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Nov.

Payoffs SAC Dons vs. PCC. (34).   (Nov. 27, 2021)

Nice light at the Huntington Library Cactus Garden (1),  Lower Ponds. (1), Japanese Garden (1)

SAC Dons vs. West L.A.. (34).   (Nov. 06, 2021)

Added new folio: MUNISING  (29) for fall color.

Updated formatting of "folio" pages to more closely integrate style of other sections.   

Oct.

SAC Dons vs. Citrus (34).  (Oct. 23, 2021)

Spent the first week of October in MUNISING  (52) for fall color. 

Sept.

It's football season,  SAC Dons vs. Moorpark. (30).  (Sept. 18, 2021)

SAC Dons vs. Mt San Jacinto. (30).   (Sept. 25, 2021)

  U.S. Open -  Women's Pre Contest (23)

Missed Trestles and Oceanside because the surf was better at the Wedge Con't (17).   

Impressionist image (1) taken at Rosarium at Descanso.  

 Interesting flower (1) taken at L.A. Arboretum.    Intense Color (3) from Sherman Gardens.

 Egret Portrait (1) and Avocet  (1) taken at San Joachim marsh.  

Going back to the 70's and posting medium format images (5) taken with RB67.  

August

Starting to process & post images again.  Water Lilies (2) at Mission San Juan Capistrano. 

Some journalistic and inspirational images at a Van Gough Exhibit (27) in Anaheim. 

Continuing to reformat and simplify the web site. 

Will start posting mages as soon as Wildlife / birds section is completed.

July

Spent all of the month reformatting and simplifying the entire website.

June

Updated formatting in Locations Section and Flora Section.

Another visit to the Rosarium  (1) at Descanso. 

May

More surf at the Wedge (24) in Newport Beach . 

Impressionist view of Rosarium  (1) at Descanso. 

Reformatted  Safari Park Section.  My first visit in several years. 

Epiphyllum (2) and reformat of Epiphyllum, and Lotus, and sections.

April

Finally some surf at the Wedge (4) in Newport Beach . 

Spring Bulbs (8), Cherry Blossoms (2), and Camellias (2) at Descanso.

Another Obscura (1) of Azalea landscape.

Iris (3), Lower Ponds (1), Cactus Garden (1), and Succulents (1)  at Huntington Library.

March

 Camellias (4) are a little late this year at Descanso.

Bulb Garden (9) and Sunflower (1) at South Coast Botanical.

Freesia (11) in Orange, CA.

Perrenial Garden (2), Azalea (3), and Clivia (4) at L.A. Arboretum.

New section named Obscura (2) with creative images.

Feb.

Pattern Image (1) and Abstract Image (1) at Sherman Gardens.

It's been since 2011 that I last visited The Living Desert (10) in Palm Desert.

Had to get a time ticket to visit the Huntington Library (5) but worth it.

Jan.

Yellow Sunflowers (1) and Boulders in Rosarium (1)  at Descanso.

Gulls (2) and Pelicans (5) on La Jolla cliffs.

Some surfing at the north side of the Huntington Beach Pier (7).

Bird of Paradise (3), Orchid (2) and Egret (1) at L.A. Arboretum.

Some surf at Huntington Beach (7).

Dec.

No autumn color hot spot this year, how about Autumn Color (6) at L.A. Arboretum.

The Woodlands at Irvine Regional Park (commentary) are no more. 

Japanese Garden (1) and Iris (1) at Huntington.  Fern (1) at Descanso.

Pelicans (3) at La Jolla cove.

Nov.

Landscape (1), Bird of Paradise (1), Bamboo (1), Daisy Pattern (1) and Yellow (1) L.A. Arboretum.

Dragged out a P1000 and fond a few images:  Eagle in Kachemak Bay (1). See Day 3.

Also Baby Hummingbird (1) and Moon Images (7) in Orange.

Orchids (6), Design (1), Pattern (1), and Cactus Scenes (3) at Sherman Gardens.

Oct.

Found a surprise Green Heron (2) hunting.

A Solitaire White Rose (1), Other Flora (1), and Daisy Silhouette (1)  at Descanso.

This is going to be a slow month.  Stay tuned.

Autumn Color

Central Florida

Sept.

Photographed some Water Lilies (2) in our back yard pond..

Updated the web page for some large waves at the Wedge in 2014.

Processed a minimalist image from Yellowstone Winter in 2013.

August

Amaryllis (3), Butterflies (2), and Other Flora (1) at Descanso Gardens.

Form (1), Other (1), and Cactus (3) at South Coast Botanical Garden.

Added some commentary on Unique Images in Commentary Section. 

July

Finally some waves at Newport Wedge (22).

Hollyhock (2) and Roses (3) at Huntington Library in San Marino.

June

Bromeliad (1), Orchid (1), Waterfall (1), Dahlia (1), Other (1),Turtle (1) at Sherman Gardens. 

Water Lily Pads (3) in a local pond. 

Started new section ECHO PARK (6).  Lotus (4) at Echo Park.

Lagoon (1) at L.A. Arboretum in Arcadia.

May

Iris (1), Misc Flowers, (1) and Poppies (4) and taken at L.A. Botanical Gardens in Arcadia.

Flying Goose (1) at San Joachim Marsh. 

Delphiniums (2),  Bird of paradise (1), Rosarium (4) and Abstract (1) at Descanso Gardens

April

During Coronavirus isolation, photographed Freesia (6) around the house. 

Completed FOLIO (37) of Central Florida Birds.

