Today begins a week-long posting of photographs I took at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Until now, I’ve been posting random photographs each day, but thought it would be interesting to show these images from the Boardwalk as a series. Some of them may appear a bit different from past images I’ve posted as I experimented with some new techniques. So … Read More
Elfin Copper Still
(Click on the photo to enlarge. Click on the comment number bubble to leave a comment.) This beautiful, small copper still is sold by the Elfin Herb Farm in Los Osos, CA., and can be used to steam distill undiluted, essential oils from high quality plants. It is about 8 inches tall and is a miniature version of a larger … Read More
Red-Tailed Hawk
(Click on the photo to enlarge. Click on the comment number bubble to leave a comment.) I frequently saw a Red-Tailed Hawk sitting on this No Trespassing sign alongside a golf course in Pebble beach. The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D, EF 70-200mm f/4L IS lens, +1.4x tele-extender at 1/400 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200 on SanDisk Extreme IV … Read More
A Hillside Near Lee’s Ferry Arizona
(Click on the photo to enlarge. Click on the comment number bubble to leave a comment.) Lee’s Ferry is located on the Colorado River about 7.5 miles southwest of Page, AZ and the Glen Canyon Dam, and 9 miles south of the Arizona-Utah border. It’s the former location of a ferry established y John D. Lee, a Mormon settler. Today, … Read More
Kauai Power Plant
(Click on the photo to enlarge. Click on the comment number bubble to leave a comment.) This is a section of the main power plant at Port Allen in Kauai. Photo taken with a Canon EOS D60, EF17-40mm f/4L lens, 1/90 sec at f/19, ISO 200 on Lexar Digital Film.