Silhouette

I just added a bit more vibrance to the sky to provide a nice textured backdrop to this beautiful tree's silhouette.

Fuji X100S, 23mm, 1/2500 sec @ f/16, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6

Mangrove

Venturing through the red mangrove tree roots. But I guess the path stops here...

Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon 10-24, 24mm, 1/60 sec @ f/6.4, ISO 1600
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6

Sutro double

Playing with the "secret" feature of the Trio 28: shooting in between lenses, that gives this in-camera sort of double exposure. With beautiful sunset colors as a backdrop.

Fujifilm XT-2, Lensbaby Trio28, 28mm, 1/80 sec @ f/3.5, ISO 250
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6

Sunrise at Fort Napoleon

When the sun starts to illuminate both the sky and the walls.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 24-70, 40mm, 5 sec @ f/18, ISO 400
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6

Rays

Hazy skies on the Eastern Sierra near Mono Lake. It was even raining in the distance on the northern side. But here, the sun was piercing through the clouds.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 24-70, 56mm,1/160  sec @ f/10, ISO 400
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6

Tufas

A morning shoot to capture the light on the tufas and their reflection.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 70-300, 125mm, 1/15 sec @ f/9, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6

in/organic

Grass and rusty metal under the harsh sun of the Carrizo Plain.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 24-70, 40mm,  1/800 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6

oxalis oregana

Little white (or sometimes pink) flowers in a sea of clover-like leaves among the redwoods.

Nikon N80, B&W 35mm film
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6

Morning clouds in Ganzi

Nikon D800, Nikkor 70-300, 135mm,1/200  sec @ f/9, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5

First Star

After sunset at Bodega Bay.

iPhone 6, 4.15mm ,1/15  sec @ f/2.2, ISO 2000
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5

Aground

The tide was very low when we arrived at Inverness, so I was able to shoot this relic of a boat up close from the other side.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 24-70, 29mm,1/60  sec @ f/6.3, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5

Mais les pierres de Stonehenge n'ont rien dit du tout...

 
We crossed the Columbia River not far from The Dalles, on a quick incursion into Washington to see this replica of Stonehenge located in Maryhill. It was commissioned by Sam Hill, a pacifist Quaker,  as a memorial to the fallen soldiers of World War I.

Nikon D800, Lensbaby Sweet 50, 50mm, 1/60  sec @ f/8, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5

Trees and reflection

The blue hour had passed but there was still some purplish color in the sky and I wanted a different type of photo for the last one of the day.
During the 3 minutes exposure, I rotated the lens slightly every 10 seconds or so, covering the full focal range of my zoom.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 24-70, 24 to 70mm, 180 sec @ f/4, ISO 800
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5

Pine Trees

Painting with my camera in front of El Capitan.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 70-300, 85mm,1/50  sec @ f/5.6, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5

Liquid Gold

Night falls quickly after sunset this time of year, I had fun playing with the street lights reflecting in what's left of the pools of Sutro Baths.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 70-300, 92mm, 30 sec @ f/8, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4

Mongolia Impression

The green of the steppe under the "eternal blue sky".

Nikon D800, Nikkor 70-300, 300mm, 1/5 sec @ f/40, ISO 50
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4

Belden Town Bridge

On our way back from the Oregon border for the July 4th weekend, we decided to follow the scenic byway that is Highway 70 running alongside the mighty Feather River.
The drive passes by landscapes of natural and manmade beauty, rugged canyon walls and railroad engineering marvels. And of course many many bridges.

Holga 120N, Ilford FP4 Plus 125
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3, Nik Silver Efex Pro 2

Silhouettes

iPhone 4, 3.85mm, 1/350 sec @ f/2.8, ISO 80
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3, Topaz deNoise, Adobe Photoshop CS5

Morning reflections

Of course spring is here and the weather has really started to warm us up, but I still want to remember this winter morning in Yosemite, walking on the Merced river's icy bank right after sunrise.
The water reflects the bare oaks at the bottom of El Capitan. It was so serene.
And so cold!

Nikon D200, Nikkor 70-300, 220mm, 1/250 sec @ f/11, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3

Paddlers

Stand up paddle boarding seems to be the hottest new craze. Watching the sun set over the Golden Gate Bridge, we could hear these guys casually chatting as they were nearing the broken remnants of the Berkeley municipal pier.

Nikon D200, Nikkor 24-70, 70mm, 1/160 sec @ f/2.8, -2/3 EV, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3, Topaz DeNoise 5