In the past few weeks I’ve been getting outdoors a lot more than I have in years. Thanks to my new four-legged hiking buddy, I’m revisiting places that were once familiar and discovering some that are entirely new to me. The result has been that the dog is happy, I feel a bit more fit, and I have brand new […]
Yesterday I paid a visit to my newest favorite suburban greenspace, along Miners Ravine in Rocklin. I only stumbled upon this tiny oasis last spring, so I was eager to get back out there and see how the creek looked. As you can see by the image above, it looks pretty good right now! Since I love photographing whitewater (although […]
The American River is running fast and fairly high right now; as I stood on the shore yesterday morning, mesmerized by the rushing water, there was nothing that could have induced me to dip even one foot into the torrent. But the birds have seen it all before and seemed more pleased than impressed. Like the Great Blue heron, calmly […]
I love the sound of the water coming out of the dam, not to mention the sight of the roiling whitewater. I just had to make a couple of videos. My first one, filmed from the north bank, came out a bit crooked. The south bank video (below) is much better — but it’s much too short, since my camera […]
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week.