Archive for: December 2009

Hannah and Sarah had their dance recital on Saturday at Mitchell K-6 Elementary school. Hannah was chosen as one of the ‘Junior STARZ’, based on teacher recommendation and performance.

Christmas Day: Hannah (Junior STARZ)…

This is starting to be a habit now. Every Wednesday my kids have gymnastics practice for 4 hours. I drop off the kids and my wife at the gym and I head out to the Merced NWR just before sunset. …

I’ve been trying to capture a Great Blue Heron (GBH), close up, for some time now. Every time I get closer they fly away. Yesterday I drove out to the Merced NWR, just because. Didn’t plan on getting anything, not …

While I was driving the loop at San Luis NWR, I finally saw a few Tule Elk close enough that my 300mm and 1.4x II could capture it. I still had to crop this to fill the frame though. Maybe …

I was hoping for a great place to photograph sunset at San Luis NWR, but couldn’t find a decent location. I was just standing there looking for “something” to shoot and I turned behind me and I saw the moon …

Went out to San Luis NWR near Los Banos, CA to see how the water is (for waterfowl) and to see how the Tule Elk are doing. While I was driving the 5-mile loop around the refuge, I saw this …