Last nite, Chip and I took the dogs for a walk at Coyote Hills. We ran smack into the herd of goats and sheep that graze there over the winter. I read that they help control non-native plants. Everybody was very interested in us and most particularly the dogs.

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This shot, I literally fell into. I was hurrying back to the car where Chip was waiting with the dogs. The side of the creek were really muddy so I moved off the roadway and slid down on my rump. That was when I noticed the beautiful light on the water.

This was the last shot from Sunol taken from the parking lot on top of a picnic table. I think I should have used mirror lockup because the image is nowhere near as sharp as it should be. It is okay for the web but that is it.

This is my second shot from my walk tonite out in Sunol. This was the last shot of the night because the area went into shadow right after finishing this one. This is a high-dynamic range image.

Tonite, Chip and I took the dogs out for a walk at Sunol. Cho-cho ran out of steam very early on in the walk. So, Chip stayed behind. I hurried up the hill because I could see the light was golden.

Another shot from Uvas Canyon this weekend. Just a small detail shot of the creek.

Today, I finally made it back out to Sunol. I arrived a little too late for the nice light. It was a beautiful sunny day but not great for photos.

Went out today to Uvas Canyon. This park is truly magical after some rain. Unfortunately, I was not feeling inspired so I reverted to one of my ‘comfortable’ landscape. I am still adjusting to the full frame of the 5D. I have never anything but a cropped sensor before so all my lenses felt really really wide. Of course, the details are beautiful and the dynamic range seems larger. I wish I could of gotten a slightly higher viewpoint so that the boulders in the middle of the frame were separated.

Another grab shot from Golden Gate park. If I had had more time, I would have waited for pedestrians dressed in something besides white. I had to do a lot of burning to hold back their coats from blowing out.

Today, had a full photo day. First, I went up in the city to catchup with Aaron and Kevin. I had met them during a print class at San Francisco Art Institute this summer. While hurrying back to my car, I made a quick grab shot. I was rushing because I was overtime in my parking space and wanted to avoid a ticket. Then, I rushed back across the bay to the photo center for my re-done slides (converted from digital). This time the slides look really good. Finally, I went to PhotoCentral to meet with the photographer’s critique group. A good day but this was a weekend without any photo adventures.