If you can’t see the above videos in your email, click on this link to view them on the web. Title: Half Dome and Mt. Hood Location: Central Oregon, United States, North America Description: If you can view these videos in 4K quality on a big screen, do it. I Continue Reading →
Title: Santa Barbara Beach Time Location: Santa Barbara, California, USA, North America Description: When the waves are crashing, I love sitting on a beach to watch. Camera Canon 7D Mark II Lens Canon EF 28-300mm L ISO 100 Focal Length 300mm Aperture f/7.1 Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec Altitude Sea Continue Reading →
Title: Sunset Over The San Fernando Valley Location: Los Angeles, California, USA, North America Description: Experiments in using the HDR functions on my DJI Phantom 4. Camera DJI Phantom 4 Lens Standard ISO 112 (how this is computed, I know not) Focal Length 3.61mm Aperture f/2.8 Shutter Speed 1/50 Continue Reading →
Short and simple today. If you can’t see the video, click here to go to Vimeo. Just a serene flight over Central Oregon.
Title: Almost The Whole Bay Area Panorama Location: San Francisco Bay, California, USA, North America Description: I missed the South Bay but captured more of the North Bay. I know this will make some happy and some sad and I wish I could have got it all. It’s not often Continue Reading →
If you can’t see the video below, you will need to click here to be taken to a web browser version. It’s worth the click! Title: Yosemite Hi-Definition Flyover Location: 38,000′ over California, USA, North America Description: I am loving the compact and powerful Sony RX-100 V camera I recently acquired Continue Reading →
Title: Algodones Dunes At Sunset Location: Algodones Dunes, California, USA, North America Description: If you only see one image, you will need to click here to check out all 11 photos on the web. I love that modern photography is free of some limits on presentation. I like to experiment Continue Reading →
Title: Griffith Observatory And Hollywood Sign At Sunset Location: Los Angeles, California, USA, North America (34°7’6″ N 118°18’1″ W) Description: Both a tourist attraction and a constant draw for locals, the Griffith Observatory allows for amazing views of the city and surrounding hills. On this night there were a number Continue Reading →
Title: Pacific Sunset Location: Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA, North America Description: Clouds make just about any sunset better. Shot on Saturday in California. Camera Canon 7D Lens Canon 28-300mm L ISO 100 Focal Length 300mm Aperture f/5.6 Shutter Speed 1/320 sec Altitude 255′ Photograph Copyright 2017 Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Continue Reading →
Title: Mmmmm….Beer Location: Verdugo West Brewing Co., Burbank, California, USA, North America (34°10’26” N 118°18’38” W) Description: Images from last night’s assignment for the grand opening of the Verdugo West Brewing Co. Featured below is Brew Master Chris Walowski Camera Canon 7D Mark II Lens Canon 28-300mm L ISO 400 Focal Length Continue Reading →
Title: Smoothness Of The Dunes Location: Algodones Dunes, Sonoran Desert, Imperial County, California, United States (32°58’57” N 115°7’55” W) Description: I see more and more why California is an excellent home for Hollywood. Only 3 hours drive from downtown are dunes with the appearance of the Sahara. According to Wikipedia, Continue Reading →
Title: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Location: Los Angeles, California, USA, North America ( 34°7’37” N 118°32’35” W) Description: Did I mention not everything this year will be pretty sunsets and spectacular, vivid images? Sometimes life isn’t always that way. And sometimes the adventures are close to home. Today Continue Reading →
Title: LA Panorama From The Air Location: Pacific Ocean, California, USA, North America Description: Shooting panoramas from a commercial airliner is not so easy. For one thing, they change course without telling you. 🙂 Composite of 17 images. ——————- Camera Canon 7D Lens Canon 28-300mm L ISO 200 Continue Reading →
Title: Mount Lassen Vertorama Location: Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, USA, North America (40°30’33” N 121°27’55” W) Description: A chance encounter on our way out of the park to see the full moon just about to duck behind Lassen Peak (Mount Lassen). The downside is you can’t really Continue Reading →
Title: Sand Fire Panorama Location: Topanga State Park, San Fernando Valley, California, USA, North America Description: Across the valley from where I live a large size fire started on Friday. Now 33,000 acres with 3000+ firefighters involved, this photo was taken on the second day of the burn Continue Reading →
Title: Sand Fire Abstract Location: Topanga State Park, San Fernando Valley, California, USA, North America Description: Across the valley from where I live a large size fire started on Friday. Now 33,000 acres with 3000+ firefighters involved, this photo was taken on the second day of the burn Continue Reading →
Title: Sand Fire, Day 2 Location: Topanga State Park, San Fernando Valley, California, USA, North America Description: Across the valley from where I live a large size fire started on Friday. Now 20,000 acres with 1600+ firefighters involved, this photo was taken on the second day of the Continue Reading →
