Central Valley California
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A Great Week!
It’s been a great week for me. I had my 1-year check-up since the doctors fused my left leg (Arthrodesis) at Stanford Hospital. They told me everything was great and unless I just wanted to go back…just to update the family….I’m now free and clear. After nearly 4 years of countless appointments/hospitalizations, I’m done! I’ve…
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A Hummingbird?
Not sure what kind of Hummingbird this is. 😉 I was sitting down drinking my coffee this morning and I saw this Orange-crowned Warbler trying to use my hummingbird feeder. Lucky for my, my camera was near. I also shot this through the sliding glass window. I didn’t want to risk opening the window and…
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Random Pictures from the Merced NWR
Took another trip out to the Merced NWR on Wednesday afternoon. The water is receding, but there’s still lots of shorebirds to see.
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Yosemite Valley from Denair, CA
Who knew?!? I didn’t think it was possible to see Yosemite Valley from the central valley, but I was wrong…first time for everything 😉 ! Thanks to Tony Immoos (and others) I finally got a decent picture of Yosemite Valley (Half Dome, Clouds Rest etc) from Hall Road in Denair California, over 60 miles away.…
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Dark-eyed “Oregon” Junco Today
Went out to the backyard this afternoon and I was able to get a few pictures of the Dark-eyed Junco A.K.A “Oregon Junco”…my favorite little birds! I usually set-up my camera in my “studio”….nice green grass and perch. As I was sitting here, I saw this gal in the grape vines…so I quickly swung around…
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Killing Time at the Merced NWR
Both of my daughters had their gymnastics practice a few days ago. This time instead of sitting and watching for 4 hours, I decided to take a drive out to the Merced National Wildlife Refuge and see if I could take some pictures at sunset. Here’s my two favorites…
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The Biggest Full Moon in 2009
Tonight is going to be the biggest full moon of 2009, so why not take a picture! Here’s a way to get you in the ballpark as far as exposure: The Moony RuleFull Moon – f/11 @ 1/ISOHalf Moon – f/8 @ 1/ISOQuarter Moon – f/5.6 @ 1/ISO Here’s my moon using my EOS 5D,…