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2013-06-16 01:58:39 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 23 +1s)

Sonoma County Sunrise.

Happy Father's Day Weekend!

2013-05-29 16:11:10 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 27 +1s)

Whiskeytown Falls  
It's been a long time since I've shot and shared, so feels good to get this one out!  One of northern California's many nice hikes and waterfalls, this one is Whiskeytown Falls along Crystal Creek outside of Redding.  This one for #WaterfallWednesday by +Eric Leslie and +Leon Turnbull.

2013-01-13 05:49:21 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

2012-10-10 02:44:31 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 22 +1s)

Butte Fire Academy - Training Tower at Dawn
I've been busy, but man, is it a good time.

2012-08-04 18:54:46 (17 comments, 6 reshares, 24 +1s)

BIG THANKS TO ALL +Fire Friday CONTRIBUTORS!
CIRCLE SHARE OF THE FIRST 503 CONTRIBUTORS TO #FIREFRIDAY
Since nearly the beginning of Daily Photography Themes (DPT) on G+, FireFriday has been a place for people to share photographs of anything fire related.  I've had the pleasure of meeting some great people through this DPT and have been absolutely inspired by you all.  I've enjoyed the different takes on the subject and continue to look forward to more of your outstanding contributions to FireFriday.  
Also, due to the limit of 500 in a circle-share, the pages +Wandering Shutterbug and +Prometheus Imaging were left out of the circle unfortunately, but your contributions are no less appreciated.  It was the only way I could share the whole circle.
Fire Friday:  Anything fire goes-from a wildfire, to a tip of a match shot macro, to even smoke from a fire, firehouses,... more »

2012-08-03 19:40:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 28 +1s)

Aerial retardant drop from a SEAT, single engine air tanker, on the Modoc NF.
This one for #firefriday, a place where you can share photos of anything fire related. Thanks!

2012-08-02 01:24:17 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 32 +1s)

Tule Elk in Stonyford, CA for #wildlifewednesday  curated by +Mike Spinak and +Morkel Erasmus.

#wildlifephotography   #wildlife  

2012-07-13 20:07:38 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

Every Friday is #firefriday. It's a difficult and fun thing to shoot and we'd like to see them! So spread the word that FireFriday is on. There are great contributions to this theme every week and I appreciate every one of them. So thanks for playing with fire and sharing your photos!
Here's Timo laying fire down with a drip torch in a wildlife refuge in order to help eliminate thistle brush. It looks hot!

2012-07-06 18:58:00 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 17 +1s)

Stay Thirsty, My Friends
#firefriday curated by myself 
Water drop from a Type 1 Helitanker used to wet the landing pad for another Type 1 helicopter that was inbound to pick us up after a hot day in the brush.  This was the Day Fire, 2006, near Malibu and Ojai, CA.  
If you would like to see more from this spot, I can deliver!



2012-07-06 17:01:02 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 25 +1s)

#fireworksfriday  curated by +Jörg Seidel 
#fireworks #4thofjuly
Taken from across the water of Lake Oroville, turned out to be 3 miles away.   The 18-200mm at 200mm handled the distance ok, I think.

2012-07-04 20:41:05 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 36 +1s)

Americana.  Happy 4th of July!   #4thofjuly  #july4th 
I'll be shooting fireworks tonight put on by the internationally acclaimed fireworks engineers “Pryo Spectaculars," the same folks that did the 75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge!

2012-06-22 04:44:56 (10 comments, 2 reshares, 49 +1s)

Wildfire captured in it's truest form: Wild

#FireFriday  curated by +Grayson Hartman

Here's a photo taken during a wildfire in northern California along the infamous HWY 70 corridor along the Feather River, specifically a ridge that spurs from Red Hill.  
The early morning rays of sunlight pierce the smoke as embers drop from the sky. The flames grow outward in a perfect circle until they all converge into one.  It was an amazing site to see.  
In the end, it was a two day firefight that started off of the highway by the river at 2500' and ended at the communication towers at the peak at 6300' elevation.  This photo is the morning of day two, when a crewmember woke the captain and said, "there's a crackling sound and I think it's fire."  Captain replied: "It's probably just a bear," and rolls over.  We were packed up anddiggin... more »

2012-06-17 19:16:13 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 36 +1s)

Spider on Iris

While I haven't had time to shoot lately, here's a recent macro shot of a Crab Spider(?) on an Iris flower that I took in the backyard.   

