Redlands, CA: Three Views Same Subject
I had to make a trip to Redlands last week. Knowing I would be near the “umbrella alley,” I decided to take a couple cameras and three lenses with me. This first image, below, was made with a 28mm I haven’t used much, not since I began using a 17-35mm f2.8 wide-angle zoom some years […]
A Simple Portrait: Candidate for HOA Board
My neighbor, Don Day, is a candidate for our homeowner’s association board. Needing a decent portrait, I made this image of him recently to use during his campaign. the image is simple. He sat on a stool just inside my garage door where he was illuminated by a large area of north sky. Shooting almost […]
Banning, CA: Bobcat in my Back Yard
Look who I spotted in my back yard this morning. He was eyeing my cat through the screen and glass of the back door. I walked up to within 30 feet of him, his eyes moving from me to the door and back again, before he turned and jumped over the fence. I figure he’s […]
Seven Oaks Dam: An Engineering Masterpiece
Yesterday I was able to join a tour of Seven Oaks Dam, a 550-foot high rock fill and clay embankment dam across the Santa Ana River in the San Bernardino Mountains. Built in response to major flooding in the mid-20th century, the dam’s main purpose is flood protection of the Santa Ana River Mainstem Project […]
Banning, CA: Mallard Momma Shows Off
The periwinkle shrubs in back yard have become a bit overgrown this past month. A mallard hen has been sitting on a clutch of eggs in them. I discovered her while raking debris when she busted out from her hidden nest some weeks back. It’s been fascinating to watch her. Once or twice a day […]
San Bernardino, CA: “Color in Motion” Accepted
My image, “Color in Motion,” made last September during the “Thunder and Lightning Pow-Wow” at Morongo Casino Resort and Spa, has been accepted into the 2023 National Orange Show all-California Juried Exhibition. It will remain on display during the 106th National Orange show Fair, which runs April 19-23, at the NOS Events Center in San […]
O Canada: Must See A Commercial Photographer
I completed a curious assignment yesterday, a visa photo to very exacting dimensions for a gentleman seeking Canadian permanent residency. While our own United States Department of State has lowered the standards for passport images, making it possible for someone with a point & shoot camera to make such photographs, Canada’s instructions specified the applicant […]
Yucaipa, CA: Gratifying To Be Recognized
Tonight I received a first place ribbon for my photograph, “Sunrise Sentinels,” during the monthly Yucaipa Valley Art Association (YVAA) meeting. The photo, made some years ago, shows wind turbines at sunrise in nearby Whitewater. I left my home very early in order to compose an image and got lucky with the colorful sunrise. It’s […]
