Oak Snag. Calero Hills, California. January 20, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
The story: I frequently hike to this tree in the Calero Hills and I have photographed it several times in the past. This time I was attracted by the fog drifting in the background, the similarity between the shape of the uplifted branches and the clouds, the two oaks in the background, and the litter of dropped branches in the foreground.
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Los Cerritos Pond. Calero Hills, California. January 20, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell (Sales)
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Egret, Pond, and Fog. Calero Hills, California. January 20, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
The story: When I arrived at this pond at about 7:30 a.m. the egret flew up from behind some reeds and across the water before I could get my camera out. It settled for a moment on a nearby hillside and then flew off. Darn!
So I put my camera on the tripod and settled in for a long cold wait. Fortunately there were interesting foggy conditions to keep me occupied. Perhaps an hour later the egret came back and approached the pond as if to land. Spotting me, it made a quick circle and headed back the way it had come – but I managed to fire off about a half dozen shots as it looped in front of me.
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Rock, Meadow, Aspens. Near North Lake, California. October 1, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
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