(Click on the photo to enlarge.) The Earthbound Farm’s Farm Stand in Carmel Valley has an amazing collection of pumpkin varieties for sale every year. This is one of the beautifully colored Cinderella Pumpkins… It’s right out of the movie. (Click on the comment bubble to leave a comment.) The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D, EF17-40mm f/4L lens, 1/750 … Read More
Who Me?
(Click on the photo to enlarge.) This ground squirrel was just coming out of his burrow when he looked up having heard a sound. The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D, EF70-200mm f/4L IS lens, 1/500 sec at f/4, ISO 100 on SanDisk Extreme IV Digital Film. The image was post-processed with Nik Silver Efex Pro 2.
The Piazza Structure
Yesterday, I posted a photograph of the Living Roof of the California Academy of Sciences. The roof is an integral part in the Academy’s cooling and ventilation system. The Piazza contributes to this passive cooling system since cool air “drains” down the slope of the Living Roof in the evening. At the center of the building there is a piazza that … Read More
The Living Roof
(Click on the photo to enlarge.) The Living Roof is an integral part of the California Academy of Sciences. This fascinating 197,000 square-foot rooftop is home to a number of native plant species. There were many challenges in building the roof and it provides far more than a covering for the Academy of Sciences. It’s an important ecological project, a … Read More
Happy Birthday Claude
(Click on the photo to enlarge. Click on the comment number bubble to leave a comment.) Claude, the Albino Alligator celebrated his 16th birthday on September 15, 2011. He weighed 2 ounces at birth and now weighs over 180 pounds and measures about 8 feet 5 inches in length. He could live to be 80 years old. He rests on … Read More