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Title
Inner Earth
Description
A closeup look at some of the cracked earth of a dry lake at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area.
Details
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 15-35 f2.8@15mm, f11@1/6th sec, ISO 100, Polarizer
Taken
2022-03-28
Location
Lakeview, CA
Keywords
spring
,
grass
,
cracked earth
,
ground
,
dry lake
,
sunset
,
hills
,
clouds
,
san jacinto wildlife area
,
green
,
california
,
landscape
,
gray
Title
Cycle of Seasons
Description
A stream runs through a dry lake in the San Jacinto Wildlife Area in Lakeview, CA.
Details
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 15-35 f2.8@15mm, f11@1/5th sec, ISO 100, Polarizer
Taken
2022-03-28
Location
Lakeview, CA
Keywords
spring
,
grass
,
cracked earth
,
ground
,
dry lake
,
sunset
,
hills
,
clouds
,
san jacinto wildlife area
,
green
,
california
,
landscape
,
gray
,
green
Title
Inner Earth II
Description
Another closeup of the cracked earth of a dry lake at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area.
Details
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 15-35 f2.8@15mm, f11@1/3rd sec, ISO 100, Polarizer
Taken
2022-03-28
Location
Lakeview, CA
Keywords
spring
,
grass
,
cracked earth
,
ground
,
dry lake
,
hills
,
clouds
,
san jacinto wildlife area
,
california
,
landscape
,
gray
Title
Cracked Up II
Description
The cracked earth of a dry lake in the San Jacinto Wildlife Area in Lakeview, CA.
Details
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 15-35 f2.8@16mm, f11@1/10th sec, ISO 400, Polarizer
Taken
2021-04-26
Location
Lakeview, CA
Keywords
spring
,
grass
,
cracked earth
,
ground
,
dry lake
,
sunset
,
hills
,
clouds
,
san jacinto wildlife area
,
green
,
california
,
landscape
,
gray
,
green
Title
Underworld III
Description
Spring Grass growing on the cracked earth of a dry lake in the San Jacinto Wildlife Area in Lakeview, CA.
Details
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 15-35 f2.8@16mm, f11@1/13th sec, ISO 400, Polarizer
Taken
2021-04-26
Location
Lakeview, CA
Keywords
spring
,
grass
,
cracked earth
,
ground
,
dry lake
,
sunset
,
hills
,
clouds
,
san jacinto wildlife area
,
green
,
california
,
landscape
,
gray
,
green
Title
Underworld IV
Description
The last light from a dry lake in the San Jacinto Wildlife Are in Lakeview, CA.
Details
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 15-35 f2.8@15mm, f11@1/5th sec, ISO 400, Polarizer
Taken
2021-04-26
Location
Lakeview, CA
Keywords
spring
,
grass
,
cracked earth
,
ground
,
dry lake
,
sunset
,
hills
,
clouds
,
san jacinto wildlife area
,
green
,
california
,
landscape
,
green
Title
Cycles of Spring II
Description
A field of spring grass growing on one of the dry lakes in the San Jacinto Wildlife Area in Lakeview, CA.
Details
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 15-35 f2.8@15mm, f8@1/20th sec, ISO 100, Polarizer
Taken
2021-04-26
Location
Lakeview, CA
Keywords
spring
,
grass
,
cracked earth
,
ground
,
dry lake
,
sunset
,
hills
,
clouds
,
san jacinto wildlife area
,
green
,
california
,
landscape
,
gray
,
green
Title
Moon Tree
Description
The full moon and old tree as a backdrop for the cracked earth of a dried out pond.
Details
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 15-35 f2.8@22mm, f8@1/120th sec, ISO 400, Polarizer
Taken
2021-04-25
Location
Lakeview, CA
Keywords
tree
,
earth
,
cracked earth
,
cracks
,
ground
,
moon
,
clouds
,
dusk
,
san jacinto wildlife area
,
blue
,
california
,
landscape
,
gray
Title
Purple Daisy Drops
Description
Some water drop refraction experiments #7. A purple daisy in the background reflecting in carefully placed water drops. Inspired by
Don Komarechka
.
Details
Canon EOS R5, Canon 100mm f/2.8L IS Macro @100mm, Extension tubes, f4.0@1/2 sec, ISO 320
Taken
2021-04-17
Location
N/A
Keywords
macro
,
close-up
,
water
,
water drops
,
drops
,
refraction
,
reflection
,
studio
,
still
,
still life
,
abstract
,
minimalist
,
purple
,
magenta
Title
Green Drops with Yellow Background
Description
Some water drop refraction experiments #5.
