Mare Island Nocturnes: Last month, Tim Baskerville hosted a Nocturnes AlumNight get-together for Bay Area night photographers at the decommissioned Mare Island Naval Shipyard, in Vallejo, CA. Over thirty photographers spread out over the island shooting historic buildings, cranes and drydocks until the wee hours of the morning.
You can see some of the most interesting shots from that night right here.
A few of my photos show up in the set that Andy links to.
By the way, if you are into night photography you should visit The Nocturnes web site and subscribe to Andy’s blog.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” (Heyday Books) is available directly from him.
(Update 2025: Due to server changes over the years, some older photographs no longer appear in old articles. Unfortunately thesis one that is affected. See my gallery site for hundreds of Death Valley photographs.)
Being a college faculty member I’m fortunate to get some time off for spring break around the beginning of April. During the past few years I’ve headed to Death Valley National Park to do a bit of photography during the first week of April, and this year was no exception. The plan this year was to meet my brother at Stovepipe Wells on April 1 – he had already been in the area for about a week – and then spend the next four days hitting some of the many interesting photographic sites in and around the Valley.
One of the benefits of my line of work is that I still get spring break every year. For the third year in a row I headed out to Death Valley on my break. Yes, the blog has been on autopilot for the better part of the past week. :-)
I met up with my brother at Stovepipe Wells last Tuesday – he had already been there for a week. Over the next few days I photographed at a few old favorite spots and a few new ones including the ghost town of Rhyolite, Aguereberry Point, and Wildrose Canyon. I’m hopeful that I’ll have a few initial photographs ready for posting sometime in the next 24 hours or so.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” (Heyday Books) is available directly from him.
I know the calendar says otherwise, but spring is here! (I also realize that the photos that are coming up in the queue here are not terribly spring-like, but hang in there…)
The California hills are turning green for real now. While I saw hints earlier, today’s hike confirmed it: grass is coming up, trees are budding, and the wildflower show is just getting started. (I posted a photo from this morning’s hike at one of my other blogs.)
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” (Heyday Books) is available directly from him.
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