Eyedea

Moon

Be sure to click on the photo for full resolution. Taken with my new telephoto.

Quacklings

Quack

California State Capitol

While passing through Sacramento, I made a night stop at our state's capitol building. Unfortunately, I did not notice that this was the side of the building, and not the front! Oops!

Griffith Park Fire

An apology to my returning visitors for not updating my site regularly as of late. I am back, and finally ready to continue posting content as it becomes available!


The Griffith Park Fire as viewed from Mt. Wilson on 5/19/2007.

Eyece

Be sure to click on each image for larger versions. Reductions can not do justice to macro shots.


Macro shot lit through a sheet of ice.


A small reflection of the blue sky can be seen from this tiny particle of ice.

North End of Yosemite Park

A few of the beautiful sites that can be found not to far off of Northside Drive.


El Capitan reflects off of a tranquil creek which feeds into the Merced River.


Yosemite Falls in the afternoon.


A leaking cliff. The melting snow feeds into the Merced River.

Forest in the Trees

No, the title is not a typo. A hollow tree stump reveals its own private forest.

Yosemite National Park

I frequently travel all along the Pacific, ranging from Southern California all the way up to interior Alaska in search of beauties that often go unseen. Finally I have arrived at Yosemite National Park, the photographers "Stairway to Heaven".
While the park is smaller than I imagined, it quickly became clear why Ansel Adams described Yosemite as "...an austere and blazing poetry of the real". My weekend here was well spent, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is in the area... or any California resident who has been telling themselves "I'll go see it soon" for the past umpteen years.

The images below are a short compilation of my first day.

Sentinel Rock illuminated by the morning sun viewed through the trees.


A small creek fed by Bridal Veil Falls. This effect results from a long exposure in low light conditions.


Interesting cloud formations viewed from Mirror Lake suggesting crooked sun beams.


Just after sunset, everything is darkened in twilight for a short moment. This however, is not the end of the show. The sun returns between the mountains for a spectacular encore. Half Dome becomes intensely illuminated in shades of red and orange for just a few moments.

Pacific Madrone

This Arbutus menziesii (Pacific Madrone) can be found anywhere from Canada to California. It has a beautiful orange-red bark that peels away as it matures.

Dinosaur

This Australian Emu has a face only a mother could love.

Lone Oak

A lone oak tree silhouetted by the afternoon sun.

Waiting

Iä `oe e `imi ana
I nä nani o ka `aina
Eia nö la`au ma`a nei
E kali ana i kou ho`i mai

While you go seeking
Among the beauties of the land
Right here I remain
Waiting for your return.

Laguna Beach

An excellent place for swimming, surfing, skimboading, and pictures. Unbelievably blue skies and waters. Beaches like this are all we have left of the beautiful California coastline.

Rock Rose (Cistaceae)

A beautiful Rock Rose.


Plant identification by Mrs. Social Butterfly (Thank you!)

Stream

MacArthur Park

MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark

All the sweet, green icing flowing down...

Someone left the cake out in the rain

I don't think that I can take it

'Cause it took so long to bake it

And I'll never have that recipe again

Oh, no!

A lost love remains here, sitting by himself, unable to forget all of the feelings shared at this park. As it gets dark, eyes begin to fill with tears (MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark). The sweet green icing begins flowing down refers to the green leaves on the trees flowing together as seen through tears. This love ended without reason (Someone left the cake out in the rain...), he will never love like this again ('Cause it took so long to bake it), and a love like this will never exist again (And I'll never have that recipe again...).

Anyone who has experienced young love can relate to this. Unpredictable, often blinding, and without mercy are probably the best ways of describing the only emotion that can feel perfect in one moment, and like the end of the world in the next.