Landscape Photography

Mendocino Wine Country

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A little slice of heaven in Mendocino Wine Country. Good to get away for a bit Love the Chards and Pinot’s up here…


Santa Monica Pier and Pacific Park Amusement Park | HDR Images

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Spent a little time on the Santa Monica Pier while visiting some friends in Culver City in Los Angeles this summer. I love this pier because not only is a classic boardwalk with a great history, but it’s got the fantastic family amusement park, Pacific Park, right on the pier. Since we hit the place in [...]


Northern California Coast | Humbolt Redwoods State Park | Avenue of the Giants

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A little trip up the coast left us with some wonderful experiences in Humbolt Redwoods State Park   Big trees everywhere. It’s amazing. See the full gallery here.  


A Foggy Evening at Fort Point and the Golden Gate Bridge | HDR Images

Fort Point Golden Gate Bridge Fog

  On a lonely foggy eve, I stumbled into Fort Point National Historic Site and the archway truss of the Golden Gate Bridge. From Fort Point you get an original view of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Bay. It’s pretty unreal down there, and very easy to get to. I wish the [...]


Sunset over the San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge

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This was one of those sunsets you can’t believe you got to witness and all you have to do is look out the window. JPEG file straight from the camera. I love when I don’t have to process an image


Ireland – Winter 2011

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This past February, I traveled to Ireland with my mom. We visited 14 counties, had countless wonderful experiences, and sadly said goodbye to grandma. The winter trip to the Emerald Isle was filled with many emotions, from elated excitement of exploration to eyes bawling sadness. At the end of the two and a half-week adventure, [...]


The Great Highway Panoramas | Ocean Beach, San Francisco

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I was on a recent real estate shoot in the Outer Sunset of SF and part of the assignment was to capture some of the surrounding area, landscape, city scenes, Golden Gate Park, etc. for the listing. Just in time to finish the exterior shots of the home, in typical not in the forecast but [...]


Time Lapse Photography of Foggy San Francisco Bay from the Top of Nob Hill

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Click the play button above to watch embedded video, or for an high res experience, follow this link to watch the 16:9 HD version on Vimeo. 1400 images over 5 hours, 10 seconds apart, compressed to a minute and a half I decided to play a role in this one, alongside a glass of our [...]


Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay Sunrise & Sunset Panoramic Photography

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I’ve been seemingly obsessed with creating Panoramic images over the past year or so. I tried it out a couple of years ago, and to be honest I kinda sucked at it. Exposure was all off, and even the wonders of Photomerge in Photoshop couldn’t properly align and setup my images : ( Practice makes [...]


Pier 39, San Francisco Waterfront

Took a trip down to Pier 39 today. Was a beautiful sunset. Wanted to share the view.


San Francisco Skyline – Nighttime Views from Treasure Island

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I don’t often go to Treasure Island, but today I just wanted to get out for a drive, and it seemed like the place to visit. A short jaunt from San Francisco, and dramatically placed right in the middle of the San Francisco Bay is the site of one of the most awe inspiring views [...]


Clouds Over San Francisco Bay

Clouds over the San Francisco Bay. The weather is so interesting this time of year. Well, the weather is interesting here pretty much every time of year…


Autumn Hudson Valley Hike

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A wander through the woods of Harriman State Park. Always a great way to get away from it all. See the full gallery here.


World Trade Center, New York City – October 23, 2010

It’s a powerful place to visit. Having grown up in New York and now living under western skies, I don’t often get back to NYC. This particular trip lead to a ride up to the 86th and 102nd floors of the Empire State Building (they have a very cool sustainability exhibit on display), as well [...]


Sunrise View over the San Francisco Bay at NDP

The sun rises over the San Francisco Bay on October 14, 2010. Air moves fast by the coast, and the clouds are often wispy and long. They don’t ever quite get this pillowy and cottonbally, so even though there were still a few hours of bedtime to be had before heading into this day, I [...]


Fleet Week San Francisco, October 2010

All types of military and stunt planes scour the San Francisco Bay for the Fleet Week celebration each year. The stars of the show, the ever-magnificent Blue Angels scream overhead at mach whatever-the-f while we all watch in wonder. Luckily, for the past two years, our apartment has been on a few of the paths [...]


Sunset, San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge from NDP


San Francisco Bay View from NDP

Misty nights in SF.


Trees in Northern California

A wee wander on a July 4th weekend camping trip. Found some shadows, found some squirrel nuts.


Golden Gate Time Lapse

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My first time lapse with the Nikon D700. 1000 photos of the Golden Gate, 10 seconds apart over 3 hours, compressed to 33 seconds Watch the HD version on Vimeo.


San Francisco Bay View from NDP

I love this place.


View of San Francisco Bay from NDP

This is the view from my office/apt/sunroom/living room/whatever you like to call it. You’re going to see a lot of it on this site. Different days, different nights, different weather patterns; pretty much anything different I can capture. Lucky for me this is the San Francisco Bay, and there’s hardly a day alike out there. [...]


Baker Beach, San Francisco

It’s good to be on a beach at sunset in the Bay


Road Trip – February 2010

It’s a joy to road trip. Reminds me of college days, when things were carefree, and you could just take off for a weekend, or a week for that matter, and just explore. We were driving down the 5 when overhead there was a formation of birds… then there was another, and another. “Man that’s [...]