My time here in Yreka is getting very short, and there are still so many things I would like to get out and photograph before I leave. So, on Sunday afternoon I convinced my friend Linda to come photographing with me. Our end goal was the waterfall below, Fall Creek Falls. She was a good …
ISO 320, 420mm, f/6.3, 1/1600 sec Saturday I worked all morning to get some of my chores done so I could head out and take some photographs for a couple of hours! My end goal was the Shasta Valley Wildlife Refuge, but I drove out Yreka-Ager road to the county airport to look for wildlife …
ISO 2000, 300mm, f/4.0, 1/1600sec Tuesday afternoon I was supposed to referee the Yreka High School boys and girls soccer games. Unfortunately at the last-minute their games were rescheduled. I thought I would make use of the time by heading out to the wildlife refuge to see if the raptors were arriving yet. ISO 2000, …
I spent another Saturday afternoon out at what is quickly becoming my favorite place to go photograph, the Shasta Valley wildlife Refuge. The Nikon 300mm F/4 makes taking photos of birds so much more enjoyable. It focusing is faster and the clarity is so much better than my zoom lenses. I will probably have a …
The Shasta Valley Wildlife Refuge is located in between Montague, CA and the Shasta Valley. I usually go out to this refuge for the fly fishing on Trout Lake and Bass Lake. I’ve seen pheasants here before but didn’t see any this day. I was using my D7000 with my Nikon 300mm F/4 lens. I had …