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 …
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…
Floating Fast Like a Hummingbird
Hummingbirds occur only in the New World. There are occasional reports of hummingbirds in Europe but they’re thought to be escaped from captivity. Fossilized skeletons of ancient hummingbirds were, however, found in Germany.
Through the Lens of Glenn Nevill
A photograph’s true essence is visceral: How does it make you feel? What does the image inspire? It’s an impression that defies pixel peeping — where the mood and meaning of a photo can be crushed in a haze of digital noise, scrutinized at 100 percent.
Pelicanorama
White Pelicans congregating, fishing and preening at the Baylands.