This one for:
Spider Sunday ~ #spidersunday 
Curator(s): +Kjetil Greger Pedersen, +Chris Mallory, and +Kimberly Hosey 
G+ Page : +Spider Sunday 

2012-06-09 02:35:42 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 19 +1s)

a rare glimpse and a happy ending
During the late summer/ early fall the Northern California fire season comes to roaring heights. This picture comes from the burning operations of multiple wildland firefighting crews over the course of three days and nights. This burn-out operation was attributed to saving the town of Hayfork, CA from the impending firefront.
#firefriday curated by +Me .

2012-06-01 15:54:39 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

This was taken after sunset at the TRE fire we had about a week ago. This is for +Grayson Hartman and his #firefriday daily photography theme. This area has been hit pretty hard by wildfires over the past year. Not much tinder left to burn so they are probably on the safe side for about 20+ years now.

2012-05-22 21:41:59 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 35 +1s)

Driving Storm
Taken from the passenger side of a Jeep while coming home from work on the west side of the North Valley, CA. We estimated the rain was dumping on Durham.
#fromthecartuesday curated by +J. Rae Chipera

2012-05-21 05:34:58 (7 comments, 3 reshares, 48 +1s)

Annular #eclipse from Chico, CA.
#solareclipse

2012-05-11 13:42:10 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 28 +1s)

Quickly sharing this one for #firefriday while I'm off to work. Happy Friday and looking forward to all the submissions!

2012-05-05 19:23:22 (3 comments, 7 reshares, 44 +1s)

Luckily, it wasn't the last drop. :) A sunset silhouetted hummer...
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for #sunsetsaturday curated by +Dennis Hoffbuhr , and for #silhouettesaturday by +Naila Ziani and +AllThingsOrange by +Nina Piccoli .

2012-05-02 03:07:52 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 36 +1s)

A snag withstands another winter in Bidwell Park only to see green again all around.

#treetuesday | +Christina Lawrie & +Shannon S. Myers
#mytowntuesday | +Melanie Kintz & +Jamie Furlong
#springfevertuesday | +Vesna Krnjic
#grasstuesday | +Ray Bilcliff, +Marilou Aballe & +Margaret Tompkins

2012-05-02 02:13:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

My latest timelapse piece "Yosemite Range of Light" is now live, just in time for National Parks week ~ http://bit.ly/Iz8aGd ~ Please share!

2012-04-27 20:52:04 (12 comments, 3 reshares, 43 +1s)

For my friend +Tamara Pruessner and #floralfriday #happyhour

2012-04-27 16:59:53 (10 comments, 9 reshares, 39 +1s)

Sharing my Drinks on Fire shot that was made for +Chrysta Rae's Photography Scavenger Hunt this past March. It was a blast to make, as it involved lighting Bacardi 151 on fire in the living room on a large mirror. Though this is a composite image of the best flame captures in multiple shots, the colors and reflections are true to life.

.. and a reminder today is #firefriday curated by +Grayson Hartman (me) :) Have a great weekend!

2012-04-18 19:53:27 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

This chrome extension i just wrote is removes the height limit of the images on google+ stream. Also eliminate the #blackspace around the images. +Vic Gundotra should see this, also #whitespace stream people who have some design complaints. The result is really sweet. Im sure everyone related #photography will like this.

+Alex Leonard and +Alan Shapiro probably love that. Open the ideas for make it better. Please rate and share if you like it.

2012-04-17 03:38:34 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 39 +1s)

#btlcritiqueshow
can't decide which one I like more ..

2012-04-17 01:09:40 (14 comments, 0 reshares, 25 +1s)

I don't have any many photos of me, so ..
New profile pic courtesy of +Eric James Leffler. Camera rigged to the side mirror while on a photowalk in Yosemite National Park. Thanks, Eric!

