by Sherri on January 28, 2010
Fog hovers over the American River Canyon, Auburn, California. This image was developed in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.
After 12 days straight of rain, there was a major case of "Cabin Fever" at Der Meyer Haus! Yesterday, the sun finally showed it's pretty face and Jeff, our dog Cocoa and I took a hike. 😉
As we were driving to the Stagecoach Trail, we were rewarded with this scene above. It was a definite cure all for "Cabin Fever!" Fog hovering over the American River like this is very common this time of the year, but it does require a bit of planning to get shots like this of it. If you are not willing to get up and get out early, you will miss the golden opportunity!
More images of our foggy morning adventure to come soon! To see more of our Auburn images, please visit our
Auburn Stock Photo Gallery.
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🙂 Sherri
by Sherri on January 22, 2010
This photo of the Foresthill Bridge in Auburn, CA was taken last month, during our Big Sierra Snowstorm. This bridge crosses the American River and connects Auburn to the tiny town of Foresthill.
One of the most popular searches on this Photo Blog is for the Foresthill Bridge (also known as the Auburn-Foresthill Bridge). I can understand why. Not only is it the tallest bridge in California, but it's the 3rd tallest bridge of it's kind in the United States.
This bridge was featured in the movie XXX and has become quite the base jumping spot. To see more of our images of this famous bridge, visit our
Auburn Stock Photo Gallery, or you can do a search for the Foresthill Bridge on this Blog.
We will be adding more images of this Auburn Icon to our Website in the near future, so be sure to check back often.
Have a great weekend everyone!
🙂 Sherri
by Sherri on January 19, 2010
Auburn Volunteer Fire Department, Old Town Auburn, California. This image was taken last month, during a low snowfall. I used a combination of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 & Adobe Photoshop CS3 to develop it.
During last month's low snowfall, I was able to capture this photo of one of Auburn's popular icons in the snow. This was only the second time I have had this rare opportunity.
Here is the
photo of the Auburn Volunteer Fire Department I captured, during the low snowfall in March of 2006.
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by Sherri on January 15, 2010
Close up shot of the Chinese Coolie Statue in Downtown Auburn, California. This image was processed using both Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 & CS3.
As I was editing images yesterday, I came across this close up
photo of the Chinese Coolie Statue featured in my previous post. I have a few more variations as well, some of which will also be included in our
Auburn Photo Gallery.
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Have a great weekend!
🙂 Sherri
by Sherri on January 12, 2010
Chinese Coolie Statue, Downtown Auburn, California. This image was also taken during our rare, low snowfall last month and developed using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.
Auburn is awesome. It is not only beautiful, but it is full of history and things to see and do. In my last post, I featured a
photo of a statue of Gold Miner, Claude Chana, created by local dentist Ken Fox.
The statue of the
Chinese Coolie above was also created by Ken in 1972. The Coolie is 33 feet long, 22 feet tall and weighs 70 tons. You can view this statue at the old train station site and Chamber of Commerce. Directions: Auburn Chamber of Commerce, east of I-80 on Lincoln Way between Hwy 49 and Harrison Avenue.
If you plan to visit Auburn, let me know and I can give you some more ideas of what to see and do in the area. While you are here, be sure to check out
my previous posts about Auburn.
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by Sherri on January 8, 2010
Statue of a Gold Miner with the Historic Auburn Courthouse in the background, Old Town Auburn, California. This image was captured last month, during a low snowfall and was developed using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.
You may have seen this statue of a Gold Rush era miner, as you were traveling past Old Town Auburn on I 80. This statue is a representation of
Claude Chana, the prospector who discovered gold here in the Sierra Foothill's in 1848. This is just one of several statues in Auburn, created by Auburn dentist Ken Fox.
Okay, the history lesson is over, let's get on with the main reason for this post. Here are your "Top 10 Lightroom Tweets of the Week" in random order.
Happy Lightrooming everyone and have a great weekend!Â
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by Sherri on January 5, 2010
The Historic Auburn Courthouse & Museum in Old Town Auburn, California. This photo was captured last month, during a rare low snowfall and developed using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.
Capturing a
photo of the Historic Auburn Courthouse & Museum in the snow is a rare opportunity. In fact, this was only the second time I have had the opportunity to capture it in the snow. There was a lot more snow this time and my photos are much better. That said, I've decided to replace the images which are currently in our Auburn Gallery, with new images from the storm last month.
The Auburn Courthouse (which was completed in 1898) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It also contains a museum and gift shop, which are open to the public free of charge.
If you love the
California Gold County,
Auburn, History and Architecture, you owe it to yourself to visit the Historic Auburn Courthouse (Placer County Courthouse), one of Northern California's most beautiful buildings.
Location: Placer County Museum, 101 Maple Street, Auburn, California.
by Sherri on December 31, 2009
Believe it or not, this is our Christmas Tree!
WOW - what an amazing day today is. It is the end of a year. It is the end of a decade. If that's not enough to get excited about, there will also be a "Blue Moon" tonight!
About the photo
Just for fun, I decided to try waving my camera around in various patterns at our Christmas tree, while using a slow shutter speed. I tried a few different shutter speeds, before deciding on a 3 second exposure. That gave me plenty of time to get some really nice effects. I really like the results and I plan on trying a lot more new things in the new year!
When was the last time you tried something for the first time? Why not make 2010 the year for trying new things?
Cheers,
Sherri
by Sherri on December 28, 2009
Peace sign on top of the Tribal Weaver gift shop, along highway 80 in Auburn, CA.
This is one of my favorite holiday decorations in Auburn this year. I captured this photo during our photo adventure, the day of our big Sierra Snowstorm a couple of weeks ago.
by Sherri on December 21, 2009
A snowy morning on Lincoln Way, Auburn, California. This was taken during our recent "Sierra Snowstorm."
Dear readers of this Blog,
We hope each and every one of you have a wonderful holiday season this year. We are spending Christmas at our "
Little Cabin in the Woods" in Auburn, California with our families. This year, we are making 2 crock pot meals (Chicken Stew & Pot Roast) instead of Mexican food, which has been a tradition for many years.
It would be really cool if you would share how you are spending
your Christmas this year, in the comments section below.
Thanks for visiting and sharing!
Jeff & Sherri Meyer
