“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” ― Eudora Welty
Author: circadianreflections
My name is Deborah Zajac. I'm a photographer living in Nevada at the base of the Eastern Sierras. I am a passionate nature, landscape, night/astro photographer. I shoot predominately in color and use Nikon Digital Cameras, and lenses.
I hope you enjoy seeing some of the photos I've taken while on my travels.
Please feel free to leave a comment I'd love to hear from you.
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Waiting for the Moon to get into a slightly better position I walked over to the Marina.
It was so quiet and peaceful. I didn’t hear any creaking boats, or bells softly ringing. The water was so still!
My morning hike up to Vista Point this morning was lovely. There were butterflies flitting around the wildflowers lining the trail, and about 2 miles from the top there was a plant with several butterflies warming their wings. I think the flowers are Globe Gilia, and the butterflies Variable Checkerspots.
Photo by Deborah M. Zajac
This one must have been cold. It didn’t move when I approached it. It was right in the middle of the trail.
Photo by Deborah M. Zajac
and further up the trail was this lizard warming itself in the morning sun.
Photo by Deborah M. Zajac
Summer temperatures have arrived in Silicon Valley. The last two days it’s been hot. This morning at 6:30am it was warm. The canopy felt wonderfully cool this morning.
The view from Vista Point was marred by fog and smog laying across the valley like a veil, but above it you can see the Diablo Mountain Range. Over there on the right are Mt. Allison, and Mission Peak rising above the haze, and in the valley below are the large hangers of Moffet Field Naval Station.
Photo by Deborah M. Zajac
I walked over to the bench today, and looked back. I loved the blue sky and Moon looking down on me.
Time is running out to upgrade your D3 buffer if you haven’t done it already. Nikon announced it will stop the service in July 2011. Read the whole thing here.
I made it up to the Pole this morning in my best time ever. The steady stream of people coming and going so early this morning was amazing. I usually come here during the week when there are a lot fewer people. This is just a small sample of the people up here. The entire area was full of people! See the moon? It’s tiny, but still out.
The wait to get a shot of yourself at the Pole was going to be a long wait so I walked over to the elevation marker and took a self-portrait over there where there were only a few people.
Hike Details:
Time to the top: 1h50m
Total miles hiked- 6.2 – I started from Vineyard at 320 ft.
Total ascent- 2,197 feet
Total time-3 hours!
I saw this big guy on the Peak Trail on my way down from Mission Peak this morning. It’s the biggest I’ve seen so far this summer, and I just know Dali would liked to have seen and photographed this "kitty"!
It was a great hike. I made it to the Pole in my best time, and I was going up the "The Steep Route".
I do believe going up the PG&E trail with all it’s ups and downs giving me an Interval workout has really paid off. This was without a doubt the best I’ve ever felt going up this mountain.
Hike details:
Time to the top: 1h50m
Total miles hiked- 6.2 – I started from Vineyard at 320 ft.
Total ascent- 2,197 feet
Total time-3 hours!
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