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.

I had big plans to go out this weekend shooting. The reality is that I fell into bed and slept most of the weekend. So, I dug into the archives. This is from the field trip to Petaluma for my photography class.

Dug into the archives for this show from the Berkeley Sailing Club. Last nite, we had the opening the of the PhotoCentral Spring Exhibition. This was my first exhibition and it was fun to be involved. Today, I went to Aphra’s opening up in San Pablo.

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This is another from my visit out to Sunol earlier in the week. It is funny how you go out with plans for what you are going to shoot but nature makes up its own mind. I was going to try some macro of the rocks. However, Alameda creek was up several feet from Christmas and all the area that I was planning on exploring was under water.

Another infrared from my adventures out in Sunol. When the sun broke through, I started shooting.