Old Orchard in Black and White

I needed to get out of the office during  a break in the rain, and I stopped by an old hillside orchard a few miles from home to take this photo.  The light was pretty flat, but the subtle colors in the orchard and grasses let me apply some color filters to make a more dramatic black and white scene.
Canon 5D MkII, 24-105 @75 mm, F16, 1/20th, ISO 200, Lightroom and Silver Efx

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!