Tag Archives: California

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Fighting the California fires…

The fires are raging in Yosemite and there are helicopter teams working flat-out to help control them. This Blackhawk is equipped with a 900 gallon Bambi bucket connected to the line running down the picture.  Must get close to the … Continue reading

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San Luis reservoir

The 152 link road between the 101 and 5 climbs up through the hills following the Pacheco pass. This reservoir is near the top, it’s really empty at the moment.

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Stanford memorial church

Stanford is just up the road and a fantastic place to visit. A wide open Leica 50mm lens captured the church facade detail in amazing clarity considering the light.

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