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Photography

Mountain Lion Encounter at Mill Creek

August 20, 2010

The crew at SoCalHikes is not to be messed with. They scramble up abandoned trails, punish their skin by bushwhacking through Spanish bayonets, and encounter THREE mountain lions and live to tell about it. The hiker known as Pitownpi was hiking by himself in Mill Creek in the San Bernardinos last week when he came [...]

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Free Yosemite Photography Classes

June 3, 2010

It’s pretty tough to take a bad picture in Yosemite. Everywhere you look, you’re surrounded by dramatic, world-class scenery (and depending on whether or not you’re in the Valley, crowds of tourists). If you’re heading to the park this month, now you can also have the chance to be surrounded by professional photographers and top-of-the-line [...]

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More Great California Wildflower Pics

April 26, 2010

If you’re looking for another great spot for springtime wildflowers, the Carizzo Plain National Monument is a good place to head. I went there last year as part of a wildflower tag team with Pinnacles National Monument, and while I found the Plain to be desolately beautiful, there wasn’t that much of a flower show [...]

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OC Register Holds Wildflower Photo Contest

March 24, 2010

The Orange County Register is now accepting applications for a wildflower photography contest. Contestants can enter their photographs in three different categories for a chance to win a $250 gift certificate to Samy’s Camera. The contest is accepting applications through April 20th, which gives you plenty of time to scour Southern California for that perfect [...]

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Anza-Borrego Expects “Riot of Colorful Blossoms”

March 9, 2010

Yeah. RIOT OF COLORFUL BLOSSOMS. That’s the phrase used by the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Wildflower Report (PDF) for this week. And worry not, fellow procrastinators – because of the recent cooler temperatures, they now expect peak bloom to be the second or third week of March – so there’s still time to plan the [...]

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Amazing Snowshoeing Photos

January 29, 2010

If you’ve heard me rattling on and on about how you should give snowshoeing a shot, and were wondering what all the fuss was about, you need look no further than this incredible set of photos taken by Keegan Uhl in Icehouse Canyon last week. Looking through that gallery, you will instantly want to run [...]

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Great Tips for Winter Photography

December 11, 2009

Steve Berardi at PhotoNaturalist has become my go-to-guy for photography tips — not just because he’s got a great eye and lots of knowledge (and he helped me with some technical problems a few nights ago), but also because he’s willing to shout out other sources when people are looking for help. His recent post, [...]

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Early Photos of the Station Fire Area

December 10, 2009

A combination of work busyness and recent rain closures … along with a desire to not get too depressed … have prevented me from driving through the Station Fire burn area to take pictures, but it didn’t stop the GeekHiker, who made the trip last weekend. He posted a pretty stark set of photos on [...]

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Online National Parks Holiday Cards

December 9, 2009

If you usually send out holiday cards, but are concerned about the carbon footprint of sending hundreds of letters through the mail — or are just too lazy this year — you’ll be happy to know the National Parks Conservation Association has you covered. The nonprofit organization is offering ten images of National Parks with [...]

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Yes, It Does Snow Here

December 8, 2009

I wasn’t able to get to somewhere in my office building to take pictures (and they wouldn’t have come out good anyway, as all I had was my iPhone), but there was definitely a small layer of snow visible in the San Gabriels just behind the Hollywood Sign this morning. Hopefully, some of you got [...]

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