I've been spending a lot of time recently driving the Big Sur Coast now that Highway 1 is open again. (NOTE: still some one-way traffic - go to CALTRANS page and put on Highway 1 for current updates - choose CENTRAL).

@BixbyBridge

For those of you interested in taking a workshop with me, please consider either Gary Hart and my 2027 Iceland Winter workshop in Iceland and South Island New Zealand.

@newzealand @iceland

A lone surfer paddles out into large surf at the Pit this morning here in Morro Bay. NWS was calling for 10-17 foot waves this morning so I went out at dawn.

#morrobay #sonyalpha #thepit #surfers #dawn #largwaves #waves #sanluisobispocounty #californiacentralcoast

Our fall color is finally taking shape in San Luis Obispo County. Had to wait for a soft light day and finally got it!

#fallcolors #countrylandscape #sanluisobispocounty #centralcalifornia

I re-worked the processing on this image and finally got what I wanted out of the file. Thank you TK9 Panel! Crepuscular rays over Southern Santa Clara Valley, California. Always shoot RAW mode - it's like having the final negative!

@SantaClaraCounty

We had a stormy weekend here in the Central Sierra. I love when fog sits in amongst the pines. I was actually kneeling down on Highway 108 just north of Long Barn, California to include this colorful Rabbit Brush. Hey it's fall!

Sony a7RVI, Sony 50-150mm at f/11, 200 ISO

Greetings from Strawberry, California (the one in Tuolumne County). Beri and I were out for a walk and I knew of this old wagon in a meadow. This small grove of Aspens were growing along the river mixed with pines.

Headed back up the Big Sur Coast. Lots of Jubata Grass growing along the hillsides. I juxtaposed this bunch with the breaking waves of the Pacific Ocean 300 feet below. Jubata looks a lot like Pampas Grass but Pampas is more silvery in color.

@BigSurCoast

I went back to check on my buddy the eagle and found he had a friend who was devouring a fish for breakfast. Morro Bay National Estuary, California.

@BayEstuary

I don't know about you but I am tired of all the AI-generated moon images that appear on social media these days. This morning I saw the Denver Audubon Society re-post and AI-generated image conned into thinking it was real. The moon in this image was captured with a 1200mm lens

For those of you who are serious about moon photography, you know that a majority of the work begins prior to the actual shoot. My work always begins with The Photographer's Ephemeris web software (Ultra Version - $49.95/year).

@morrobaytravel

Thanks to my wife Beri for spotting and alerting me of this Bald Eagle on Eagles Stump this morning at the Morro Bay National Estuary. Fortunately it coincided with high tide allowing for this very cool reflection!

@BayEstuary

Here's another image from my trip down Highway 1 from Carmel to Morro Bay on Tuesday. This is Gamboa Point Beach and in the distance is Big Creek Bridge which is the same design as the famous Bixby Bridge. The turquoise color of the water is how it really appears.

@BigSurCoast

I drove home down Highway 1 from Carmel to my home in Morro Bay yesterday. The leading edge of a storm front was pushing across the Pacific Ocean (it's raining now) and I found these wild Golden Yarrow on a hillside above the Little Sur River. I've always loved this location!

Good morning from Carmel, California. The weather forecast finally has some rain heading our way which is welcome relief after last week's heat wave! Here is one from Garrapata State Park. Enjoy your week everyone!

@Big_SurCA

One beautiful evening at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge, California.

#crepuscularrays #mercednationalwildliferefuge #centralcalifornia #centralvalley

Zion National Park is one of my favorite NP's and for good reason. This is Archangel Falls and is located in a deep canyon on the way to the famed Subway. I stayed a few extra days after completing a workshop and made the hike and this image - one of my favs!

I decided to go out yesterday for sunset but knew I would be facing a cloudless sky. Instead of being discouraged, I embraced that challenge and thought about how I could make an engaging image. 1000mm.

@SanSimeonBay

Sometimes nature paints a picture so beautiful that I look have to the heavens and say a silent "Thank You!" This one is from my files back in 2019 captured atop Fremont Peak State Park looking over the Monterey Bay during a foggy sunset.

@MontereyBayCALI

Sometimes you just know you are going to get wet - but I think the picture was worth it. Recently along the Big Sur coast.

@Big_SurCA