This week I started a photography course—The Art of Seeing. It goes over the elements of design and provides lots of tips and techniques...

When I was in Oman several years ago, I came upon fishermen hauling bags of sardines from the sea to waiting pickup trucks. My guide,...

I received email today from Adventure Canada about their small ship cruise in Atlantic Canada. I signed up for it some time ago, and now...

The SS Palo Alto was built in the Oakland Naval Shipyard with the intention of using it during World War 1 as a tanker. At the time,...

When I arrived at Natural Bridge State Park, the sun was high in the sky. Although noon time isn't the most ideal time to capture an...

Sharks Fin Cove is easy to miss if you come speeding down the Cabrillo Highway. The rock, named for its shape, isn't visible from the...

I took a road trip to visit some of the photogenic spots on the coast between San Gregorio and Capitola. Although I've been down that...

When I worked at Apple, I attended every event in person, when possible. One year, after the slew of announcements, Tim Cook announced...

Every year, just before Thanksgiving, the wild turkeys disappear. They reappear early in the New Year, sometime before March. Today, four...

One of the 365-day project prompts is "Favorite Recipe." I have many recipes that I consider favorite, so it is really impossible to...

The word of the day is Tanks. It could be a noun. It could be a verb. The 365 project leaves it up to the maker to decide. One thing was...

The Sundial pedestrian bridge in Redding, California is one of the largest sundials in the world. It's so big that the arc it traces is...

Since March 2020, I've been to very few concerts of live music. There is nothing like sitting in an audience and knowing that the...

Almost every month I enter two images in my local camera club's competition. I also participate in a digital critique group whose 8...

Calistoga is one of my favorites places in California because not only is it in the wine country, but it is more laid back and...

I looked out my cabin window around 4:00 PM yesterday and noticed dozens of males robins in the back field and a few taking at bath at...

Year one of the pandemic necessitated a stay-at-home Christmas without visitors. To cheer things up a bit, we put up our artificial tree...

More than two years have passed since my last trip to London. It's one of my favorite cities because it its circular layout make it...

After someone asked me for advice on travel to Africa, I started longing to go on Safari again. It has been quite some time, but it is an...

Digital Dialogues are small study groups sponsored by the Photographic Society of America. There are currently 99 groups, each of which...