Another from Crockett under the Carquinez Bridge. For this one, I am most pleased about seeing the image. I was thinking of my recent composition class and was looking for repetition.

This image was taken under the Carquinez Bridge. Again, I was skeptical of the location when we arrived. Now, this is where I shot my best images. I have been flip-flopping on whether to keep the razor wire along the top of the image.

Funny all day at the photo workshop, everyone was raving about the locations and how inspiring they were. I was thinking. Hmm….I am not sure that I see anything. Well, I get home and look at the results and see some that I really like. This is almost the same spot on a boxcar but I could not decide between them. So, I think they work as a diptych.

Today, I attended an all day workshop through PhotoCentral, the Hidden North Bay Workshop. I thought we were going out in the wetlands but this workshop focused on abstract, “wabi-sabi” style photography. I do not feel very competent in abstract but am trying to learn. Our host, Tim Rice, does beautiful abstract paintings and is a very nice man.

The jellyfish exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium is an amazing experience. It really does feel like another planet which I guess the ocean is. I read that these jellies are fed using a turkey baster to squirt the food near their mouth (no, I cannot identify the mouth). If the food is squirted too close, the tentacles are damaged and too far and no food gets eaten. When you see these jellies in person, you realize how delicate they are.

This is one of the few “classic” Big Sur shots from my recent visit. I visited Julia Pfeiffer State Park in the morning. That is exactly the wrong time because your coastal access is limited to this walkway and all the great lighting is in the evening. So, I tried out the Photomatix HDR tool and this is fairly close to what it looked at to me. That evening, I went out to dinner at the Big Sur Roadhouse. They had a gorgeous shot of McWay Falls with red skies and golden light.

On the way down to Big Sur, I stopped in at the Monterey Bay Aquarium for a short visit. I wandered around and just enjoyed the exhibits. I have a bunch of Big Sur shots that I need to process.

I noticed a new phenomena at the aquarium this time…

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I have not been out for a few days so I dug into the archives. This is a reflection from the Conservatory of Flowers.

I am going on a short vacation to Big Sur for the next few days. I will be posting again sometime early next week. Have a good weekend!

This is a stitched image. The first that I have done in a long time. I was worried about flare but did not realize that the wind kicked up for the image along the left-hand side. Therefore, the tree branches went into motion.