Tag: photography


Rising Tide

When shooting landscapes here in the Bay Area, I’m usually in San Francisco wishing I lived there so I could respond quickly to changing weather. I often see what look like interesting conditions from Oakland, but don’t have time to get across the bridge and into position; the light and conditions change too quickly for […]

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A Million Silent Worlds

Those stars we can see through the haze of pollution and wash of city lights look white for the most part. But get up to altitude, to clear, dark air and you can see that stars come in many colors. I drove to Yosemite on Tuesday night and as I was descending into the valley […]

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Mirrors Up!

A sharp photograph is the result of accurate focus and a still camera, and good technique in photography helps achieve both. Using a tripod is probably the biggest help to keeping your camera still, but sometimes you can do more. Shooting in Mirror Up mode can help make super sharp long exposures.

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Cozy

While looking for light in the stormy sky yesterday, we happened to stop by the harbor adjacent to the Golden Gate Bridge at Fort Baker to see what we might see. I noticed this old MG wrapped up in a colorful tarp. I used the Nikon 14-24mm wide angle both for some perspective and to […]

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Sausalito Sunrise

Thunder and lightning woke me up at 3 AM this morning, and I toyed with the idea of going out early to see if I could catch a bolt during such a rare Bay Area thunderstorm. I went back to bed. Got up as planned at 5, though, and set out to see what Mother […]

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Amazing Light

Yesterday I’d seen several views of the Golden Gate Bridge with a fantastic wave of fog rolling in, obscuring the bridge itself but low enough that the towers were peeking through, and hoped it would last until I could head over there in the evening. By the time I got moving across the Bay Bridge, […]

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Be Ready for the Rain

The other day I commented that of the five Grand Prix rounds I’ve covered so far this season, it has rained at four of them, Qatar, Germany, the U.K., and Indianapolis. It rained at Donington last year, too, when the only wet weather gear I had was a parka and an umbrella. Fortunately I was […]

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Rush Hour

This morning’s trip to shoot the sunrise was complicated a bit by the closure of the Bay Bridge, but it was great to back up at sunrise after a long summer break. As the sky warmed here and there, the fog and clouds rolled in over the Golden Gate, moving swiftly across the setting moon, […]

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Nicky Takes a Look

I’m back home after a great weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for MotoGP. The event started off on Thursday with the Riders for Health auction, where my photo of Nicky Hayden raised $800 for my favorite charity. My photos have now contributed almost $3,000 to Riders!

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Nicky at Indy

It’s once again my honor to donate a photograph to benefit Riders for Health, this time at the Indianapolis MotoGP weekend. Look for a Riders auction on Friday morning and bid on this and other items to support Riders!

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