Monthly Archives: November 2009

Sonoma County clearing storm

Lost in the Stars

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM, 1/60 @ f/4

Slide Copier

Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi + 18-200mm, 1/30 @ f/6.3 I find that it’s easier and more useful to copy slides using my camera than it is to scan them. This is the setup I use. I have a 100mm f2.8 macro lens with a … Read More

Clever Illusion

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM, 1/200 @ f/8 These two guys are actually about 20′ tall. Or at least the one on the left is…. They are two of a series of paintings of field workers south of Salinas California. … Read More

Resting

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM, 1/500 @ f/8 Monarchs spend some time resting and gathering energy for the rest of their migration along the California coast. This example seems to have suffered some damage along the way.

Window on the bay

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM, 1/200 @ f/11 Pacific Grove. The window subtly reflects light on the bay near sunset.

Monarch

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM, 1/400 @ f/8 It takes a cold morning before these guys rest long enough to be photographed.

Natural Bridges SP: Monarchs

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM, 1/200 @ f/8 The Monarchs are beginning to gather on the coast. The best view we has this weekend was at Natural Bridges SP in Santa Cruz. In the early moring hours, they cling to … Read More

Sign FAIL

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM, 1/500 @ f/8 Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz.

Pacific Grove: Continuing with a cat theme …

Pacific Grove: Cat in a window