2012-04-17 00:40:57 (19 comments, 2 reshares, 43 +1s)

Spider on Iris

#btlcritiqueshow
I will be tuned in to the Behind The Lens - Photo Critique Show Wednesday April 18th @ 6pm EST with special guest +Alan Shapiro! More details here: http://goo.gl/uGQHm +Behind the Lens: Photo Critique Group

Trending #macromonday by +Kelli Seeger Kim +Kerry Murphy +Jennifer Eden

2012-04-15 20:28:00 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 19 +1s)

Frost on the glass! I have never been so excited to see frost on the glass! hugs macro lens
(day 16/365)

2012-04-12 17:38:56 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 8 +1s)

Amazing Photographers From Around The Globe –– #CircleShare

This is my top notch circle with some truly amazing talent inside... If you want to spice up your feed with wonderful images every day –– this is the circle that will bring the goods to you! Check it out yourself...

If you want to be added to the APC –– just leave a note in the comments below and then reshare this post to spread the word. No reshare, no inclusion. If you want your name removed, just send me a pm and I will take care of that asap.

The criteria for addition to this circle are: an active feed with great original photography.

I will reshare the updated APC in the beginning of next week so be patient... :)

2012-04-10 20:34:16 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

A group of horses getting reprieve from the hot sun along the Deschutes River in Oregon. Taken from the raft while on a 4 day fish 'n' float camping trip. This one for #treetuesday curated by +Christina Lawrie and +Shannon S. Myers.

2012-04-10 01:11:35 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 22 +1s)

Spring Bee - Busy at Work
The fruit trees are coming to life in the backyard. Here's a bee wiping pollen from it's face in a plum blossom.
#macromonday | +Kerry Murphy, +Jennifer Eden & +Kelli Seeger Kim

2012-04-06 16:50:55 (5 comments, 3 reshares, 14 +1s)

* #FireFriday * - An extreme "catface"
It's that time again - Share your images of Fire. Anything fire goes - from a wildfire, to a tip of a match shot macro, to even smoke from a fire, fire houses, and fire hoses. Fire People! Please tag my name so I'll see them.

About this photo: Taken in '07, this is an extreme case of a catface - a fire scar at the base of a tree. Thought too dangerous to cut, wood was placed inside to make the fire larger in hopes to have it fall on it's own. Very often trees can withstand large catfaces and survive, but this was too big. The day was getting long and it hadn't fallen yet so .. a little nip in the back with a chainsaw and it's down, safe to work around, and no longer a threat to the crews and the control of the wildfire. Hope you enjoy a little slice of my past life and don't mind me sharing these :)

2012-04-06 16:44:51 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

2012-04-06 16:26:08 (4 comments, 3 reshares, 15 +1s)

2012-04-05 19:34:13 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 22 +1s)

Toad Chaser and Father

In the midst of Chrysta Rae's March Scavenger Hunt - which is now completed (http://goo.gl/9KSfc) - I still couldn't let a possibly epic sunset get away. I rushed to the park to watch it unfold. The sun dipped below a bank of clouds and the light never came. Switch to Plan B - silhouettes on the lake. I didn't have time to set up a tripod so I cranked up the ISO and shot this handheld f/5.6 at 1/200th, 150mm.
Looking forward to seeing all the Scavenger Hunt photos!

#silhouettesonthursday | +Siddharth Pandit
#thirstythursdaypics | +Mark Esguerra +Giuseppe Basile

2012-04-02 01:59:44 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 12 +1s)

Hug Your Family - Do 5 Times

This one for Sign Sunday and On The Run Monday.

#signsunday | +Gene Bowker & +walt sprinkle
#ontherunmonday | +Tom Gort

2012-04-01 22:14:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

One of the coolest things is being added by someone you've been following for a long time.

On the flip side, it's really sad when you find out someone who had you circled, uncircled you.

To those who've circled me back, thank you!
To those who've uncircled me, I'm sad to see you go... :(
But that's Google+...circle your interests, and don't circle those that don't interest you. I sure wish they'd up the number of people you can circle though!

To those who've circled me, and I have not circled you back, hope you leave a comment so I can check out your profile!

Thanks for the great hangout today +Andy Gray, +Billy Wilson, +Elizabeth Lund, +Justin Hill, +Kellianne Hutchinson, +mark helm, +Mark Rodriguez, +Ugo Cei, +Shinae Nae Robinson, +Mary Sass Clark, +Steve Gill, +Boris Gorelik!

