26. September 2011 by Friedhelm.

We visited “Old Town” Sacramento and walked along the Sacramento River. The later afternoon produced excellent light. I used three exposures which I combined in Photomatix pro to create this image.

Enjoy and happy photographing!

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17. September 2011 by Friedhelm.

I had the opportunity to be in San Francisco last night and my plan was to photograph the skyscrapers in the financial district during sunset. The Oakland Bay bridge was “just” a side product. Technically this image was created using three exposures and combining them in Photomatix pro. In addition I created several layers to fine tune the image.

Enjoy and happy photographing!

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16. September 2011 by Friedhelm.

I decided to photograph this roller coaster in between the palm tree and the huge iron pipe. Both form a very nice natural frame which adds considerably to the image. It’s Friday and hopefully you do some fun stuff this week-end. Don’t forget to photograph!

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17. August 2011 by admin.

We are proud to present Renate Stolte, a photographer and painter, as our guest blogger. Renate’s images can be seen at the Gallery on the Square in Merced, CA.Enjoy her work!

I found this Fall on Yankee Jim’s Road near I80 (Colfax, CA ). The Falls are easy to reach via a very narrow winding dirt road.

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12. August 2011 by Friedhelm.

I photographed Mount Shasta from Interstate 5 shortly after we entered the State of California driving home from Oregon. It was amazing to see the difference between the dry landscape of the foothills in comparison to the snow covered mountain. And let’s not forget, I took this image in August!

Enjoy and happy week-end!

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20. July 2011 by Friedhelm.

I recently took a cruise around the San Francisco Bay which enabled me to photograph the “Rock” from the other side of the Island. It was pretty windy in the Bay and I was thankful to get a few decent images of the Island. Enjoy this one and keep on photographing!

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11. July 2011 by Friedhelm.

We took a cruise through the San Francisco Bay which gave me the opportunity to photograph the Golden Gate Bridge from a different angle. It was a foggy and cool day in San Francisco which showed the Bridge partially in fog. The small ship on the lower right side of the composition is an added bonus and reveals the dimension of the Bridge!

Happy photographing!

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13. May 2011 by Friedhelm.

Last night the Chowchilla Photo Club went out to photograph selected buildings in the town of Chowchilla. While we were walking I discovered the reflection of the sunset. This building was not on our list but I photographed it anyway.

Enjoy and happy Friday!

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2. May 2011 by David.

With all the noise about the Royal Wedding, I was surprised that Mt. Shasta would be caught up in it as well.

While driving along Interstate 5 I came upon this view of Mt. Shasta with what appears to be a train of clouds following it from the west. I grew up in the Mt. Shasta area but never appreciated it as much as I do since I moved away. Why not look around your own world and see what you’d be missing if you moved and could only ‘visit’.

Keep clicking

Dave

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2. May 2011 by David.

No this photo isn’t upside down or shot directly from above.

While walking around a frozen, snow covered Castle Lake in Northern California I came across this interesting phenomenon.  A combination of a hillside, footprint in the snow, wind, sun and freezing temperatures created a upright ridge 2-3″ high on the downwind side of the footprint.  I like the fragility and texture created by the ice. The wind was still blowing yet this fragile ice sculpture remained. Right place, right time, I guess.

Hand held, 165mm with extension tube, f20 at 1/60sec. And darn cold too.

Keep clicking

Dave

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