Redwoods Workshop Scouting Trip...

Nana and I had the opportunity to head out to the Northern California and Southern Oregon coasts to scout for my upcoming Photography Workshop next week. We encountered a variety of conditions from total sunshine to pouring rain to pea soup fog. Just what one would expect in such a beautiful place. But - we had a good time, saw some beautiful sights and logged a few hundred miles. Here are some of the fruits of our efforts...

Crescent City Flowers...

Crescent City Harbor...

Cal-Barrel Road, HDR Blend...

Damnation Creek Trail in the fog...

Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse in the late afternoon light...

Sunset at Trinidad Beach...

Damnation Creek Trail, HDR Blend...

Two clover petals on some moss...who knew the underside of the clover was this reddish-purple?

Nana along the rainy trail...

Post sunset light at Trinidad Beach...

Rhododendrons in bloom amongst the redwoods...

Can't wait to take our clients to these same spots next week!

See ya,

Bill

Annular Solar Eclipse...

Fortunately for me, Ashland, Oregon was right on the path for the Annular Solar Eclipse visible in many parts of the world on May 20th, 2012. Unfortunately, Mother Nature didn't fully cooperate. As we neared the time of the event, high, thin clouds partially obscured the viewing opportunities. But, as the clouds came and went, I was able to take some photographs...

As we approached full "circle of fire" status...

Circle of Fire - a but fuzzy through the veil of high clouds...

I shot these with my Canon EOS 1D, Mk III using 9 stops of graduated neutral density filters and underexposing 3 additional stops...

Here's to good light!

Bill