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Photographs: Central California, Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Sierra Nevada

Two Spring Trees in Mist – Motherlode

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Two Spring Trees in Mist
Two Spring Trees in Mist. Motherlode near Drytown, California. March 29, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Two spring trees in the mist with newly sprouted grasses underneath – Motherlode near Drytown, California. This was a tough photography day. It was raining lightly and the light was quite flat due to the heavy overcast and fog, and although I spent hours “on the prowl” I only managed to shoot this one scene.

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Photographs: Central California

Two Oak Trees, Morning

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Two Oak Trees, Morning

Two Oak Trees, Morning. Pacheco State Park, California. March 16, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Two oak trees and grassland in morning light. This scene was photographed at Pacheco State Park on the top of the mountain range between Santa Clara Valley and California’s Great Central Valley. This park is a great place to see spring wildflowers, though the persistent winds can make photography challenging.

I always think of one other connection when I pass by this area or, better yet, stop and visit. When John Muir first travelled to the Sierra he came through this pass, and he marveled (as Muir frequently did) at the carpet of wildflowers extending into and across the valley in front of him. While we no longer see the sight the he described, during a few weeks each spring the wildflowers are thick enough that you can almost imagine it.

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Photographs: Ocean & Coast, Photographs: Sports

Fisherman Above Winter Surf, Big Sur

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Fisherman Above Winter Surf, Big Sur
Fisherman Above Winter Surf, Big Sur. Big Sur Coastline, California. February 9, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Black and white photograph of a solitary fisherman perched on a rocky outcropping above the raging surf of Big Sur on a wnter morning. This is a vertical format composition variation on a scene I have previously posted in landscape format.

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Photographs: Central California

Calero Trail, Spring

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Calero Trail, Spring
Calero Trail, Spring. Calero Hills, California. March 8, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

A spring morning on a hillside trail through oak grassland of the Calero Hills in central California. This is representative of the start of what I call “the impossibly green” season in central California when for perhaps a month the grasses, trees, and wildflowers go absolutely wild following the winter rains.

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