sometimes and do night shooting around the Marin Headlands. I was surprised at how many stars were visible so close to San Francisco. After my first attempt at star trails. I knew I needed to come back and try the star trails around the Golden Gate. I tried once before early last year looking south. I wanted a view of the whole deck of the bridge. So I brought my 9 foot t...
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Low Hanging Fruit: Lunar Eclipse
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Been a while since I've posted here. With an active three year old there's barely enough time to go out and take scenic photos, let alone sit at a computer and write about them. Today is no different but I thought I could throw up some photos from this morning's lunar eclipse while Abby is eating lunch. Already I've had to stop typing twice just this far in because of her calls. But by the time totality was reached the skies were mostly clear. Miranda relaxed in the hammock while...
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Low Hanging Fruit: MO Photos
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Thursday, June 6, 2013. Our first night in town there was a good lightning show. I'd missed the one big storm that had come thru California a few months back and was excited about this one. But I wanted to stay with Abby for one storm since she had talked about the grumbly rumbly noise episode of her favorite cartoon Guess with Jess. Everyone told me 'It's Missouri, there'll be more thunderstorms.'. The trees I could get close to shore weren't as exciting as I'd hoped. Also there was some kind of new...
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Low Hanging Fruit: Holidays in San Francisco
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Monday, January 21, 2013. Holidays in San Francisco. After a few snaps the call came for the last elevator ride down. I was happier now that the light was on and moved down to the Embarcadero to Pier 14. The rain had been a blessing in disguise as it scared off most of the tourists so I had the pier to myself. I started with a single shot with a fisheye on my Canon, corrected in photoshop to fix the distortion. Then tried five photos across the view to stitch together into a panorama. Since it's over an ...
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Low Hanging Fruit: November 2012
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Friday, November 9, 2012. Not wanting to spend too much time away from Mir and Abby I found myself often going out for photos after everyone else has fallen asleep. One place I thought would be good for night photos was the open space in Vacaville. I'd visited several times. In the past few years. Specifically the old dead oak tree looked like a perfect fit for star trails photography. One late night in July I headed down and set up a few cameras for a some different angles of the tree. I also liked the ...
