August 2010 – Page 3 – Circadianreflections Blog

Under the Canopy on a Sunday Morning

August 5, 2010August 5, 2010Posted in California, hikes, Landscapes, Nikon, TravelTagged Butterfly, Castle Crags California State Park, Fiery Skipper, Mt Shasta Region, Root Creek Trail, Shasta Trinity National Forest, WildflowersLeave a comment

I headed out of my hotel early to do the mile hike out to Root Creek Falls that for me was easy rolling hills densely forested with pines. Here the trail ends. The fall is little now. The snow is nearly melted I guess. I headed back and caught Crag Trail hiking up a ways then turning back when it began to get too hot and I left the shelter of the trees. The high on this day was 100 degrees. By 11:00AM it was 80 already.
When I got back to the parking lot I met a Ranger and spoke to him about the falls, and other shooting locations in the park. He told me I really need to get back to Root Creek Falls in April when it’s gushing and huge. I hope to do that! He told me about a spot where the fall has a 500foot drop. I’d like to see it.

PP- Not a lot done to these. My standard sliders are vibrance, and clarity. No crop, but did resize them.

Nikon D90

Nikkor 18-200mm VR 3.5-5.6

B+W Neutral Density Filter

SinghRay LB ColorCombo Polarizer/ Color intensifier

“Serenely full, the epicure would say, Fate cannot harm me, I have dined today.”~Sydney Smith

August 4, 2010August 4, 2010Posted in California, Nikon, TravelTagged Burrito, California, Food, VacavilleLeave a comment

“Serenely full, the epicure would say, Fate cannot harm me, I have dined today.”~Sydney Smith, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004.

We stopped on the way to Mt. Shasta in downtown Vacaville. A cute little town square that I would love to have had time to do a Photowalk in…we stopped for lunch at a little Taqueria. I didn’t get the name of it!
Harrison is it your local? What’s the name of it? I met Harrison there. A pianist, and composer of movie scores.
This was the vegetarian burrrrito. With lots of salsa, and Echabache (sp)
I ate nearly the whole thing so it turned out to be lunch and dinner for me.

PP- Vibrance, clarity, a bit of recovery, and slight crop then resized.

Nikon D90
Nikkor 18-200mm VR 3.5-5.6 AF-S