With the harshest parts of the COVID-19 pandemic finally behind us, we’ve been able to resume travel around the holidays to see family in Virginia.
Travel and Adventure
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Last set of photos from a short trip to Hawaii. Oahu is quite a contrast from Kauai with busy downtown streets and boardwalks. But Diamond Head is a short hike up to get views of nature, a huge 300,000 year old crater, and Waikiki. Amble trees and vegetation along the […]
The second full day in Kauai started on the north side of the island at the Kilauea Lighthouse where colonies of Red-footed Boobies were super active in building nests.
In March, I had several firsts–first visit to Hawai’i, first big flight since the pandemic occurred, and first flight taking a long camera lens for bird photography.
Did you know that ladybugs migrate and fly to some of the same destinations in the East Bay during the winter months? Why? Not sure. How? Also not sure. It’s nothing that I ever expected, even when I heard about it for the first time. But sure enough they keep […]
In July, Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3), made an appearance in northern hemisphere skies. Eager to catch a glimpse of it, I went out to Treasure Island. Unfortunately, this trip and all my other attempts to photograph the comet weren’t successful. I needed much higher elevation and distance to get away […]
A friend from school shared a favorite photo spot for views of the Golden Gate Bridge at Marshall Beach. We timed dinner and our arrival with “golden hour”, leading to some amazing vistas of the bridge.
With a SLR, tripod, and clear skies by the bay, I was able to play around with light exposure and time.