My Photography Adventure Image of the Week, including camera settings, location information, lighting conditions, inspiration for the edit, and more.
Image of the Week Brown pelican skimming over the water Image of the Week One of my favorite views is watching pelicans fly, especially as they are skimming just over the water. This one was skimming the water over Elkhorn Slough in Moss Landing, CA. If you are lucky, you will spot their wingtips break [...]
Image of the Week Image of the Week China Beach San Francisco, CA Image Considerations The view from China Beach of the Golden Gate Bridge. The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco has an amazing number of viewpoints from where you can see it around the bay. China Beach in San Francisco is a somewhat [...]
Image of the Week Image of the Week Faded Yellow - Flower Photography Image Considerations I found this beautiful faded yellow flower along one of the walking paths around Sutter's Fort in Sacramento. There are many beautiful flowers in the park, but I have managed to never notice these before. I spotted them on an [...]
Image of the Week Inspired Rose - Black and White Image of the Week Inspired Rose - Flower Photography Image Considerations I found this inspired rose in Sacramento's McKinley Park Rose Garden. This is one of my go to locations either when I want to shoot roses, or want to just relax in a nice [...]
Image of the Week Image of the Week Princess Rose - Flower Photography Image Considerations I found this rose in the National Rosie the Riveter Memorial Rose Garden in Balboa Park, San Diego. A truly wonderful rose garden, with many varieties to explore. I was drawn to two main aspects of this rose. The colors [...]
Image of the Week Image of the Week Long Exposure - Monochrome Image Considerations This waterfall image was taken at the McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park. The park is one of the true gems of northern California, with Burney falls as the primary attraction. There is plenty more to see in addition to the falls [...]
Image of the Week Image of the Week Bird Photography - Northern Pintail Image Considerations This northern pintail image was taken at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. I try to go there at least a couple times a year. It is the winter home to literally millions of waterfowl, so if you enjoy bird photography, [...]
Sunflower Photography Image of the Week Sunflower Images Sunflower photography is a true favorite of mine. I love trying to capture the details and colors in my sunflower images. Sunflower photography can have its challenges. There are so many possible details in a sunflower photo, you have to truly think about what you want to [...]
Tule Elk Rut Image of the Week Tule Elk Rut - Future King One of my annual photography adventures is going to the Point Reyes National Seashore for the tule elk rut. This is mating season and the bulls are competing for the females. The tule elk rut is always an exciting time to see [...]
Tiger Eyes Image of the Week Tiger Eyes Tigers have always been special to me. There has always been something about them that I simply love. Tiger eyes have a focus almost unlike any other animal. When tiger eyes are locked onto something, they seem to have the focus of animal lasers. This was taken [...]