The Oddest Of Street Art
Description: Who’s to say it’s not art? Sure, it appears to be coded annotations of cables beneath the concrete and which business is which, but it can be art too. Continue Reading →
Tag: USA
Emerald Lake Fall Colors
Description: It’s getting cold in the high up places (even if it was 100°F here today in LA). Location: Emerald Lake, Sequoia National Park, California, USA, North America Photograph copyright Continue Reading →
Aster Lake High In The Sierra
Description: A recent hike had me blissfully exploring a part of Sequoia National Park above 9,000′. In that alpine zone the lakes are spotted all over little dips in the Continue Reading →
Sequoia National Forest Sunset
Description: High up, over the rolling hills that lead to Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, the setting sun makes everything a little more placid. Location: Miramonte, California, USA, North Continue Reading →
Rain Squalls Over Death Valley
Description: Upon leaving Death Valley National Park this Spring the weather turned a bit squally and sprinkled the valley (which is over the hills) with one last drop of drops Continue Reading →
Rust Reclaims Mining Equipment
Description: The mining equipment in Death Valley National Park often sits where it last was used with time doing its part to erode man’s efforts. Location: Death Valley National Park, Continue Reading →
Salt Basin Criss Cross
Description: It’s good to get out and look at the world differently. And it’s hard to do when you revisit a place you have been to a few times. This Continue Reading →
Mount Wilson’s 60″ Telescope
Description: Now this is what you think of when someone says “big telescope”. While it is not the largest in the world, it is world-class and over 100 years old. Continue Reading →
Puget Sound Abstract
Description: The fiery colors of sunset illuminate the Olympic Mountains across Puget Sound. Or maybe those are the Cascades as seen from Whidbey Island. Hard to say, dang blurry photos. Continue Reading →
No Hands In Crab Tank, Duh!
Description: Sometimes the photo explains itself. Location: Skagit County, Washington, USA, North America Photograph copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
The Last Orange Grove In The San Fernando Valley
Description: I had read about the orange grove pictured below first in the LA Times. I’ve also driven by it once or twice. It seemed like such an oddity (“How Continue Reading →
Death Valley Is All About Patterns
Description: In looking back through a few days spent in Death Valley over the Winter, I keep finding more and more images of endless patterns. Sometimes repeating directly, but also Continue Reading →
Fan Out
Description: Easy lay the patterns in Death Valley’s Eureka Dunes. Location: Death Valley National Park, California, USA, North America Photograph copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
The Golden Gate Bridge And Moon
Description: I wasn’t in San Francisco to get a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge, and certainly not with the moon in it. Normally you have to plan for an Continue Reading →
Less Bugs, More Grass
Description: After some complaints about the sheer number of bugs on yesterday’s photo, here’s a placid photo of nothing but grass and a tree. Just ignore the bugs that might Continue Reading →
PCH At Dusk
Description: A quiet evening out on the Pacific Coast Highway after sunset. Location: Pacific Coast Highway, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
Yosemite In Winter
Description: One of the joys of Yosemite in the winter is the relative ease with which you can find an open campsite at the last minute. Sure, it will be Continue Reading →
It’s Not Otherworldly, It’s Death Valley – Photo Gallery
Description: <Gets up on very minor soap box>It bugs me how often people use the term ‘otherworldly’ to describe things here on Earth. Why it bugs me is because it Continue Reading →
It’s All Uphill
Description: The dunes at Eureka Dunes are over 680′ above the valley floor. They are tucked away at the end of a valley outside of the actual Death Valley and Continue Reading →
Leave A Note To Appreciate Your Trip
Last week I had a whirlwind trip to San Francisco. A client needed footage from that glorious city and the weather gods hinted sunny summer perfection. No time like the Continue Reading →
Western Azalea
Description: I’m not much of a plant guy, so I am glad there are apps like Seek to tell me that this is a Western Azalea or California Azalea (Rhododendron Continue Reading →
Behind The Curtain: Thinking About What I Want
Description: With the almost-magic that is modern photo editing, be it in a computer, cloud or phone, the question for me becomes: What do I want my photo to look Continue Reading →
Yosemite Falls Hat Rack
Hold on to your hat! Continue Reading →
Hiking To Castle Dome in Castle Crags State Park – Photo Gallery
An excellent hike in Northern California filled with trees and views. Continue Reading →
Castle Crags
Description: If you’re ever in Northern California driving I-5 past a place called Castle Crags State Park, do yourself a favor: stop, get out and hike to Castle Dome. You Continue Reading →
Narada Falls
Description: After having driver by this waterfall at least 30 times, I finally stopped to see what the fuss was about. It is a beautiful waterfall. Just off the main Continue Reading →
Mixed Media
Description: Ripped flyers and rusted staples and telephone pole and time. Location: Portland, Oregon, USA, North America Photograph copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved. ?
The Vastness Behind North Falls
Description: Silver Falls State Park in Oregon contains a number of beautiful waterfalls along a trail called The Trail of 10 Falls. While their naming scheme leaves something to be Continue Reading →
Downtown Los Angeles Panorama
Description: I enjoy any image that shows a familiar scene in a different way. While paging through older photos on the computer, I came across this aerial panorama I created Continue Reading →
Up, Down, All Around
Description: It’s that place in LA where the one road meets the other road meets the LA River. Location: Lynwood, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. All Continue Reading →
California Aqueduct And The John R. Teerink Wheeler Ridge Pumping Plant
Description: Lot of words in that title, I know, but it is accurate! With so much green around the state of California recently I set off to the North side Continue Reading →
State Street In Santa Barbara
Description: Four years ago Santa Barbara shut down State Street through the retail and restaurant core of the city to car traffic. Personally, not having to live here a d Continue Reading →
Griffith Observatory In Front Of Downtown Los Angeles
Description: The Griffith Observatory is located in a park with plenty of walking trails, some offering spectacular perspectives like this one. Location: Los Angeles, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Continue Reading →
Blocking The Way
Description: When my brother Daniel and I visited Death Valley last month I knew I wanted to do a lot of hiking. There are few better ways to spend time Continue Reading →
Loving On Death Valley
Description: It’s been a month since I’ve been in the valley with one of my brothers exploring. I used my iPhone for most of the photos that you’ll be seeing, Continue Reading →