Hispanic Villge, New Mexico
"The priests were riding across high mountain meadows, which in a few weeks would be green, though just now they were slate-coloured. On every side lay ridges covered with blue-green fir trees; above them rose the horny backbones of mountains." - Willa Cather, Death Comes for the Archbishop
Capture Date: Nov 11, 2008 12:31 PM•Views: 73
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The Chimayò Badlands
After exploring the High Road, traveling from Taos through the Sangre de Christo Mountains, our photography group stopped at a viewpoint overlooking the deeply eroded landscape of the Chimayò Badlands. At first I thought I would not make a photograph of the badlands - it was too grand, I thought, to picture in one photograph. So I made two, stitching them together with the help of Photoshop. Capture Date: Nov 11, 2008 01:01 PM•Views: 76
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40 Windows - One Reflection
We found this wonderful reflection as our photography group walked toward the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, in the historic central district of Santa Fe.
Capture Date: Nov 12, 2008 10:36 AM•Views: 75
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The Golden Crane
A Sandhill Crane comes in for a landing at the Bosque del Apache bird refuge, in New Mexico, USA. The sun would disappear behind the mountains within the next few minutes, but for now, its fading light was capable of turning to gold the underside of the usually gray crane. Capture Date: Nov 12, 2008 04:53 PM•Views: 78
Superb at soaring, and apparently good at surviving, the fossil record indicates these elegant cranes have existed on earth as a species far longer than most living birds. I was a bit short on firepower with my lens, which could only rack out to 200mm - I've cropped the original image quite a bit - yet I think I may have managed to capture the mood of the literally fleeting moment. No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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No Vacancy!
The comfortable "Non-Smokers" Monterey Motel comes complete with a colorful neon sign that exemplifies some of what the historic Route 66 today is all about - the nostalgic quest for what never was, and will never be again.
Capture Date: Nov 12, 2008 09:07 PM•Views: 75
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Fire - and Passion - Over Los Angeles
Passions ignite in a kiss while a chunk of Los Angeles burns in a fire of historic proportions, and the massive cloud of smoke, illuminated by the setting sun, drifts over the rest of the city. The view here looks west from the grounds of the Griffith Park Observatory; the city far below is covered in smog, coastal haze, and more smoke.
Capture Date: Nov 15, 2008 04:37 PM•Views: 75
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Reflection Pool, The Getty Museum
A quiet afternoon, where my friend Bill and I viewed the Carlton Watkins photography exhibition, netted this photograph.
Capture Date: Dec 23, 2008 05:04 PM•Views: 77
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Sandhill Cranes Coming in for a Landing
Sunset had fallen a few minutes before over the Pixley Wildlife Refuge, in the Central Valley of California. Perhaps a few thousand sandhill cranes, for most of the day searching for food, began arriving over and landing in several pools of water. The cranes would spend the night there, grooming themselves, visiting each other by striding somewhat awkwardly through the water, and making their silly high-pitched honks. Capture Date: Jan 10, 2009 06:10 PM•Views: 75
Conditions for photography were difficult, with the wide range in light values making exposure difficult. I think it would have been nice to have a full frame camera with higher ISO capability, or pehaps I need better post-processing skills. No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Sunset and Ground Fog at the Pixley Wildlife RefugeCapture Date: Jan 10, 2009 06:30 PM•Views: 76No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Rice Silos
After photographing at the Pixely Wildlife Refuge (see the previous photograph in this gallery) with my friend, Jean Ray (who has here own gallery here), I traveled north, to Chico, California, to visit with more friends. Some miles south of town, just off of Highway 99, I stopped to photograph these rice silos, standing next to storage containers and rising above their reflections in a flooded rice field.
Capture Date: Jan 11, 2009 05:33 PM•Views: 74
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The View from Dream Street
Visiting old haunts on my birthday, I rode my bicycle on a gorgeous afternoon that passes for winter in Los Angeles style. I pedaled up into the Santa Monica Mountains, on streets I hadn't visited in quite a while. On my return to the flatlands, I looked back to view some of the iconic images of the City of Angels: palm trees, red-tiled roofs, a skyscraper, and the near-mythic Hollywood Sign. The sign sits atop Mt. Lee, in the Santa Monica Mountains. A portion of the more distant and more massive San Gabriel Mountains rises, like a leviathan, in the background. Capture Date: Jan 30, 2009 05:51 PM•Views: 73
Everything in this photograph, with the help of my camera's telephoto setting, has been compressed into what appears to be a narrow, almost two-dimensional plane. Distances, though, range from several feet to many miles. The building, for example, is probably a half mile from the homes that appear to sit directly under it's base. No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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The Hill Top Motel, Kingman, Arizona, USA
At the end of a long day, my friend Reid and I took a well-deserved break at the friendly Hill Top Motel.
Capture Date: Feb 4, 2009 06:33 PM•Views: 75
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The Welder - Proof the Industrial Age Still Lives
Each year, on our annual tour of Route 66, we stop at a welding and machine shop that lies on Old Highway 58, which crosses nearby Route 66.
Capture Date: Feb 6, 2009 04:13 PM•Views: 77
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Alien Commute
Even intergalactic visitors hate driving in the rain. This alien was photographed in Area 66, just off I-40, in Yucca, Arizona, where visitors can view the strange Dinesphere, and shop at the mini-museum dedicated to aliens everywhere. The museum is combined with a mini-mart, where basic supplies and hot coffee are available. Capture Date: Feb 9, 2009 11:13 AM•Views: 76
From the area66.com website: "The region of Northwestern Arizona between Kingman and the Colorado River abounds with paranormal activity. UFO sightings are common, residents claim to have been abducted by aliens, and a UFO allegedly crashed outside Kingman in 1953. Since the construction of the Dinesphere in 1972, UFO sightings have increased and many believe that the mysterious sphere in the desert attracts extraterrestrial visitors. When driving along Interstate 40, people report seeing UFOs in the vicinity and strange lights in the sky. At night, the sphere glows like a beacon for alien visitors and reminds travelers th No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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He Had a Thing Going with Marilyn
A wonderful pose by a patron of Mr. D'z diner, in Kingman, Arizona, on historic Route 66.
Capture Date: Feb 9, 2009 02:00 PM•Views: 76
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