Watercolor Aspen at Rock Crk Eastern Sierras

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My Grandmother who died when I was just 13 weeks old could paint, and my Mother can sew. I have aspired and wanted to do both my whole life, and have failed miserably. Perhaps I should just stick to photography.

Iphone 5/ handheld/ winsor & newton watercolor paint/ strathmore watercolor cards

Powell and Hyde St

Powell and Hyde St, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

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It’s all about the bag and tude!

Nikon D90| Nikkor 17-35@ 17mm| f8| 1/160 sec| ISO 200| Aperture Priority| Hand-held

San Francisco, CA; cable cars; iconic scenes; black & white;

Horse Tail Fall Sunset

I got up at 2am on the 18th and left the house at 3:15Am to drive to Gilroy to meet-up with 4 other photographers.  At 4am we left Gilroy to meet-up with 2 other photographers in Mariposa,CA before heading into the Yosemite Valley where we would meet 5 more photographers from the north side of the Bay Area.

The trip revolved around a sunset shoot of Horse Tail Fall. The sun sets on Horse Tail Fall twice in 2010 for a few days in Feb. and again in Oct. The peak day for the best sunset was supposed to the 18th.

We shot all through the valley, had a picnic lunch at Bridalveil Fall, and well before sunset got to a spot to set up. Our spot was off  Southside Drive just past Cathedral Beach picnic grounds.

I had a lot of fun and met some pretty neat people. We left the valley about 7:30PM and stopped for dinner in Mariposa. I didn’t get home until after midnight on the 19th.  It was a 22 hour day filled with stunning views, and the company of fun, good people.

The light spot on the face of the mountain is the sun setting on Horse Tail Fall. The Fall wasn’t running very fast or full on this day.

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Among the Tree Tops

The view from downtown Campbell looking across the trees to the snow and cloud covered peak of Mt Hamilton CA.

The storms we’ve had this last week dumped a bit of snow on the peaks in the Diablo Mountain Range.   Mt. Hamilton is the highest mountain overlooking Silicon Valley.

Elevation 4360+feet

First ascent- 1861

Age of Rock- Upper Cretaceous

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