2012-04-01 21:27:04 (14 comments, 0 reshares, 47 +1s)

Blue Door
Island of Capri, Italy

You've maybe seen a few other posts from me about Capri, but it's because it was such a beautiful day when I was there last year. There's a system of fortifications on the rugged and isolated parts of the Island to protect the military quarters at the rear from enemy attack.

I didn't find any info on this particular structure, but believe it's probably part of the fortification system, high on top of Monte Solaro.

This one for #doorsunday | +André Roßbach and +Dave Krugman

2012-03-30 21:02:36 (16 comments, 0 reshares, 26 +1s)

It's like the green trees are hugging the dead ones after a fire burnt it's way through the Fishlake NF, UT.
#firefriday , #fisheyefriday by +Ivan Yudhi and +Randy Scherkenbach, #forestfriday by +Rudolf Vlček, and #frighteningfriday by +Alexis Coram.

2012-03-28 20:17:28 (17 comments, 1 reshares, 37 +1s)

Deer Creek Waterfall

#waterfallwednesday curated by +Eric Leslie

With waders and a sturdy tripod, I captured this waterfall looking downstream. The hard part was blending the exposures in Photoshop.

#btlcritique #critiquepls for the blending of exposures and photo overall. I appreciate your critiques. Thanks!

2012-03-26 22:06:53 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 32 +1s)

Fig Leaf Emerging
(emergious figleafus) :D

#macromonday curated by +Kelli Seeger Kim +Kerry Murphy +Jennifer Eden

2012-03-24 01:44:44 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

The first day of summer 2008, June 21st, set off a summer to remember, as I expect +Grayson Hartman remembers. Starting the previous day in the Coastal Range, dry lightning busts lit up California to the tune of over 2000 fires. End of June thru July I could barely see, ....or breath. First shot is from ~Paradise, CA northwards, and the second shot is from around Oregon Peak northwards to the S. and Middle Fork Feather River confluence. Also I'll throw in a sunset shot from that fateful first day of summer. For #firefriday by +Grayson Hartman , a reminder for #forestfriday by +Rudolf Vlček & for #stormyfriday by +Reinhard Latzke
Wiki link to the fires: http://goo.gl/dlFm9

2012-03-23 05:57:26 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 27 +1s)

Apricot Blossom, Almost There
#floralfriday curated by +Tamara Pruessner

2012-03-22 17:18:02 (75 comments, 58 reshares, 234 +1s)

Curious 'Coons
#yosemitemarch2012

2012-03-16 21:16:55 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 30 +1s)

A Single Torch

A tree torches at the edge of an open, grassy glade in the Umatilla National Forest, SE Washington State during the many fires that burned in 2007.

This one for #firefriday curated be me :)

2012-03-16 06:07:14 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

2012-03-13 19:45:42 (11 comments, 1 reshares, 56 +1s)

Yosemite Drive

DSLR mounted to side mirror with Peak Design’s Capture Camera Clip System.
1/5th sec @ f/22 fired with remote trigger. 10.5mm fisheye lens.
Upper Yosemite Fall is in view through the trees.

#YosemiteMarch2012

2012-03-12 18:47:35 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

Hey Woodchuck, Quit Chuckin’ My Wood
The other day he ate bacon .. in the shower. Nothing gets him going like the smell of bar oil and 25:1 mix at 0h Dark Thirty in the morning. Work was slow one day, so he made a pile of wood.
There’s a place now-a-days kids don’t dare look square in the eyes and that place is #ManlyMondayS wrangled by the manliest of men +Barry Blanchard +Alan Shapiro +Kjetil Greger Pedersen and +Mark Rodriguez.

2012-03-12 17:10:00 (26 comments, 6 reshares, 56 +1s)

It Bee Bloomin' 'Round Here
Happy again to drop one in the hat (it must be big) for #macromonday curated by +Kelli Seeger Kim +Jennifer Eden & +Kerry Murphy.

2012-03-09 19:03:14 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 14 +1s)

+Grayson Hartman has some amazing photographs, especially at the macro level. He's also going to be showcased in +Colby Brown's upcoming book Google+ for Photographers. If you can't wait until the book is released, check out his photography and winning essay in this +ruggedDiAMOND showcase!