As many people know, a convenient way to begin birding is to observe straight from the backyard. My views come from urban/suburban landscapes that feature tiny backyards, if any at all. Birding from within the city is definitely not a replacement for experiencing nature and the wildlife within, but ...
On the recent theme of black and white photography, I have begun to reminisce about my exposure (pun realized) to 35mm film development. The story takes me back to my first SLR camera, the Pentax ZX-60. This camera was fancy, because it featured time and date printing, auto-focus/exposure/rewind, a ...
Happy Sunday to everyone! It's another beautiful day here with the marine layer slowly dissipating off the coast. An early morning sounded like a nice change, and so I packed and left for some local Audubon-recomended locations around Mission Bay and the San Diego River that I had never ...
Here is the story of another day at Torrey Pines State Reserve. Neither running nor briskly walking was necessary as the sun shone brightly and warmly above me as I began the hike: no need to rush to catch the sunrise or sunset. I took a different trail that ...
I made a test run today through Torrey Pines State Reserve, literally, well maybe more of a jog. The sun was setting soon, and with a limited about of sunlight left, I attempted to make a 1.3 mile trail-run in under ten minutes. To say the least, the backpack ...
Here is another thought to follow the latest string of thinkings: tripod versus monopod. Now as you probably already know, tripods and monopods have different uses. For example, for time-lapse images, a monopod is not a solution simply due to its inability to support itself and eliminate shake. Similarly ...
Black and white photography has puzzled me for a while now. It seemed appropriate for the prints made from black and white 35mm film that required such development simple due to the nature of the film. Developing those prints and seeing the final product convinced me that black and ...
It is another hot and humid day, and I am less than motivated to venture too far from shade. Instead, I've decided to share with you a relatively new lens I acquired. Here is the AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G ...
Happy 4th of July! It's a beautiful day today, and surely the night will be similarly nice. I'm taking this year's celebrations a bit differently. In past years I have gone out to take pictures of the corporate-financed firework shows wherever I happened to be. It all is exciting ...
Every year, the July 4th holiday weekend greatly affects downtown La Jolla. Today traffic was madness, and so was parking. Despite this, it is nice to walk about the town and observe the tourists doing touristy things. On the theme of "specialness" previously mentioned in this blog, I ...