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I enjoy sharing my photos with you. When you like my photos, I’m glad you recognize and appreciate the images that inspire me. My goal is to turn my little hobby into an income source. Even if it just starts as a side hustle, every journey begins with one step. Click on each photo for a full size version and more information.

Point Reyes Beach at sunset.
Point Reyes Beach at sunset.
Aug 09, 2022
Also known as the Great Beach,  this strand of undeveloped beach stretches north from near the Point Reyes Lighthouse 11 miles to the opening of Tomales Bay.   I have been using Lightroom by Adobe to edit my photos for over 3 years now. And I have been very happy with the program. It...
Late afternoon on the Golden Gate Bridge
Late afternoon on the Golden Gate Bridge
Aug 08, 2022
She looks great in this light. The architectural icon, Guarding the bay, linking the bay, defining a region.  A bridge that needs no introduction.  “The mystical structure, with its perfect amalgam of delicacy and power, exerts an uncanny effect. Its efficiency cannot conceal the...
Pelicans (4 images, click for more)
Pelicans (4 images, click for more)
Aug 07, 2022
Pelicans are one of the largest shorebirds one finds on the California coast. These are California brown pelicans. They travel in flocks, or as I like to say shifts. For example, here in Pescadero, there is a coastal pond where they rest as a flock while the feeding flock is out over the ocean....
Gray day at Rockaway
Gray day at Rockaway
Aug 06, 2022
Fog was on the agenda, as the temperature soared just 5 miles inland. It’s a typical occasion in Pacifica. Locals wear it like a badge of honor. The coolest spot in the bay area. Above me, a hint of blue sky, but just off the shore, a layer of thick fog rolled in and out of view. My...
Throwback Thursday. Alaska 2014
Throwback Thursday. Alaska 2014
Aug 04, 2022
Some images for Throwback Thursday. Back to 2014 when I worked on a ship on the Bering Sea in Alaska. I first joined the vessel in Dutch Harbor. This remote island on the Aleutian Archipelago is home to lots of bald eagles. Occasionally, when they felt they might get fish scraps, they would...
Steep banking over the Balclutha. Blue Angels Fat Albert C-130. 
Steep banking over the Balclutha. Blue Angels Fat Albert C-130. 
Jul 13, 2022
Steep banking over the Balclutha. Blue Angels Fat Albert C-130.  This is the second time I’ve shot the airshow from Aquatic Park as it offers so many great backdrops for the images for the planes. This image of the Blue Angels Fat Albert C-130 is so impressive as it passes behind the...
Sea Lion Bonding. At Pier 39.
Sea Lion Bonding. At Pier 39.
Jul 12, 2022
Sea Lion Bonding. At Pier 39. A number of years ago, the boat docks next to Pier 39 in San Francisco started attracting a fair number of sea lions to haul out and rest. So much so, that the boats abandoned those docks to make room for these California natives. Not homeless, more like squatters....
Lighthouse. Afternoon in mist
Lighthouse. Afternoon in mist
Jul 11, 2022
Lighthouse. Afternoon in mist This is a subject I have been coming back to for more than a year. Each time with limited success. This locale just keeps calling me back and finally, I arrived with some stellar conditions for some sunset images. However, the window of opportunity was fleeting. I...
Buddha in a garden. Meditating with flowers
Buddha in a garden. Meditating with flowers
Jul 09, 2022
Buddha in a garden. Meditating with flowers In the Central Park in downtown San Mateo is a quiet Japanese Garden. Lush and green with dwarf maple trees, bamboo, a koi pond with lotus pads, and pagodas. Tucked in a shaded corner of the garden is a seated Buddha. A soft meditative...
Yesterday in San Francisco. On the bus and off.
Yesterday in San Francisco. On the bus and off.
Jul 06, 2022
Yesterday in San Francisco. On the bus and off. Yesterday in the city for a job interview. I caught some images out of the bus window. The framing made for some interesting compositions. Armed only with my Galaxy Note 10 +, I got these images.  And finally near my interview, a beautiful...
Weather’s changing at Pescadero beach.
Weather’s changing at Pescadero beach.
Jul 04, 2022
Weather’s changing at Pescadero beach. Spring day on the California coast. Another of my favorite haunts on the California coast. This is a morning image showing the power and beauty of the Pacific Ocean. The waves and spindrift. The rocky shoreline. The wonderful weather as it marches...
Dawn breaks over the city
Dawn breaks over the city
Jul 03, 2022
Dawn breaks over the city One of the best views of the city is from Treasure Island on the bay. On this early morning the goal was to get an image of the full moon setting over the city at sunrise. But alas, fog and clouds had other ideas. It still made for a lovely shot of the light of San...
Kite surfers catching some air at Ocean Beach
Kite surfers catching some air at Ocean Beach
Jul 02, 2022
Kite surfers catching some air at Ocean Beach, SF. Point Bonita Lighthouse in the background I love the energy in this image. Check the incredible air the kite surfer on the right is getting! Also, using the telephoto lens really brings the sea stacks closer. Compressing the distance and making...
Spring at Moss Beach. View of Seal Cove.
Spring at Moss Beach. View of Seal Cove.
Jun 29, 2022
Spring at Moss Beach. View of Seal Cove. Here’s a view from the cliff above Seal Cove at Moss Beach. This view really has everything typical of the California coast. Cliffs rise from a sandy beach. Some rocks and sea stacks in the surf. The hilltop is dotted with cypress trees. And in the...
More Gay Pride. It’s my birthday!
More Gay Pride. It’s my birthday!
Jun 28, 2022
More Gay Pride. It’s my birthday! These are a few throwback images from the Gay Pride parade in 2018 and from the Castro district, ground zero for the gay community in San Francisco. The Castro, in case you were wondering, is a perfectly normal neighborhood. A Walgreens drug store, a...
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