Okay, this one kind of snuck up on me. I can’t say National Bird Day was on my radar, but hey, go with the flow, right? So what do I have in the way of birds?
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Sunset Pelican: The Story

Don’t point your camera at the sun; Don’t use a long lens on scenic shots; Don’t shoot backlit objects. Well…all good advice. What happens, however, when you don’t follow the rules?
Continue readingThe Story Behind “The Dive”

I posted before about my fascination with our Brown Pelicans and got so many great comments and questions, I thought I would share the story behind this image I call “The Dive.”
Continue readingShoot’n The Sloughs

There is a patch of old So Cal coast where time is forgotten and development was left behind. It is raw; it is natural; it is called the Tijuana Sloughs. It also happens to be a great place to spend a day with your camera.
Continue readingShooting for Emotion – “Stormy”

I am drawn toward images on people’s walls that evoke an emotion; especially positive ones. So when I go out to shoot, I am always keeping an eye out for the opportunity to capture a single moment that communicates my feelings at that time.
Continue readingPhotography Exhibition: What’s on the Wall?

Readers, I am thrilled to share that I have been asked to do a solo photography exhibition on Nov 11. It will be held at the Emerald C Gallery in Coronado and I hope you can all attend. So what have I decided to show? I will share some previews here:
Continue readingPelican Beauty

I confess to having a life long affinity for the gangly pelican. Memories of my childhood include watching great flocks of pelicans swooping along the tops of the waves during vacations in Baja and beach days at Huntington Beach. One part prehistoric and the other part grace in motion, these giant birds usher in feelings of effortless freedom and it seems that my gaze is always pulled toward them when they soar by.
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