Tag Archives: nature

Photographs: Wildlife

Egret, Pond, and Fog

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EgretPondFog2007|01|20: Egret, Pond, and Fog. Calero Hills, California. January 20, 2007. © "Copyright G Dan Mitchell". ("sales") keywords: egret pond fog calero hills santa clara county park california color photograph

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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Photographs: Nature

Oak Leaves, Autumn

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Oak Leaves, Autumn
Oak Leaves, Autumn. Yosemite National Park, California. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Colorful autumn oak leaves in Yosemite Valley with granite rock behind. I visit the Valley every fall near the end of October for the spectacular fall color show. I found these leaves along a trail behind the Valley Chapel.

Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Sierra Nevada

Aspen Leaves, Bishop Creek

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BishopLeaves2006|10|01: Aspen Leaves. Bishop Creek, California. October 1, 2006. © "copyright g dan Mitchell". keywords: aspen leaves bishop creek autumn fall color sierra nevada california color photograph

Aspen Leaves. Bishop Creek. Sierra Nevada, California. October 1, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

I photographed these very colorful autumn aspen leaves on the ground in a small grove along Bishop Creek in the eastern Sierra Nevada range.

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Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Ocean & Coast

Pacific Ocean, Gulls

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PacificOceanGulls2006|08|2006: Pacific Ocean, Gulls. August 24, 2006. © "Copyright G Dan Mitchell". keywords: pacific ocean fog bank gulls seagulls blue coast coastal california color photograph

Pacific Ocean, Gulls. August 24, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

I photographed this minimalist seascape along the Pacific Ocean coastline south of San Francisco, California during the summer of 2006. One goal was to convey a sense of the space and distance in this scene, and the inclusion of the very small images of the gulls in the foreground was part of this. (You can find related images in my Gallery, particularly in the California Coast and Natural World sections.)

Many related photographs may be found in the landscape (see the California Coast section) and wildlife sections of my photography gallery.