No Supermoon - Sunset Instead

Clouds covered the super eclipsed moon rise Sunday evening.  I had to settle for sunset photos instead.

Star Trails Over Templeton

After a late night of star watching at Calcerous Winery, I created this star trail photo.  Not much to use in the way of foreground, so we just had to go with the tunnel of stars.

Clouds Over Rural Templeton

Here are some photos (and maybe  a time lapse video) of the recent rainstorms passing over the rural hills of Templeton, CA.

See the Templeton Clouds time lapse video here

Pretty Girls

The cats at the North County Humane Society in Atascadero, CA were posing for photos yesterday.

Dutchess

Miko

Low Tide - Estero Bluffs

This protected beach just north of Cayucos, CA has great tide pools at low low tide.  It's a bit of a hike to get there, but well worth it!

High Surf, Otherwise Clear

High waves from a storm across the Pacific Ocean reached the Central California coast this weekend.  The photo below shows waves breaking in Estero Bay just north of Morro Bay, CA.  With the wind blowing from onshore to offshore, it was just too windy for the surfers to take to the water.

The winds kept the skies clear, and I used that cloudless clear blue sky in the oak tree picture below (Santa Rosa Creek Rd near Cambria).  It's an experiment with some of the tools in Lightroom.

Pismo Dunes

I've changed photographic locations from the rocky beaches of Cayucos and Cambria to the sandy dunes of Pismo Beach and Oceano, California.  There are several stretches of dunes that are off limits to off road vehicles and make for interesting photo subjects.

Pismo Dunes Panorama

Half Dune

Rocks

Very low (minus) tides the last few afternoons at the beach just north of Cayucos, California - Estero Bluffs State Beach.  Here are a few photo of the exposed rocks.

San Simeon Castle

Maybe not the castle near San Simeon that your were thinking of ...

Sand Castle, San Simeon State Beach, CA

King of the Castle, Estero Bluffs State Beach

Flat

Photos of recently observed items - very flat!!

Seashore, San Simeon, CA

I Scream, Paso Robles, CA

Various Cats

Cats come in all forms.  Here are a few from close to home.

Sasha the Jaguar, Sleepy Hollow Zoo, San Jose, CA

Wally the Maine Coon, North County Humane, Atascadero, CA

Wally

Meerkats, Sleepy Hollow Zoo, San Jose