The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Any kind of camera or photos of photographers. Go through your photo archives and see what photos you have that fits the current week’s challenge, or better yet grab your camera and take a new photo! ENJOY and have FUN. I went deep into my archives on this one! These photos […]
This week I’m continuing my John Muir birthday celebration. In this episode of California’s Golden Parks, Huell visits the Muir house and property in Martinez, California. Huell tours the the Victorian residence in Martinez where the naturalist John Muir lived from 1890 to his death in 1914, and meets the special folks who are responsible for preserving this important site. […]
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week. This is a topic you can really enjoy. Let’s see how creative you can get. I’m looking forward to what you all decide to post. I just want you to have some fun with your photography.
This week my images all center around water — rivers, lakes, harbors, and coastlines.
I’ve finally splurged on a new print scanner, and wow, what a difference! I’m now able to share some of the recent group of slides I had previously held back, due to their poor quality. The Lake Tahoe image above is a good example — as well as the photograph of Half Dome in Yosemite. On my previous scanner, the […]
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of March 21, 2018. This week, share an image of your happy place, a secret spot you love, or a faraway location you return to again and again.
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Sunset to Sunrise. This is a challenge is basically self-explanatory. Night photographers have fun with this challenge. For those who are not night photographers, I want to see those colorful sunrise and sunset moments. Let’s see how creative you can be on this challenge.
Wesco Colored Slides were advertised in Popular Photography magazines during the 1940s and 1950s as an easy way to visit faraway beauty spots or “fillers” for personal holiday slideshows. The scenes were shot by professional photographers, so they’re unquestionably well done. Sadly, my current slide scanner isn’t able to do justice to the colors in these scenes, although I’ve done […]
Humboldt Bay is one of the most beautiful parts of Northern California with its huge coastal redwoods and rocky shore. In this episode of California’s Golden Parks, Huell visits Fort Humbold State Historic Park, established in 1963, and learns some of the area’s darker side in the small museum dedicated to sharing the stories of conflict between the incoming settlers and […]