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Photographs: Central California, Photographs: Nature

Brown Branch and Bark

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Brown Branch and Bark

Brown Branch and Bark. Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California. January 17, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

A brown branch lies across the rough textures of redwood tree bark at Big Basin, California.

I’m posting this one new even though I don’t think it is yet in its final form. The photograph was made in a shaded portion of the redwood forest at Big Basin State Park last weekend on a very cold afternoon. I just happened to spot this solitary dead branch/twig against the deep and rough texture of the redwood tree bark as I started up a trail.

This photograph is not in the public domain. It may not be used on websites, blogs, or in any other media without explicit advance permission from G Dan Mitchell.

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Photographs: Central California, Photographs: San Francisco

Buildings Near 3rd and Market

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Buildings Near 3rd and Market

Buildings Near 3rd and Market. San Francisco, California. May 2, 2008. Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Three buildings near the corner of Third and Market Streets in San Francisco.

This is a photograph I made in mid-2008 while on one of my walks around The City. I was wandering around shooting handheld, mostly focusing on street scenes, when this “urban landscape” juxtaposing the shapes and colors of these three buildings near 3rd and Market Streets caught my attention.

This photograph is not in the public domain. It may not be used on websites, blogs, or in any other media without explicit advance permission from G Dan Mitchell.

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Photographs: Central California, Photographs: Structures and Objects, Photographs: Urban/Street

Plastic Covered Window

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Plastic Covered Window

Plastic Covered Window. San Jose, California. January 10, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Plastic covers the window of a stucco house being remodeled in San Jose, California.

This photograph was taken literally within walking distance of my home – I know this because I walked there! At first the slanting shadows dropping from right to left across the wall caught my attention. Then the interplay between the shadows and the deep textures of the stucco wall caught my eye. Eventually, I began to like the plastic sheet (obviously put there to protect the glass from paint) and the way it obscures the interior of the building. In the end I can’t make up my mind whether the photo is simply a geometric/texture study or perhaps something a little more mysterious.

This photograph is not in the public domain. It may not be used on websites, blogs, or in any other media without explicit advance permission from G Dan Mitchell.

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Photographs: Central California, Photographs: Ocean & Coast

Pacific Ocean, Evening Sky

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Pacific Ocean, Evening Sky

Pacific Ocean, Evening Sky. North of Santa Cruz, California. January 11, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Pacific Ocean evening surf and sky at Panther Beach, north of Santa Cruz, California.

I’ve been working on a series of “minimalist seascape” photographs for a couple years now, and this is the latest in the series. This was shot quite a bit after sunset and the only light left was the soft, diffused light from the sky.

This photograph is not in the public domain. It may not be used on websites, blogs, or in any other media without explicit advance permission from G Dan Mitchell.

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