Whitewater rafting on the South Fork of the American River, near Coloma, California.
Thanks to my friend and fellow photographer, Richard Wong, I have done something I thought I'd never do. I jumped on the Twitter bandwagon! For months, I would read his little Twitter message on his Photo Blog and found it quite amusing at times. But, I really didn't understand anything about it. So, what did I do to satisfy my curiosity? I did like millions of other curious folks are doing and I signed up for my "free" Twitter account. Once I signed up, it was easy to read all of his posts and it cleared up things a bit. But, I still didn't really get the hang of it, so I put it on the back burner for a few more months. [click to continue…]
Whitewater rafting on the South Fork of the American River, near Coloma, California.
Thanks to my friend and fellow photographer, Richard Wong, I have done something I thought I'd never do. I jumped on the Twitter bandwagon! For months, I would read his little Twitter message on his Photo Blog and found it quite amusing at times. But, I really didn't understand anything about it. So, what did I do to satisfy my curiosity? I did like millions of other curious folks are doing and I signed up for my "free" Twitter account. Once I signed up, it was easy to read all of his posts and it cleared up things a bit. But, I still didn't really get the hang of it, so I put it on the back burner for a few more months. [click to continue…] 
Flying A Service Station, Truckee, California.
Do you remember the Flying A Service Station's? If you do, you are giving your age away.
This is the one subject that stood out from the rest, while visiting Truckee recently. It was really fun to photograph. I took a whole series of photos of it and these were two of my favorites.
Close up shot of a gasoline pump at the Flying A.
A closer up view of the pump reveals that premium gas was going for 27 cents per gallon. Imagine that!
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Digital Art photo of Old Town Truckee, California.
Couple sitting in front of Grant's General Store & Museum, Virginia City, Nevada.
Virginia City was a fun place to visit. While wandering around town looking for great photo subjects, I spotted this couple isolated from the crowds. What caught my eye was that they were both dressed in white, matching the old building they were sitting in front of. I also loved the way they were so beautifully framed by the arch. Framing your subject is a great way to add impact to your photographs.
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Downtown Virginia City, Nevada.
Jeff & I just had to make it to the ghost town Virginia City during our recent road trip. Neither of us had been there since we were kids. To top that off, my Mom and Dad ran away and got married there over 70 years ago, after knowing each other for just 3 short weeks!
It looked like I remember it, although there are more tourists and it has gotten pretty commercialized over the years. But, all in all, it's still a fun place to visit!
About the photo
I used the Antique Grayscale Preset in Adobe PhotoShop Lightroom 2, to achieve the "old time" look.
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Lake Tahoe, Nevada Panorama.
Creating a panorama photograph is something I've wanted to try for a long time. I guess I was waiting for the right opportunity to present itself. Well, that moment finally happened, while we were visiting the Lake Tahoe area a few days ago.
Can you figure out what vantage point this was taken from? How many photos do you think were taken and stitched together to create this image? How do you think they were stitched together?
I'd love to hear from you. Please leave your answers in the comments section below. I will explain how this Lake Tahoe Panorama was created later on this month, after I receive a few comments.
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Panorama Photo Update:
How this photo was created - To create this panorama, Jeff & I each took a series of 4 images. We made sure to overlap each image about 20% and to keep the horizon in approximately the same position in each photo. We decided that the series that Jeff took was the best of the two.
How this photo was developed - Using Lightroom 2.0, Jeff selected the 4 images in the order they were taken. Then he right clicked and selected export to PhotoShop as a panorama. Then PhotoShop automatically stitched the 4 images together. Then all Jeff had to do was crop off the ragged edges. 
Jeff riding his Quad along the shore of Prosser Reservoir, Truckee, California.
This shot was taken during our recent road trip to the Truckee/Lake Tahoe area to capture travel, adventure and lifestyle photos for our stock files.
The first stop during our road trip was at Prosser Reservoir for a little Quad fun and photos. This photo is one of my favorites from our photo shoot.
Photo Details - In Camera
This pan photo was shot on a Nikon D300 with a Nikon 70-200 zoom lens attached, using the following camera settings: ISO 100, shutter speed 1/10 sec., aperture f 20.
Post processing in Lightroom
I set the Clarity to +100 and the Vibrance to +45.
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Wild Sierra Iris, Cronan Ranch Regional Trails Park, near Coloma, California.
These beautiful Wild Sierra Iris were growing along the trail at the Cronan Ranch Regional Trails Park, the day of our hike with friends. They are a common wildflower here in the Sierra Foothill's and can be found along many hiking trails. One of the other places I have found them is at Hidden Falls Regional Park in Auburn.
The original image did nothing for me, but I didn't want to dump it. It was taken at 1:00 in the afternoon under harsh lighting. It also lacked vibrance. I decided to work with it a bit in Lightroom 2 and this is what I came up with. I set the Clarity to -100 to give it a softer look and set the Vibrance to +70, which made the colors pop. 
This is what this photo looked like straight out of the camera.
I have 2 questions for my viewers.
1. Which one do you like best?
2. Can you identify this species of Wild Iris?
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Love Comes Softly movie set at the Cronan Ranch, Pilot Hill, California.
Baby Boomers take a hike at the Cronan Ranch Regional Trails Park, Pilot Hill, California.
Last weekend, Jeff and I rounded up a group of our "Baby Boomer" friends and returned to our new favorite place to hike in the Sierra Foothill's, the Cronan Ranch Regional Trails Park near Coloma. [click to continue…] 