(Click on the photo to enlarge. Click on the comment number bubble to leave a comment.) The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D, EF17-40mm f/4L lens, 1/1000 sec at f/4.5, ISO 100 on SanDisk Extreme IV Digital Film.
Santa Cruz Boardwalk Carousel
Today begins a week-long posting of photographs I took at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Until now, I’ve been posting random photographs each day, but thought it would be interesting to show these images from the Boardwalk as a series. Some of them may appear a bit different from past images I’ve posted as I experimented with some new techniques. So … Read More
Elfin Copper Still
(Click on the photo to enlarge. Click on the comment number bubble to leave a comment.) This beautiful, small copper still is sold by the Elfin Herb Farm in Los Osos, CA., and can be used to steam distill undiluted, essential oils from high quality plants. It is about 8 inches tall and is a miniature version of a larger … Read More
Leafy Sea Dragon
(Click on the photo to enlarge. Click on the comment number bubble to leave a comment.) The leafy Sea Dragon at the Monterey Bay Aquarium looks like a drifting clump of seaweed. It is found along the southern and western coasts of Australia. These seahorse cousins disguise themselves as seaweed with dozens of leaflike fins. The fins are not used for … Read More
The Garden at the Getty Center
(Click on the photo to enlarge. Click on the comment number bubble to leave a comment.) The J. Paul Getty Museum is at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. I’ve previously posted a couple of interior photographs on this blog. The layout design of these shrubs and the pool of water in which they are contained are very interesting. This … Read More