Our own little “horseshoe bend” in the wetlands at Estero Americano … #bodegabay #photography #aerialshots #wetlands

Exploring new terrain over the past couple of weekends, as hundreds of acres of new hiking space have opened up at Estero Americano near Bodega Bay. Here, sun going down over the outlet of the Estero into the sea. … #wetlands #bodegabay #hikingadventures #photography

Hah! A blast from the past - just got email from LiveJournal congratulating me for having an account there for 25 years. Of course it failed to mention that my last post was in 2002. I honestly had no idea they still existed. But man we had some fun there back in the day, didn't we?

Millie in the City of Angels #portraits #peopleofearth #losangeles

Theater District meets Fashion District, Downtown Los Angeles #photography #losangeles #theater #fashion

Palm guardians and lifeguard huts, Santa Monica beach … #santamonica #lifeguard #socal #photography

Just posted a new article over in my Framespotting Substack, about the decisions that go into deciding which of your images is worthy of printing (vs keeping/posting). There’s some secret sauce there, but it’s kind of an intangible formula. open.substack.com/pub/framespo...

Wandering exhibits at Griffith Park, I was awed to see the old equipment that had been in use in the 60s and 70s still on display. Loved controller labels, like "Latitude Motion" and "Transit of Mercury." I remembered the old tesla coil throwing lightning bolts, but it was quiet in its cage now.

We were walking along a sand bank caused by storm erosion on the path from Santa Monica to Venice Beach, when I came across this apparently drunk woman (at 11 am) with an umbrella, weirdly dance-rolling around on the edge of the bank. #santamonica #photography #peopleofearth

Surfers wait for a swell after the atmospheric river, Santa Monica … #surfing #santamonica #photography

Junior Mafia mannequins in LA’s old fashion district … #mannequins #mafia #fashiondistrict #photography #losangeles

Rainbow beach hut against cliff of sand carved out by wave erosion … #vitaminsea #lifeguard #photography #santamonica

Amy and Mille, hiking the beach from Santa Monica to Venice after rainstorms … #vitaminsea ##beautifulcalifornia #aftertherain #photography

Holy skies after rain, at Santa Monica Beach … #beachday #vitaminsea #photography #beautifulcalifornia

Help on the Way Lifeguard and swimmers at Santa Monica … #lifeguard #vitaminsea #santamonica #photography

Alpha pigeon with parapluie, downtown LA … #birdsarereal #losangeles #street #photography

Enjoying the recent deluge... some long exposures from Wildcat Creek over the past two days: glass.photo/shacker/seri... #photography #longexposure

Patriotic shades at Muscle Beach … #musclebeach #peopleofearth #photography

Enjoyed watching this youngling running circles around a “toppling” sculpture by Robert Therrien at The Broad museum, Los Angeles. … #broadmuseum #therrien #largerthanlife #simplejoy #photography

Wow, LA is a lot prettier than I gave it credit for - and the food is incredible. Just back from a four day family mini-holiday. More to come…

Foggy morning at Sea Ranch … #fences #searanch #fog #photography #beautifulcalifornia

‘62 Thunderbird, hanging out in El Cerrito suburbs … #oldcars #vintagecars #elcerrito #thunderbird #photography

Beach revelers at Keller Happy New Year everyone! … #newyearsday #dancers #beaches #photography

Light tunnel, just off-trail - in the woods at Hillside … #hiking #hillside #photography

Fritz Lang's 1927 sci-fi film, Metropolis, was set in 2026.

View with built-in caption, along See Canyon Road … #centralcoast #photography #signs

After years of hearing that fresh-ground coffee tastes better than pre-ground, I finally got around to setting up a family taste test. Conclusions here: blog.birdhouse.org/2025/12/29/f...

Roots embrace boulders in the jungle at Grená forest park, Portugal … #jungles #chlorophyll #boulders #portugal #grená #photography

Granite bowl in the Cathedral Range … #yosemite #cathedralrange #rangeoflight #granite #photography

Amy and Temmo (with his perpetual stick) at Guerneville on a family pandemic outing, 2020 … #doggos #hikingwithdogs #guerneville #photography

Pelicans in flight, just offshore at Fiscalini Ranch … #birdsarereal #shorebirds #fiscalini #marinelayer #photography

Happy Holidays everyone! Abbott’s Lagoon, Point Reyes … #pointreyes #lagoons #sundown #photography

In the old ticket booth at Brickyard Cove … #industrial #beautifuldecay #graffiti #sunflare #photography

"National Security" is the new dog whistle for "Something we don't like and are trying to justify our dismissal of."

Sundown at Cayucos pier … #sundown #cayucos #centralcoast #photography

Matt Payne’s excellent summary of the maddening DJI drone ban. Fear-based (rather than evidence-based) legislation sets a dangerous precedent. www.mattpaynephotography.com/gallery/dji-...

Tule elk along the Tomales Point Trail … #pointreyes #tuleelk #tomales #photography

“Would you like us to assign someone to butter your muffin?” -Wet Leg Goat siblings, Kauai … #goats #yardpets #kauai #photography

Just digitized a box of negatives I hadn't seen since high school, 45 years ago. No idea who this guy was but he captured the zeitgeist pretty well. #people #peopleofearth #birdie #timecapsule #photography

NO SWIMMING UNDER DOCK Minnesota lake, Winter ‘22 … #winter #winterscene #photography

The kids are alright! Matthew and Jamie, Thanksgiving ‘22 … #streetwear #peopleofearth #photography

Tugboat shipwreck at Rodeo … #shipwrecks #tugboat #rusty #photography

Seed wings (Dipterocarpus) … #winteriscoming #winter #seedpods #snowyday #photography

Funky old shack in Kapa’a, Kauai … #beautifuldecay #kapaa #kauai #photography

Into fog - last of three “lost and found” images from that evening on Pierce Point Road a couple of years ago. … #pointreyes #purpleskies #beautifulcalifornia #downtheroad #photography

Another “lost and found” image from an amazing afternoon out on Pierce Point Road, clouds going purple … #pointreyes #beautifulcalifornia #purpleskies #photography

Low clouds on Pierce Point Road … #pointreyes #fog #cloudscapes #photography

People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!

The slow-motion disintegration of Alameda Naval Base … #beautifuldecay #alameda #photography #industrial