Details
Canon EOS R5, Canon 100mm f/2.8L IS Macro @100mm, Extension tubes, f5.6@1/2 sec, ISO 100
Taken
2021-04-13
Location
N/A
Keywords
macro
,
close-up
,
water
,
water drops
,
drops
,
refraction
,
reflection
,
studio
,
still
,
still life
,
abstract
,
minimalist
,
yellow
,
green
Title
Tacoma Sunset II
Description
A telephoto shot of my Tacoma with the Trona Pinnacles standing in the background.
Details
Sony A7R3, Canon 24-105 f4@75mm, f11@1/30th sec, ISO 100,, ISO 50, B+W XS-Pro Kaesemann HTC Polarizer
Taken
2020-06-24
Location
Trona, CA
Keywords
pinnacles
,
trona
,
trona pinnacles
,
truck. toyota
,
tacoma
,
rocks
,
desert
,
ridgecrest
,
sunset
,
dusk
,
clouds
,
telephoto
,
yellow
,
brown
,
california
,
landscape
Title
Tioga Summer
Description
A shot of Tioga Lake with an approaching storm in the background.
Details
Sony A7R3, Sony 16-35 f2.8GM@16mm, f11@1/10th sec, ISO 50, Polarizer
Taken
2020-06-23
Location
Tioga Pass, CA
Keywords
tioga lake
,
lake
,
eastern sierras
,
mountains
,
storm
,
california
,
landscape
Title
Mountain Meadow
Description
A log resting in a pond makes for a nice foreground for a reflecting Mammoth Peak.
Details
Sony A7R3, Sony 16-35 f2.8GM@16mm, f11@1/2 sec, ISO 100, Polarizer,
Taken
2020-06-23
Location
Dana Meadows, CA
Keywords
tioga pass
,
yosemite
,
yosemite national park
,
dana meadows
,
pond
,
lake
,
mountain
,
reflection
,
mammoth peak
,
eastern sierras
Title
Southern Delight III
Description
The low tide allowed me to use these rocks as foregrounds in this shot of San Diego from Centennial Park on Coronado Island, CA.
Details
Sony A7R3, Sony 16-35 @16mm, f11@2 sec, ISO 200, Polarizer
Taken
2019-11-18
Location
San Diego, California, United States
Keywords
san diego
,
city
,
cityscape
,
sunset
,
clouds
,
rocks
,
beach
,
coronado island
,
centennial park
,
california
Title
Spring Chapel III
Description
The Redlands University Chapel with a snowy San Bernardino mountain range in the background. The last time we had this much snow in Southern California was in 2013.
Details
Sony A7R3, Canon 70-200 f4@200mm, f16@1/13th sec, ISO 200, Polarizer
Taken
2019-02-21
Location
Redlands, CA
Keywords
chapel
,
church
,
college
,
university
,
redlands
,
redlands university
,
park
,
clock
,
lawn
,
trees
,
mountains
,
snow
Title
Meadow River I
Description
I used some of these rocks that line the edge of the Tuolumne River as a foreground for Lembert Dome.
Details
Sony A7R3, Sony 16-35 f2.8@16mm, f11@1.3 sec. Polarizer, Singh-Ray 3-stop hard grad.
Taken
2018-10-10
Location
Tuolumne Meadows, CA
Keywords
tuolumne meadows
,
tuolumne river
,
fall
,
autumn
,
lembert dome
,
clouds
,
reflection
,
yosemite
,
brown
,
california
,
landscape
Title
Trona Red
Description
Just a tele shot of some Trona tufa with some of the desert mountains in the background.
Details
Canon 5D mkIII, Canon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II f14@300mm, ISO 50, B+W XS-Pro Kaesemann HTC Polarizer
Taken
2018-08-06
Location
Trona, CA
Keywords
trona
,
trona pinnacles
,
tufa
,
telephoto
,
sunset
,
desert
,
rock formations
,
red
,
pink
,
california
,
landscape
Title
Trillium Duck Dance
Description
A couple of ducks making waves on Trillium Lake with Oregon's Mt. Hood in the background.
