Twisted

High desert weathered wood

Leica M9, Zeiss 21mm Biogon.

Dan

Country Road

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 45-200mm

It was a sunny, gorgeous afternoon at Pt. Reyes. In the late afternoon, I looked up towards the hills and I saw the fog beginning to roll back in over the hills from the ocean into this interesting scene.

--Warren

A Field of Goldfields

Nikon D100, Nikkor 24mm f2.8 and Nikkor 85mm f1.8D

These were seen at Skyline Park in Napa from a couple of weeks ago.

--Warren

Skyline Park Series

Nikon D100, Nikkor 24mm f2.8

We went for a short hike at Skyline Park in Napa.

Note: when you upload photos, don't forget to choose "Large" size for the thumbnails. The new Blogger interface defaults to "Medium". I think "Large" looks much better.

--Warren

California Oak Tree.

Nature reclaims a bench.

A very uninviting sign :).

Horses, hikers, and bikers share a trail.

It's a spooky looking cave, right next to the trail. Is that a face staring back at us? ooooohhhhhh :).

Ribbons of Rock

Some of the formations from Arches Nat'l Park, taken with the Leica M9, and the 50mm Summicron, and Zeiss 21mm Biogon.

Dan

Heart of a Baker

D100, Nikkor 24mm f2.8

Rhyolite April 2011

A few from my visit last year in a digital 35mm format taken with the Leica M9, and the 28mm Elmarit.

Dan

Rhyolite Jan. 2012

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 45-200mm *or* Nikon D100, Sigma 15-30mm

As mentioned previously, my approach was to incorporate the ghost town ruins into the surrounding landscape rather just documenting the ruins themselves. I would love some comments on this set, including how you liked them, which ones worked particularly well, and which ones didn't. Dan, I would also love to see a few more from your Rhyolite session.

--Warren

Another Eye

Seems I became fascinated with the varied rock formations and apparently imagined eyes. This one I found on one of the steep trails into or out of the canyons. Generally, the trails averaged a 1,000 feet of elevation change per mile and I used the excuse to take many photographs while catching my breath.

Leica M9, 90mm Elmarit.

Dan

Canyonlands White Rim Trail

Two images from the White Rim trail in Canyonlands. The first couple of days presented wonderful clouds. I generally did not go closer than 3 feet from the precipitous canyon walls especially when the formations overhung the canyon.

Lecia M9 50mm Summicron.

Rhyolite Ghost Town

Funny, I remember posting these and they are in my posting folder, but could not find them on the blog. Anyway a couple from my Spring 2011 visit. Both taken with the Hassy and Ilford Delta 100, obviously the bottom is colorized. Enjoyed the site and felt it had better photographic opportunities than Bodie. I will have to go over my master images again as you post your work Warren. Looking forward to them.

Dan

Open Road

Nikon D100, Sigma 15-30mm

We made a side trip to the ghost town, Rhyolite (more photos of it coming soon). Here our car is parked on the road out of town, looking toward Death Valley.

--Warren

nikon d200 with 85/1.8 nikkor lens

Spring Buds

Buds prior to a trees leave out present nice contrast on the bare branches.

Leica M9, 50mm Summicron

Dan

Column Study

D100, Nikkor 85mm f1.8 AF-D

I heard that Joe recently picked up this lens to use with his D90/D200, and that prompted me to exercise mine :)

I can't wait to see Joe's shots with his 85mm. (hint, hint :) )

For this picture, what do you guys think of my choice of focal point? I shot a few using different points, but I decided that I liked this one where I focused on the 4th column from the front.

--Warren

Honoring the Sunrise

These Anasazi petroglyphs are over 1,000 years old and have been seeing these sunrises since their artist witnessed the same.

Landscapes Captured In Flat Light

For me landscapes no matter how compelling the subject are always more interesting when captured in early or late light, especially under grey or totally blue sky. I tried to create some interest in these images by creating framed subjects with large DOF and using exposure compensation.

Leica M9, 90mm Elmarit, 50 mm Summicron

Dan

At the Music Concourse

Panasonic DMC-G1, Industar I-26M 50mm f2.8

It's that very interesting ancient, FSU lens again. I think it's appropriate to juxtapose some urban landscapes with Dan's fantastic Southwestern road trip scenery.

Often in the later afternoon to evening hours in SF's Sunset district, it is gray and drab. Here at the music concourse in Golden Gate Park, colors are mainly neutral with brown and greens, so when something colorful walks onto the scene, it catches the eye. :)

--Warren

Dunes and Totem

The patterns found in the dunes in the early morning or late afternoon is something special.

Leica M9, 50mm Summicron.

Dan

Gulliver's Sling Shot

Although not known for its rock arches Monument Valley has quite a few in the back canyons.

Hasselblad, 50mm Distagon, Kodak Portra 160

Dan