Mustard Field
At this time every year, Carmel Valley’s fields come alive, painted with the bright yellow of the Mustard flowers. This photo was taken in the Valley Hills area off Valley Greens Dr. The tractor was...
View ArticleMasai Mara Sunset
Sunset on the Masai Mara, Kenya I recently went back through my images from Kenya and Tanzania and identified more that I wanted to spend time working on and sharing. This one struck me because it was...
View ArticleSunrise Reflection Kenya
Sunrise at Sweetwaters, Kenya This image was taken in Sweetwaters, Kenya on the Masai Mara. It was about 15 minutes before the actual sunrise and during that magical time of light in the early dawn. I...
View ArticlePebble Beach Gingerbread House at Sunset
Pebble Beach Gingerbread House at Sunset “Perched high on a sand dune at the entrance to Indian Village is a Forest landmark, the storybook “Hansel and Gretel” cottage known as the Gingerbread House....
View ArticleMasai Women and Baby
Masai Women and Baby – Amboseli, Kenya This is another image from our journey to the Masai Mara. I previously posted one of my other favorites “Masai Mother and Baby.” I gave this image a muted tone...
View ArticleAn Opening in the Clouds
An Opening in the Clouds, Amboseli, Kenya It’s 7:04 am, July 21, 2009 and we’re traveling in the Land Rover through the savannah. It was one the very few cloudy days we had and I was struck by the...
View ArticleMy Photo Travel Gear
I’ve had the good fortune to take two, multi-week trips to foreign countries in the past five years. The first trip was to Kenya and Tanzania for three weeks in 2009 and the second to Morocco for...
View ArticleHappy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to All the Wonderful Moms A Mother Giraffe and her calf – Masai Mara, Kenya
View ArticleThe First Lavender – 2014
The first Lavender to bloom – 2014, Carmel Valley Ranch At Carmel Valley Ranch, there are fields of Lavender alongside the roads. At the top of a hill near us is a beautiful, small field of Lavender....
View ArticleA Sunny Day in Big Sur
A Sunny Day in Big Sur About two weeks ago we had a beautifully sunny day and we took a drive down the coast to Big Sur. Usually, sunny, mid-day photography is pretty harsh light for photography. But I...
View ArticleA Screaming Baboon
Screaming Baboon in Amboseli, Kenya This was one unhappy baboon as we drove by him while in Kenya. They can be pretty mean and dangerous animals. The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D, EF70-200mm...
View ArticleAnother Beautiful Interior View, Hassan II Mosque – Casablanca
Hassan II Mosque Interior (To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) This is inside the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. The interior of this mosque was very beautiful....
View ArticleAuntie Uta’s 90th Birthday
On June 7, 2014 our family held a 90th birthday party in Apple Valley, CA for Cathleen’s Auntie Uta. She is an amazing woman whose heart is filled with so much love that there is more than enough to...
View ArticleColorado Ranch Land
No Hunting on this Colorado ranch land. This is an image from our trip to Colorado last year as we were driving near Snowmass. Happy Birthday to Gary, Cathleen’s cousin, who took us to this beautiful...
View ArticleYou Can Go Here
(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) Outhouse – Ashcroft Ghost Town – Ashcroft, Colorado This photo was taken with a Canon EOS 6D, EF24-105mm f/4L IS lens, 1/60 sec at...
View ArticleThe Road to the Valley
The Road to the Valley near Snowmass, Colorado This is the road we were on in Snowmass in Colorado that overlooked and led down into the valley below. This image was shot very close to the location of...
View ArticleCastle Creek
Castle Creek running through Ashcroft Ghost Town in Colorado This is Castle Creek, and it is adjacent to the Ghost Town in Ashcroft, Colorado. It flows down the valley towards Aspen and into the...
View ArticleGentle Waves
Gentle waves by the rocks in Pebble Beach Yesterday we went down to the beach in Pebble Beach to take our dog, Lulu, for a walk. I brought my camera and tripod with me because there was a very specific...
View ArticleCalifornia Oak and Barn
I first discovered, and fell in love with this Oak tree and old barn about 20 years ago. I would see it driving from the Monterey, California area back to my Modesto home in the Central Valley. This...
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