late in the afternoon

ISO 800, f/18, 1/200s. In-camera edited to b&w.

tulips, four lips, six lips, a dollar...

Yeah, I was like every other tourist in town this weekend snapping tulips. I was the only one on my belly not using a macro setting on my point-and-shoot.
(ISO 100, f/22, 1/40s)

going to the chapel

Foreground, the chapel in Yosemite National Park. Background, quite aptly, Cathedral Rock. (ISO 100, f/22, 1/13s)

no leprechauns here

The clouds finally broke and the setting sun revealed a rainbow. Same falls, different view. (ISO 100, f/22, 1/40s)

vernal falls

The steps to Vernal Falls on the Mist Trail. Yosemite National Park, California. (ISO 100, f/25, 1/15s)

channeling ansel adams

So, I didn't have a lens with f/64 or a tripod. I did my best. El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. (ISO 100, f/22, 1/40s)

classic san francisco

The Golden Gate Bridge. As if you didn't know! (ISO 100, f/25, 1/40s)

tall, tall trees

Castle Rock State Park, California (ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/60s)


Big Basin State Park, California (ISO 100, f/11, 1/15s)

up on the ridge

ISO 100, f/5, 1/40s

Ridge Vineyards, Monte Bello Road, Cupertino, California

chocolaterie

ISO 800, f/5, 1/15s

the wharf

ISO 800, f/22, 1/80s

gazebo'ed