Kittens

They are cute.  Rascally.  Always moving.  Always getting into something.  Adorable.  And tough to photograph.

Here are a few of the kittens from the North County Humane Society in Atascadero, CA.

Raymond

Maynard

Taffy

Taz

New Times 2014

The photo below was taken in old Harmony, CA.  The Harmony creamery has been converted to space for local artisans, and there is a small recording studio - Painted Sky Studios - which holds occasional concerts.  This picture was composed during the intermission of a concert - the moon light and light fixtures made for interesting lighting, and the textures in the building, trees and brickwork are very cool.

Technically, the photo is a 3 shot raw HDR processed in Photomatix.  There was not much color in the scene, so it was converted to black and white using NIK Silver EFX.

This photo took 1st place in the adult, open division of the New Times 2014 Winning Images photo contest.

Lunar Eclipse

Here are a re photos from the recent lunar eclipse on October 8, 2014.  Photos were taken from my front porch using a 400mm lens and 1.4 extender - all on a very steady tripod.

Pinedorado Parade 2014

The annual Pinedorado Parade in Cambria, CA was held on Saturday morning August 30.  Here are a few of the highlight photos.

Moonlight, Part 2

Here are a couple more moonlight shots taken around the Cambria, CA area.

The large moon rising over San Simeon Creek was taken from Van Gordon road, and is a composite of 2 photos - sometimes you just have to do that to capture the dynamic light range.

The ocean photo is taken at Leffingwell Point and is about a 2 minute exposure lit by both the moonlight and the street lights along Moonstone Beach Drive.

Ocean by Moonlight

Here is a  recent long time exposure of moonlight and waves from near Monterey, CA.