Skipping The San Diego Fair Photo Contest I have decided to skip the 2016 San Diego Fair Photo Contest. I was a little hesitant to write this post, because I don’t want to take away the hard work done by the contest judges, or the many participants and ribbon-winners each year. I did feel I … Read more
A Pictorial Tribute To My Grandfather Arnold Ray House (10/24/1938 – 04/13/2016) Yesterday, my family said goodbye to Arnold Ray House, a great man, a wonderful husband, father, brother, grandparent, and great grandparent. I will say a little more about my grandfather below, but I wanted to share some images from throughout the years. Clicking … Read more
This morning, I spent a stormy Spring morning up at Figueroa Mountain north of Santa Barbara near Los Olivos, California. While I was a little late for the California Spring wildflower season in 2016, I knew that California Poppies tend to bloom late and I could take advantage of the storm clearing most of the … Read more
Hollenbeck Canyon In April This morning, I travelled past Jamul to visit Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area with my good friend Alex Kunz. The California Chaparral is overlooked throughout Southern and Central California, but it is a unique plant community and ecosystem only found in this area of the world. Adapted to a mild and dry … Read more
My March 2016 Photo of the Month is Badwater Rainbow, an image made in Death Valley National Park during a storm.
Views From The Balboa Park California Tower My Photo club had an outing at Balboa Park, taking us to the first observation deck in the California Tower, which is connected to the San Diego Museum of Man. Below is a set of images, with more explanation below. As always, clicking on any of these images … Read more
Fog In The San Andreas Rift Valley Leaving Pinnacles National Park, I was driving North to see family. The way out of the National Park is on California Highway 25 which runs through the San Andreas Rift Valley. Morning fog was clearing and I stopped in several spots to make the images in the gallery … Read more
A Stormy Superbloom In Death Valley There really wasn’t a Superbloom. A trending topic on Facebook, the spring wildflower season was good, but not incredible or “once in a lifetime” or any of the hyperbole you read. Still, here is a small first selection of images I made on a stormy weekend in Death Valley.
My February 2016 Photo of the Month is Cedar Creek Falls, made during a clearing weekday storm in East San Diego County.
My January 2016 Photo of the Month is Perfect Evening At Home, an image I made just outside my home at Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve.