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Featured July 13, 2008 - Blue Shark Photos


On a recent offshore shark drift a single Blue Shark showed that was an unexpected surprise. This animal was a mature female over seven feet in length. Blue Sharks of this size used to be common place off San Diego but with over fishing off Mexico and Southern California it had been several years since I had seen a Blue Shark of this size. She proved to be a real sweetheart gracefully gliding by making pass after pass.

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Featured July 04, 2008 - California Vernal Falls Yosemite National Park Photos


Vernal Falls Yosemite National Park. Yosemite is one of the most visited and photographed natural places in the world. Over four million people now come to the park each year. For many a visit is an annual rite of summer. Although the iconic locations within the park have been photographed by the best landscape photographers in the world using the latest equipment in every season and every light arguably no one has matched the early black and white work of Ansel Adams. For myself even given the crowds it just doesnt get much better than a family vacation to Yosemite National Park. I enjoy placing people in the frame to try and capture some since of the sheer scale of the park.

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Featured June 28, 2008 - San Gorgonio Mountain Photos


I have had the opportunity to overnight on the summit of San Gorgonio Mountain a couple of times now. At eleven thousand five hundred feet San Gorgonio is the tallest point in Southern California. On a clear day you can see from Riverside County to the north to Palm Springs Coachella Valley and even the Salton Sea to the South. This photo of the setting moon was taken from the summit several years ago before sunrise in early July. The camera was a Nikon FM2 setup on a boulder with a 24mm lens and cable release.

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Featured June 23, 2008 - Blue Whale Spout Photos


A Blue Whale exhales upon surfacing producing the large characteristic spout. On calm days the mist formed spout can rise thirty feet or more in height and be easily seen from several miles away. After breathing at the surface for several minutes Blue Whales will often dive and stay submerged for ten to fifteen minutes or more at a time.

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Featured Photos Archive


June 19, 2008 - Ocean Sunfish or Mola molaJune 08, 2008 - Crystal Pier Pacific Beach San Diego
May 30, 2008 - White Mountains Bristlecone PineMay 24, 2008 - Desert Bighorn Sheep
May 18, 2008 - Common DolphinMay 17, 2008 - Parrys Phacelia California Wildflower
April 14, 2008 - Fin WhaleApril 06, 2008 - Torrey Pines State Reserve San Diego California
April 04, 2008 - Morro BayApril 03, 2008 - Great White Shark
April 01, 2008 - California Brown PelicanMarch 29, 2008 - California Sea Otter
March 26, 2008 - La Jolla CoveMarch 25, 2008 - Blue Whale
March 22, 2008 - California Central CoastMarch 16, 2008 - Pacific White-Sided Dolphin
March 11, 2008 - Macrocystis California Kelp ForestMarch 10, 2008 - Northern Elephant Seal
March 08, 2008 - California PoppyFebruary 24, 2008 - California Garibaldi
February 21, 2008 - Shortfin Mako SharkFebruary 15, 2008 - La Jolla California Big Wave Surfing
February 06, 2008 - Harbor SealFebruary 02, 2008 - San Diego Skyline
January 26, 2008 - San Diego Blacks BeachJanuary 03, 2008 - Gray Whale
December 16, 2007 - Tall Ship Star of India


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