Clark Valley/Rockhouse Canyon Road

This is a photo that wasn't getting much attention on Gather, so I thought I'd post it here. I took this on November 20th out in Clark Valley in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. This is the photo of the road just past the dry lake bed.

Julian Side Streets

This is a photo I took while on one of the side streets in Julian, CA. I also posted this on Gather.com, too, along with a Google map.

Cuyamaca is still green

This is a photo I took at the Cuyamaca Rancho State Park just south of Julian, California. It's still a little green up there because they've been getting a little bit of summer rain. But, if you're from another part of the country, you would probably think this wasn't green enough.

Mission Trails Black and White Photo

I decided to convert this to black and white. This is a photo I took at Mission Trails Park a couple of days ago.

San Diego County Fair

I went to the San Diego County Fair today and this is one of the many pictures I took that I will post over the next few days.

Chollas Lake Fishing Platform

This is one of the platforms that the kids fish off of at Chollas Lake. It was empty the day that I took this because it was in the middle of the afternoon.

More Chollas Lake

Here's another photo I took of Chollas Lake.

Monroe Avenue at Dusk

This was taken about a week ago in San Diego, California at about 7:45 PM.

Went to Fletcher Cove Today

f/10, 1/500 sec, 125 ISO, 50mm lens

I went to Fletcher Cove in Solana Beach today and it was a very nice, warm day. I didn't bring my bathing suit because I thought it would be cold and dreary. Also, I thought the water would be too cold, but I don't think it was.

Santa Ysabel Preserve in Mid-December.

This is a 35mm print that I took with my Pentax K1000 camera last December, 2007.

I plan to post the latest on the WIP drawing that I am doing tomorrow if I can get any more work done on it by then. I did some today, but I want to do more before I post an update.

Desert Dandelions

Here are some Desert Dandelions that I shot last week. These are fairly common, but I don't think they turn into "blowies" with the seeds that fly everywhere. At least, I haven't seen them do that. Mostly, when their season is done, they shrivel up.

Late Afternoon Sun

I liked the way the light played against these hills here in the Anza-Borrego Desert.

View from Iron Mountain

Wow, I didn't realize how long it's been since I last posted. This is a view looking west toward Poway from the 3/4 mile mark on the Iron Mountain trail. I don't know if I really like the foreground contrast, though.

Morning Sun

Hi all! Here's another photo from the preserve taken with my 35mm camera. I just purchased (ordered) a Canon Digital Rebel XT today and hope to be taking pictures with it next week.

Happy New Year!

East Side of Iron Mountain

I saw this cross on the east side of Iron Mountain between Poway and Ramona. This photo was taken with my 35mm camera with manual settings.

More from the Santa Ysabel Preserve

Here's another shot from my trip to Santa Ysabel Preserve.

Shooting into the Sun

I try not to take pictures in any general direction of the sun with my little digital camera. But, I thought it had a nice effect. I did a levels adjustment on the sky to make it a little more dramatic. This was in Santa Ysabel last Sunday morning.

Santa Ysabel Cattle

I visited the Santa Ysabel preserve today. It's fairly new. Though the sign says that it was opened in 2001, it probably has been closed off and on due to fires. Also, I don't think they had signs at the trailhead until about a year ago.

These guys were all over the preserve and many were either on the trail or close-by, so I had to be careful.

Up the road about two miles was a very healthy looking bull near the path.

This is a digital snapshot.

Iron Mountain Back Side

This is the back side of Iron Mountain about two or so miles from the trailhead on Highway 67 in Poway.

Iron Mountain Trail Head

Here is the entrance to Iron Mountain Trail. All those warning signs have to do with high heat, wildlife, car break ins, or the fact that this area has suffered with wildfires. But, when I went, I saw little evidence of the fires that passed through here and lots of new growth.