Details
Canon 5D mkIII, Canon 17-40 f4@17mm, f13@1/10th sec, ISO 320, B+W XS-Pro Kaesemann HTC Polarizer
Taken
2018-06-18
Location
Clackamas, OR
Keywords
lake
,
trillium lake
,
oregon
,
mountain
,
mt hood
,
mount hood
,
ducks
,
summer
,
pacific northwest
,
landscape
Title
Autumn Grass
Description
A cushion of autumn grass lays at the foreground of a pond reflecting Mammoth Peak.
Details
Canon 5D mkIII, Canon 17-40 f4@17mm, f11@1/6th sec, ISO 100, B+W XS-Pro Kaesemann HTC Polarizer
Taken
2017-10-17
Location
Dana Meadows, CA
Keywords
mammoth peak
,
mountain
,
lake
,
pond
,
clouds
,
dana meadows
,
autumn
,
fall
,
yosemite
,
reflection
,
brown
,
blue
,
california
,
landscape
Title
Tree of the Night
Description
This is a tree at the Salton Sea's Red Hill Marina near Calipatria, CA. I cloned out all the geothermal plants nearby and composited a milky way shot taken a half hour later into the background. Not sure if it works or not.
Details
Canon 5D Mark III, Rokinon 24mm f/1.4, f1.4@5sec, ISO 800
Taken
2015-09-05
Location
Calipatria, CA
Keywords
tree
,
dark
,
night
,
stars
,
milky way
,
salton sea
,
mood
,
red hill marina
,
niland
,
estelle
,
calipatria
,
led
,
lights
,
composite
,
california
,
landscape
Title
Tuolumne Summer
Description
A shot of the Tuolumne River in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, CA. That's Lembert Dome in the background.
Details
Canon 5D mkIII, Canon 17-40 f4@17mm, f11@1/6th sec, ISO 100, Polarizer, Singh-Ray 3-stop Hard
Taken
2015-06-30
Location
Tuolumne Meadows, CA
Keywords
tuolumne
,
tuolumne meadows
,
tuolumne river
,
river
,
yosemite
,
lembert dome
,
rocks
,
clouds
,
summer
,
californa
Title
Mt. Dana Pond
Description
A shot of the pond I shoot every time I visit the Eastern Sierras. That's Mt. Dana in the background.
Details
Canon 5D mkIII, Canon 17-40 f4@17mm, f11@1/20th sec, ISO 100, Polarizer, Singh-Ray 4-stop Soft
Taken
2015-06-30
Location
Dana Meadows, CA
Keywords
lake
,
pond
,
reflection
,
mountain
,
forest
,
mount dana
,
yosemite
,
dana meadows
,
eastern sierras
,
california
Title
Dana Meadows Pond
Description
A summer shot of a pond in Yosemite's Dana Meadows with Mammoth Peak in the background.
Details
Canon 5D mkIII, Canon 17-40 f4@17mm, f6.3@1/30th sec, ISO 100, Polarizer, Singh-Ray 3-stop Hard
Taken
2015-06-30
Location
Dana Meadows, CA
Keywords
mountain
,
pond
,
lake
,
grass
,
dana meadows
,
yosemite
,
yosemite national park
,
mamoth peak
,
eastern sierras
,
green
,
california
Title
Sacred
Ground
Description
A monument of sorts stands in the Nuevo, CA desert.
Details
Canon 5D mkIII, Canon 17-40 f4@17mm, f14@57 sec, ISO 125, ndx400
Taken
2014-03-01
Location
Nuevo, CA
Keywords
field
,
farm
,
nuevo
,
cross
,
hill
,
mountain
,
clouds
,
mood
,
ndx400
,
long exposure
,
california
,
landscape
Title
Limekiln Beach
Description
A sun star shot from Limekiln State Campground near Big Sur on the central California coast.
Details
Canon 5D mkIII, Canon 17-40 f4@17mm, f11@1/40th sec, ISO 50, Polarizer
Taken
2013-12-26
Location
Limekiln State Park, CA
Keywords
beach
,
coast
,
rocks
,
limekiln
,
limekiln state park
,
sun
,
sunstar
,
silhoutte
,
ocean
,
big sur
,
california
,
seascape
Title
Layers of the Ages I
Description
Taken at Valley of Fire State Park, NV. The clouds were great most of the day and made for a nice sunset. All I had to do was find something to use as a foreground.
Details
Canon 5D MkII, Canon 17-40 f/4L @17mm, f16@1/15th sec, ISO 200, Polarizer
Taken
2013-04-04
Location
Valley of Fire, NV
Keywords
valley of fire
,
vof
,
nevada
,
desert
,
sandstone
,
rocks
,
clouds
,
layers
,
orange
,
sunset
,
landscape
Title
Underworld
Description
An up-close landscape shot at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area which I always try to shoot in spring. For this shot I went really low, about a foot off the
ground
, to get the detail of this cracked earth landscape.
