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Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) silhouette at the Palo Alto Baylands.

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Uploaded on Mar 8, 2012

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An American Avocet works the low tide at the Palo Alto baylands.

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Uploaded on Mar 8, 2012

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Another look at the natural arch at Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur. There are a million ways to look at this...

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Uploaded on Jan 30, 2012

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Say that title three times fast. We stopped at the Garrapata Beach pullout to check for Pelicans riding...

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Uploaded on Jan 30, 2012

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Sunset through a natural arch at Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur.

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Uploaded on Jan 29, 2012

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The strech of coastline heading south from Monterey on the famed Highway 1 really starts to get good at...

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Uploaded on Jan 29, 2012

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The Colorado River has been eroding these ridges for 17 million years, exposing 2 billion years of the earth's history.

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Uploaded on Dec 31, 2011

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This was our last morning in the Grand Canyon. There were a few clouds that lit up right before sunrise...

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Uploaded on Dec 30, 2011

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There really is no iconic overlook or view in the Grand Canyon, you've got to search around for...

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Uploaded on Dec 29, 2011

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Reflections in the Merced River near the Valley View turnout. Just fooling around with luminosity masks today and this photo was the victim.

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Uploaded on Dec 17, 2011

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strobist Info: SB-24 snoot back-lit at 1/8 power. SB-800 key light 1/128 power also through a snoot. Two...

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Uploaded on Dec 11, 2011

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strobist info: SB-800 and SB-24 behind/in the tree both at full power; fired with pocket wizards.

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Uploaded on Dec 11, 2011

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strobist info: SB-24 though 24" umbrella above at 1/8 power. SB-800 behind at 1/128 power (to get a little light inside the bag).

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Uploaded on Dec 11, 2011

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strobist info: SB-800 camera right @ 1/128th within a foot of the subject to darken the background; white...

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Uploaded on Dec 5, 2011

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Oak leaves succumb to the frost in Cook's Meadow.

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Uploaded on Dec 2, 2011

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Frozen Milkweed in Cook's Meadow - Yosemite National Park.

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Uploaded on Dec 2, 2011

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You only catch passing glimpses of Autumn during Thanksgiving in Yosemite. You know it was there at some...

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Uploaded on Dec 2, 2011

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Here is another look at the same Valley View scene as before, but with evening light. There was a slight...

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Uploaded on Nov 29, 2011

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