South Willow Lake Hike

Because I took so many photographs on this hike I separated them into two posts.  The previous post of the wildflowers and this post which includes the landscapes and the family hiking. For all of these photographs I was using the 24-120mm f/4 lens with a circular polarizing filter.  I have found with my landscape photography I use the …

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San Juan Mountians Day 2+

So I finally was able to sort through the several hundred pictures I took on day 2.  I just finished reading a great article by Jack Brauer on the website photographylife.com about working on your composition before getting around to setting up your camera.  He commented that doing this before you set up and start …

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Alpine Loop Colors

When I was in Utah this past week I went on a drive with my Mother and my niece Olivia along the Alpine loop from Provo canyon to American Fork canyon. The fall colors were amazing and most of the aspens weren’t in color yet.  Another week or two at the most and the aspens …

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Siskiyou Century 2012

This year was the Siskiyou Century’s 25th Anniversary ride.  It was a great day overall weather wise.  It was windy at times and the smoke also varied in thickness from the many fires around the area.  The post ride meal was excellent as always, with some entertainment as well from the band Gimme Shelter. A …

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Mt. Shasta Northern View

On the 4th of July I went with Steve Thornburg over to  place just past Bray, CA by Orr Lake to cut some firewood.  So of course I took my camera along for the chance to get some great pictures. I was shooting these pictures during the middle of the afternoon so the lighting was a …

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