Went out to the salt ponds in nearby Alviso, California to get some photos for a photography class. The field of salt looked surreal with the orange sunset sky.

#landscape #landscapephotography #sunset #california #sfbayarea #lumix #lumixg9m2

Model Sophieungmodel (@ IG) posing in the foliage at the Gamble Garden in Palo Alto, CA during a recent photography meetup.

#portrait #portraitphotography #modeling #lumix #lumix35100 #lumixg9m2 #lumixg9mii #microfourthirds #micro43 #mft #model #modelphotography #femalemodel

Clusters of Monarch butterflies on a tree at the Natural Bridges State Beach back in November 2024. Saw quite a number of butterflies in the butterfly sanctuary this year.

#nature #naturephotography #butterfly #butterflies #santacruz #california #lumix #lumixg9m2 #lumixg9mii #micro43 #microfourthirds

The S.S. Palo Alto concrete ship at Seacliff State Beach in Aptos, CA after a January 2017 storm that caused the bow section to break off / tilt over.

#photography #landscapephotography #beach #ocean #california #concreteship #shipwreck #abandoned

Made it out to the Reinhardt Redwood Regional park last weekend in search of clusters of ladybugs. Each winter they gather in big clusters. Some tree trunks have big patches of ladybugs.

#nature #naturephotography #ladybug #ladybugs #red #lumix #lumixg9ii #micro43 #microfourthirds

I attended a meetup of local photographers and models organized by a group called West Coast Creatives and got the chance to photograph the talented GothiccRoze. She had quite the look with blue lipstick.

Model: https://www.Instagram.com/GothiccRoze

#westcoastcreatives #beauty #beautyphotography #portrait #portraitphotography #omsystem #micro43 #microfourthirds #femalemodel

Penelope enjoying some belly rubs on this #caturday


#blackcat #cat #kitty

Thank you 🙏

More hummingbird action from a visit to the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum in Santa Cruz, California. There were a number of hummingbirds flying around in the morning.

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Last weekend I made an all too brief stop at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum and managed to capture this hummingbird sitting on a branch.

#hummingbird #nature #naturephotography #omsystem #microfourthirds #micro43 #birdphotography #hummingbirds

A P-40 Warhawk from the Collings Foundation at Moffett Field during one of their tours a few years ago.

#airplane #warbird #photography #lumix #microfourthirds #p40 #bayarea

A P-40 Warhawk from the Collings Foundation at Moffett Field during one of their tours a few years ago.

#airplane #warbird #photography #lumix #microfourthirds #p40 #bayarea

Stopped by the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum late July and the bird and bee population was pretty active. Lots of hummingbirds flitting about!

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Attended a photography workshop up in Crescent City, CA this past weekend with one of the spots being at Damnation Creek Trail. It is well known for fog and blooming rhododendron flowers (when in bloom.) During the workshop, we didn't have much luck with foggy mornings but on my drive home it was foggy so I stopped to get some pictures.


#landscape #photography #redwoods #nature #trees #omdem1 #omsystem

While wandering around the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum I ran across the following flower plant that made me think of something from a Dr Seuss book. It is called a craspedia globosa.

#nature #naturephotography #omsystem #microfourthirds #micro43 #bloomscrolling #yellow #flower

Went to the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum on a drizzly morning. Made for a lot of interesting shots full of dew drops over the plants and flowers.

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My quick attempt at a solar eclipse photo taken in my front yard in the SF Bay Area. No totality here. Most coverage was around 35%. Shot with Olympus (OM System) OM-D EM-1, Panasonic Lumix 100-400mm lens and a ND100000 filter.

#solareclipse #eclipse #astrophotography

A little light painting fun at Joshua Tree National Park after sundown.

#photography #lightpainting #nature #nationalpark

Hummingbird at the UCSC Arboretum in Santa Cruz, CA.

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