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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Rainbows and fire..
A couple of weeks ago the sky above Palo Alto turned an amazing colour. This is a clean shot, no mucking about in Aperture. It only lasted a few minutes so we where lucky to see it.
Posted in 2013 Pictures
Tagged California, Palo Alto, Palo Alto California, Rainbow, Red sky
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Leader and lieutenants….
Took this with a new 90mm f2 lens, its a bit of a struggle to focus when opened up and I had quite a few out of focus ones.
Presidio Horse
Presidio riding club is north of San Francisco, we stopped off to take a picture of their massive barn and Amber popped out to say hello.
Posted in 2013 Pictures
Tagged California, Horse, Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area
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White tree house
Spotted this little house on a tree stump. It has no particular purpose it just is, and thats why I love it.
Posted in 2013 Pictures
Tagged Agriculture and Forestry, Arboriculture, Horticulture, Tree, Tree house, Tree stump
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Chicken !
There are many ways to craft a life outside the 9-5. Food is an important part of the equation and this chickens job is egg production.
Posted in 2013 Pictures
Tagged Agriculture, Chicken, chickens, Egg, eggs, Home, Poultry, Rural Living, sunlight, The Good life
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Green Bikes in Healdsburg
Healdsburg is north of San Francisco in the wine district. Well known in Healdsburg are the hotels bright green bikes. A great way to explore the wonderful town and grape fields.
Depth of field
Perhaps this is a selfish post, but I love what a great lens can do to an image. In this case a interesting blur for background that amplifies the color and sharpness of the flower. I was reading how to … Continue reading
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Tagged Depth of field, flower, Focus (optics), Photograph, Photography
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Plane
In England, where I grew up, you get around in a car or train. Personal planes, and the ability to land practically anywhere feels like a very new and extravagant treat. Our friend treated us this weekend and here in … Continue reading
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Tagged explore, Fixed-wing aircraft, freedom, personal plane, Travel, United States
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Cloudy Baylands
The Baylands nature preserve is a short cycle ride from Palo Alto. It is a terrific resource for birds, humans and photographers. This shot, towards NASA, catches a cyclist taking a rest on a rare gloomy day.
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Tagged Baylands, bridge, California, cyclist, NASA, Palo Alto, Palo Alto California
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Sunlight
Sometimes the most amazing sights are just outside your front door. This beam of morning light transformed the bush outside our study.
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