On a recent morning, nursing my perfect cup of coffee as brewed by my perfect host of a friend, I heard a sound from the kitchen. A shout, actually …
Archives for August 2010
A Dragonfly’s Dinner
It was only after I zoomed in on the big screen that I realized he’d been grabbing airborne snacks and coming back to this perch to dine.
Redondo Pelicans
On a last-minute work detour through Los Angeles (en route to the Northwest), I caught my favorite group of Redondo Beach pelicans waiting for fish scraps to drain into the harbor.
One More Reason [for Me] to Love Starlings . . .
. . . because they have artistic sensibilities: Related posts: The Lady Fairer How Starlings Colonized the United States
So Long, Lake Merritt
Lake Merritt was the first place I touched soil — or rather, marine sediment –after returning to the Bay Area from Los Angeles. We were perched above Oakland in a hotel room with just a sliver of a view, looking at the lake through what amounted to a castle loophole.
The Cormorant Tree
The Photo: Shot at Lake Merritt against a white sky. I adjusted levels in Aperture and tweaked tone, contrast and gradation in sky using Nik plug-ins.
Miss Them Already: California Pelicans
We’re packing up for a move to the Northwest. It will be a year-plus endeavor — a relocation based on pragmatic considerations. I’ve been a Californian for the better part of 20 years, so the best way to embrace a transition across state lines is to see my future there as a photographic adventure. That…