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Pelican Flock at Dusk

Pelican Flock, Dusk. Point Lobos State Park, California. December 30, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

Golden Hour on Lembert Dome - Tuolumne Meadows

Golden Hour on Lembert Dome - Tuolumne Meadows. Yosemite National Park, California. July 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

I thought that this image of summer might be a nice end of year photograph - not only is it a nice memory of last summer, but it reminds me that the days are now getting [...]

Uncommon Views

A photo from a recent hike at Castle Rock State Park…
Monterey Bay and the Santa Cruz Mountains - Castle Rock State Park. December 2, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
I guess it is fair to say that we are a bit spoiled here in the SF Bay Area when it comes to scenic vistas. (From [...]

Autumn Hiker

A photo from today’s hike at Calero Park:

Autumn Hiker. Calero Hills, California. December 15, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell

Two From the Little Red Tent

I see that photographs of a couple of places with meaning to me have been posted at The Little Red Tent blog.
A photograph of a long-dead Bristlecone pine tree in the White Mountains and the accompanying commentary remind me of what a wonderful and mysterious place the White Mountain Bristlecone pine forest is. High (very [...]

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Whalers Cove

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Whalers Cove. Pescadero, California. December 8, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
I had some business in Santa Cruz this weekend - more accurately, my wife had some business there - so I took the opportunity to spent a few hours driving up the coast on Highway 1.

Hello to Visitors from Two-Heel Drive

My friend Tom shared a post about trail photography this morning that included a link to this site. (Thanks for the link, Tom… :-) A few thoughts…

Welcome to those of you are visiting by way of Tom’s link!
I have to agree with Tom’s basic points about trail photography, especially as they relate to folks who [...]

A Fall Weekend in Yosemite

I had the opportunity to make one last fall color trip to Yosemite this past weekend - and this time I didn’t try to cram the whole trip into a single day.
I left reasonably early on Saturday so that I could be in the Valley shortly after dawn. On the first day I spent a [...]

Oak and Dogwood Leaves and Other Things

As my previous hint suggested, I did another one-day photographic trip yesterday - this one to Yosemite Valley to see autumn colors. Up at 3:15 a.m. and on the road before 4:00 a.m. I arrived at the park entrance at 7:00 a.m., still before sunrise. Since there wasn’t yet enought light to photograph dogwood leaves [...]

But Even When The Aspens Have Dropped All Their Leaves…

… there is still plenty to see.

Piute Crags and North Lake. Sierra Nevada, California. October 7, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
I spent last weekend in the eastern Sierra, photographing some of the last, best aspen color of the 2007 season. However, is some places the color had already gone by the time I arrived, [...]