Details
Canon 5D MkII, Canon 17-40 f/4L @17mm, f13@1/6th sec, ISO 100
Taken
2013-03-31
Location
Lakeview, CA
Keywords
san jacinto wildlife area
,
earth
,
cracked earth
,
perspective
,
storm
,
clouds
,
desert
,
drought
,
focus blend
,
brown
,
landscape
,
california
Title
Summer Storm II
Description
I saw these storm clouds while scouting for comps at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area and rushed to find a decent foreground settled on this dirt road.
Details
Canon 5D mkII, Canon 17-40 f4@17mm, f13@1/25th sec, ISO 50
Taken
2012-08-11
Location
N/A
Keywords
storm
,
clouds
,
moreno valley
,
inland empire
,
dirt road
,
thunder storm
,
san jacinto wildlife area
,
summer
,
rain
,
countryside
Title
Tuolumne River Rockscape
Description
Every time I'm in the Eastern Sierras I visit this area of the Tuolumne River in Tuolumne Meadows Yosemite NP. That's Lembert Dome in the background.
Details
Canon 5D mkII, Canon 17-40 f4@17mm, f16@1/6th sec, ISO 50
Taken
2011-10-10
Location
Tuolumne Meadows, CA
Keywords
tuolumne meadows
,
tuolumne river
,
lembert dome
,
rocks
,
autumn
,
river
,
tioga
,
tioga pass
,
yosemite
,
rain
,
fog
Title
Rocky Shore, San Diego II
Description
This is a shot of San Diego, CA taken from Centennial Park on Coronado Island shortly after sunrise.
Details
Canon 5D mkII, Canon 17-40 f4@17mm, f16@2.5 sec, ISO 50, Polarizer, Lee 2-stop hard NDG, Singh-Ray 3-stop soft NDG
Taken
2011-02-11
Location
San Diego, CA
Keywords
san diego
,
city
,
cityscape
,
beach
,
centennial park
,
coronado island
,
rocks
Title
Wind Swept
Description
I shot this in Palm Springs, CA at a large sand dune near HWY 111. There was a raging storm to the west and I wanted to find a decent foreground to support it.
Details
Canon 5D mkII, Canon 17-40 f4@17mm, f16@1/25th sec., ISO 400, Polarizer, Singh-Ray 3-stop soft GND
Taken
2011-01-30
Location
Palm Springs, CA
Keywords
desert
,
wind
,
grass
,
storm
,
palm springs
,
dune
,
rain
,
sand
Title
Tufa and Thunderhead II
Description
Mono Lake Tufa shot with a thunderhead in the background version 2
Details
Canon 5D MkII, Canon 17-40 @40mm, f16@1/45 sec, iso200
Taken
2009-06-05
Location
Lee Vining, CA
Keywords
mono lake
,
tufa
,
storm
,
thunderhead
,
blue
Title
Tufa and Thunderhead
Description
Mono Lake Tufa shot with a thunderhead in the background
Details
Canon 5D MkII, Canon 17-40 @20mm, f16@1/20 sec, iso200
Taken
2009-06-05
Location
Lee Vining, CA
Keywords
mono lake
,
tufa
,
thunderhead
,
summer
,
wide angle
,
california
Title
Last Light at Crystal Cove
Description
Taken Apr 30th 2008 at the far north end of Crystal Cove State Park, CA. I kind of like this one because it's a retake from a previous (failed) visit. I got the foreground rocks the way I wanted and the weather was cooperative. I did not want a clear blue sky and was pleased with these conditions.
Details
Pentax 67II, Pentax 55mm, Velvia 100f, f22@~10sec., 81B, two Polarizers
Taken
2008-04-30
Location
Crystal Cove State Park, CA
Keywords
crystal cove
,
beach
,
wave
,
sunset
,
orange
Title
Devil's Golf Course
Description
Taken on my first visit to Death Valley in 2002. This alien landscape is actually caused by evaporating salt in the
ground
water. The results are these razor sharp rocks that stretch for miles.
Details
Pentax 67II, Pentax 55mm, Fuji Velvia 50, Polarizer, f22@~1/128th
Taken
2002-10-26
Location
Death Valley
Keywords
death valley
,
devils golf course
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