Title: Flyfishing On Manzanita Lake In Front Of Mount Lassen Location: Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, USA, North America, Earth (40°32’2″ N 121°34’10” W) Description: Shot from the other side of Mount Lassen as yesterday’s Photo Of The Day, a lone flyfisherman enjoys the early evening on Manzanita Continue Reading →
Title: Mount Lassen And Moon Location: Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, USA, North America, Earth (40°30’35” N 121°27’54” W) Description: One of the least visited National Parks in the system, Lassen Volcanic National Park is a must for any lover of geology. So many different kinds of volcanoes Continue Reading →
Title: Plant Double Exposure Location: Home, California, USA, North America Description: One thing I forgot the new version of my old camera has is a double exposure mode. I played around with it yesterday as it has four distinct modes and up to nine exposures per image. This shot Continue Reading →
Title: Dark and Light Dunes Location: Algodones Dunes, California, USA, North America Description: The Magical Hour was magical indeed on this day. ———————- Camera Canon 7D Lens Canon 28-300mm L ISO 250 Focal Length 300mm Aperture f/5.6 Shutter Speed 1/500 Altitude 488′ ——————- Photograph Copyright 2016 Peter West Continue Reading →
Title: The Smoothness of the Desert Location: Algodones Dunes, California, USA, North America Description: This time of year I can imagine these pristine appearing dunes to be covered with ATVs and all kinds of tracks. And that’s okay with me. I realize some of our lands need to Continue Reading →
Title: Yosemite Falls And Half Dome Panorama Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA, North America Description: After a long hike up part of the Yosemite Falls trail, the views kept expanding. There are a few places along the way to stop and snap a picture, but this one Continue Reading →
Title: Sunset Color Experiment Location: Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA, North America Description: After more than a few sunsets over the ocean, it’s time to look for something new. So I experiment from time to time. In this case, I slowed the shutter speed to induce some blur Continue Reading →
Title: Yosemite Valley Aerial Location: 35,000′ over Yosemite National Park, California, USA, North America Description: As drones are forbidden in National Parks, this was as close as I could get for an aerial shot. No matter how many times I fly over it, it still amazes me. ———————- Continue Reading →
Today’s Photo Of The Day is a little different. It’s a bunch of photos. My friend Alex Kunz, also a photographer, pointed out a little place known as the Algodones Dunes in Southern California as a great place for photos. This was about a year ago. He lamented, Continue Reading →
Title: Lake Tahoe’s South Shore Location: Lake Tahoe, California, USA, North America Description: I love the flight between Seattle and Southern California because it flies over so many interesting features. In this case, Lake Tahoe and its deep, blue waters are best seen on the flight North. ———————- Continue Reading →
Title: Yosemite Valley And Mono Lake From 37,000′ Location: 37,000′ over California, USA, North America Description: Always get a seat on the right side of the plane heading North from Southern California. This is why. El Capitan is at the bottom and that leads up the valley to Continue Reading →
Title: Flying Things Location: Santa Ana River, Anaheim, California, USA, North America Description: I rented a Tamron 150-600mm lens this weekend in anticipation of taking that lens of up Alaska for two trips this summer. Having some decent light this morning, I decided to head to the Santa Continue Reading →
Title: Tanker On The Horizon Location: Point Vicente Lighthouse, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA, North America Description: I’m sure the view out on the ship was completely different, likely with clear skies overhead. But from land, and with a front moving over us, all we glimpsed of the Continue Reading →
Title: Looking Up In The Redwoods Location: Sequoia National Park, California, USA, North America
Title: “Earth To Moon, Come In Moon” Location: Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles, California, USA, North America Description: What you are looking at is the communication tower above the Hollywood sign. It’s often conveniently cropped out of most images (or Photoshopped out) and it’s because of the access road Continue Reading →
Title: The Layers Behind San Bernardino Location: Rim Of The Word Highway, San Bernardino, California, USA, North America Description: There’s a little embellishment going on here and I like it (the colors were really more toward blue). The view is from the Rim Of The World Highway leading Continue Reading →
Title: Snow Valley Panorama Location: San Bernadino Mountains, California, USA Description: Shot on a fun day snowshoeing with Nimmi. Beautiful sun even if it was melting the snow.
Title: Griffith Observatory And Downtown Los Angeles Just Before Sunset Location: Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California, USA, North America Description: As mentioned in yesterday’s Photos Of The Day, my wife and I made it up to the Hollywood sign for a First Day Hike (unbeknownst to us, but Continue Reading →