Images taken at Pinnacle Point (4) HOA during Coronavirus isolation.

March

Photographing birds in CENTRAL FLORIDA LAKES (89).

Mead Botanical Garden (14) Orlando, Florida.

Got back from Florida and packed airports just in time.

Feb.

Aloe (4), Other (3), Pattern (1), and Autumn (2) images at the L.A. Arboretum. 

 Water Fall (2) images at the L.A. Arboretum. 

Woodlands (6), Camellia (6) and Hanging Bells (1) at Descanso.

Bird of Paradise (1), Cactus Garden (1) at Huntington Library.  Bamboo (1) image. 

Jan.

PELICANS (10), Seals (1), and Cormorants (2) at La Jolla cove.

WOODLANDS (7) at Irvine Regional Park .

SANTIAGO CREEK (13) at Irvine Regional Park.

Impressionist (1) image at Irvine Regional Park.

Crawfish (1) at San Joachim Marsh.

Egret Landing (1) on cliffs in La Jolla.

Smokey Mtns

SAC  Football

US Open Surfing

Delphiniums

Kachemak, AK

December

Autumn at L.A. Arboretums (1).  Lagoon (1).   Bananas (4)

Flora (1) and Landscape (3) at Fullerton Arboretum.

 Started new section on  IMPRESSIONIST (3) images.

 Awesome AUTUMN COLOR (17), Redwood Forest (2), and Leaves (1) at Descanso Gardens.

Pelicans (9) and Sea Lion (1) in the coves in La Jolla.]\

November

Serious photo trip to SMOKEY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK (44).

Santa Ana College Dons vs. LA Valley (37).

Lower Ponds (1) at Huntington Library & Gardens.

Quick visit to Tokyo, Japan (5).

October

Practicing on Slow Motion Waterfalls (1) at Descanso.

Flora Other (1) and Roses (1) at Descanso.

Flora Other (1), Roses (1), and Grasses (3) at LA Arboretum in Arcadia.

Garden Scenes (4) and Succulent Border (1) at Huntington Library & Gardens.

September

Santa Ana College Dons vs. Fullerton (34).

In preparation for football season, I'm adding SELECT FOOTBALL IMAGES from before 2015.    

Some surfing in really bad lighting plus mediocre surf at the Wedge (7) in Newport Beach.

Landscape images at L.A. Arboretum (2) and pond image at  San Joachim Marsh (1).

Butterfly Images (3) and Amaryllis (3) at Descanso Gardens.

August

   U.S. Open -  Women's Qtrs (42) and Pre Contest - Women / Men (33) in Huntington Beach.

Amaryllis (4) and Other (1) at L.A. Arboretum in Arcadia.

Little Waterfall (1), Green Leaves (1), Landscape (3), Other (1), Rose (2) at Fullerton Arboretum.

Orchids (2), Water Lilies (6), and Greenhouses (2) at Sherman Gardens.

July

Lotus Blooms (6) and Green Heron (1) at Echo Park

Epiphyllum (1) and Patterns (2) at Arcadia Arboretum.

Delphiniums (1) at Fullerton Arboretum.

Cactus Landscape (2) at Huntington Library.

Roses (3) Cactus (1) and Cactus Pattern (3) at Mission San Juan Capistrano.

Orchids (2) and Water Lilies (6) at Sherman Gardens.

June

Started a new section at the DESCANSO ROSARIUM (12) at Descanso Gardens.

A surprising and unexpected display of DELPHINIUMS (23) at Descanso Gardens.

Image of Entrance Garden (1), Oak Forest (1) and Deer Eating Roses (1) at Descanso.

South Coast Botanical Garden (1).  Sunflower (1).  Cactus (1).

Finished folio view of KACHEMAK - EAGLES (30).

Reworking LA Arboretum Lagoon (2), Perrenial Garden (1), and Succulent Garden (1).

May

Cactus Bloom (3), Green (1), Azalea (2), Camellia (1), Fungi (1), Paths (1), Squirrel (1),

and Other (1) at the Huntington Library in San Marino.

Flower Pattern (1) at Fullerton Arboretum.

April

More Spring Bulbs (4) at Descanso gardens.  Good year.

It's spring and the Butterflies (7) are back at Safari Park.

Some Ducks (3), Night Herons (1), and a Crane (1) also at Safari Park.

The Perennial Garden (2), Cactus (1), Orchids (1), and Other (1) at the L.A. Arboretum.

March

Working on Kachemak, AK - Eagles (50)

Descanso Gardens is a great place to shoot Spring Bulbs (7) and Camellia (1).

A Tree Swallow (1) at San Joachim March. 

Feb.

Great day for shooting Brown Pelicans (7), more Gulls (2), and some Sea Lions (3).

 Used P1000 to shoot  White Pelicans (3) and Cormorants (1). (2,000 mm plus)

Ducks - select (15)  /  Night Heron - select (18)  /  Cormorant  (1).

Jan.

Consolidated some surfing images The Women of Surfing (9) and at the  Wedge - select (19).

Interesting lighting for Cactus (3), Other (2),  Patterns (1), at Fullerton Arboretum (3)

Finished Acadia N.P. Folio (23).   

Starting year with Pelicans (23) and Gulls (7) in La Jolla on cliffs.  

Pelicans - select (13)  /  Gulls - select (8)  /  Egrets - select (9)  /  Ducks - select (15)

Hawk (1) at San Joachim Marsh (1). 

 Plumaria (1) tropical bloom and some green Silk Floss Leaves (1).