My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week: Lines can either be straight or crooked. Angles and lines can be connected together which will give us angles. Sometimes you might just find a lot of angles. Top of the pyramid, San Francisco Golden 1 Center, Sacramento: Bastion stairs, Sutter’s Fort
The Daily Press Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of September 27, 2017. Use a window to frame your shot. Show us what you see out the window from the place where you usually blog, use a window to give structure to your photo, or make a window itself your subject.
On a cool day with the sky full of ever-changing clouds I went back to visit Folsom’s historic powerhouse for the first time in more than 20 years. A bright, airy visitor’s center has been added to this local state park, and I spent a few minutes strolling around in there before heading outside. For the moment I just want […]
Salmon season is an annual event in my life, since we live relatively close to the American River, and The Big Guy is basically obsessed with catching and eating salmon rather than buying it at the supermarket. So every year — usually from late August through October — our normal schedule begins to revolve heavily around salmon fishing. I was […]
July 1, 1979 — Port Angeles, Washington State. On our road trip to British Columbia the previous year, I’d slept inside the VW camper along with my parents; but this year, because I’d wished for a bit more privacy, my dad was good enough to bring along a small orange tent for me. Every evening he set it up at […]
I chose this episode of California’s Gold this week in honor of all my own memories of road trips when I spotted some intriguing road sign or attraction and wanted to stop to check it out but didn’t, for one reason or another. I’m sure I can’t be the only one who’s had this experience! I’m still hanging onto my […]
The theme of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Hallways. Hallways come in all sizes and uses. They are usually thought of as indoor, but don’t forget about hallways that are outdoors and underground. Hallways usually have some great repetitive lines and shapes. Use your imagination for this theme. Aboard Amtrak’s Capital Corridor train: Sleeper car in the California […]
The theme of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Gears and Engines. This series I call Odd Twists meaning we are looking for the bizarre and the common things we don’t always take photos of. This week the topic is Gears and Engines. Cars and the gears of a clock are obvious for this week’s topic. Let’s see how creative you can get […]
The theme of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Furniture, Tables, Chairs, Sofas. Any kind of furniture is allowed in this challenge. It can be indoor, outdoor or even furniture for a doll house. See how creative you can get on this challenge.