Photo: Moonrise over Oak II
An alternate view of the same Oak tree from my previous post. The area where this photo was taken is an open space area that is part of the East Bay Regional Park District and is also used by local Read More …
Category: Landscapes
Photo: Moonrise Over Oak I
A few weeks ago, during the January full moon, the warm weather here in the Bay Area drove me out to a local hillside that overlooks the San Ramon Valley. On my way back down the trail, this tree called Read More …
Which Way from Stage 4?
Due to my unplanned photo editing downtime, I did some catching up on the backlog that has built up in my feed reader. Thanks to Paul Butzi, I found the wonderful article five stages of development by Gordon McGregor. What Read More …
Photo: The Sun Peeks Through
<img src=”http://www.focalpower.com/media/2/2-494b32c0-3e-500.png” mce_src=”http://www.focalpower.com/media/2/2-494b32c0-3e-500.png”> Sometimes it pays to wake up at the crack of dawn. A few weeks ago, as I rose to start my day, I was greeted with this view out my window. It was a rainy day in Read More …
Beaming the Beamer Better
This past weekend, while at the annual Pigeon Point Lighthouse lighting, one of the photographers from our group had a Better Beamer flash attachement. It consists of a Fresnel lens that is held about 8 inches in front of your Read More …
Lighting the Pigeon Point Lighthouse
Over the past few days the Bay Area has been treated to a rare Fall warm period. This has results in temperatures in the 70’s-80’s (seaside to inland) with crystal clear nights. This resulted in a rare evening for the Read More …