Central Valley California
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No Moon, but I See the Sun
Looking at my The Photographer’s Ephemeris last week I noticed that the Waning Crescent Moon might be visible on December 1 until around 4pm. Decided to take a drive to Lake Yosemite in Merced. I wanted a picture of the Moon and the “Witch Tower”. Unfortunately I didn’t see it, but I decided to stay…
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Waiting on Friends
I really didn’t plan on making a trip to the refuge this morning. Last night I was cruising Facebook and I noticed a photographer-friend was in the area. After a few personal messages, I found out she was going to be there for sunrise. I got there around 6:45 and didn’t see anybody as I…
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One Lake, Six Eyes
One our way home from Hornitos, I had to stop by Lake McClure to see if I could capture a few photos of the last light. Took one picture and I hear my youngest daughter, Sarah, saying that her iPod wasn’t working right. She couldn’t take any pictures. So I let her, and my other…
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Moon Over Saint Catherine’s Church
My wife and I have been wanting to take the kids to Hornitos for some time. I knew the moon would be rising behind the old Saint Catherine’s Catholic Church around 4:15 on Friday. I mentioned to my wife about going there and she thought she’d been wanting to go as well…not just taking pictures…
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MNWR Update
I finally decided to check out the Merced Camera Club after two or three years of “I should”. Since it started at 6:30, I thought I’d drive over to the refuge to see what the conditions were. I saw some clouds in the sky and I was hoping some nice colors at sunset. Arriving around…
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Recent Hummingbird Photos
It’s been a few years since I went outside to photograph any birds. So I decided to pack all of my camera stuff and took the long walk to the back porch…about 20 feet! To make it easier on me I removed one of my feeders and taped 3 of the 4 “holes”. Much easier…
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Moon Over the Merced Wildlife Refuge
Now that the government shutdown is done (for now), I took a few trips over to the Merced National Wildlife Refuge. My plan was not to photograph the wildlife, but as a landscape photographer. Using “The Photographer’s Ephemeris” software, I can plan were the sun, or moon, is in reference to different landmarks. The first…
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Air Force One Last Flight
Heard on the news last night that the last flight of Air Force One (McDonnell Douglas DC9-32; Tail #N681AL) is scheduled to land at the old Castle AFB at 1pm. So we packed up the family and drove to Fox Road and waited. It showed up on time and did a fly-by, wheels-up, and came…