I really don’t have any particular order to this, it was hard enough culling the list down to a nice tidy little article. Each image has a story, so here we go into my favorites. I took a trip into King’s Canyon National Park, my goal was to make it to Cedar Grove to take a few shots. I was told by a park ranger that is where he goes, because it is further than most people like to drive. I was racing the setting sun, I needed the sun just above the mountain ridge, and it was sinking fast. Along the way I found a turn out at the end of this hairpin. It was one of those things I just couldn’t pass up.

Hairpin

This past year I spent a lot of time at Vasquez Rocks, hiking some trails, and climbing around. If there was a cloud in the sky, I was there in a heart beat. There were plenty of times when the sky was barren of any moisture, as in the case below.

Arch Sunburst at Vasquez Rocks - HDR

Another place that I frequented was Pasadena City Hall. This building with it’s open courtyard is just a beautiful place to be, and photograph.

Pasadena City Hall - HDR

Yosemite is one of my favorite places on the planet, and every time I leave, there is a sinking feeling in my stomach, and I’m itching to always return. My muse smacked me pretty hard on the two trips I made this year. Here is a sunrise at Glacier Point.

Sunrise at Glacier Point - HDR

While driving back to town from Glacier Point, the park rangers had a few controlled burns going, which would cast smoke over the forests, making for an eerily magical scene in the morning sunlight breaking through the trees.

Smokey Forest

When not chasing smoke, and sunrises in Yosemite, one could also find me at the beach, chasing sunsets. Below is one from Huntington Beach, and also one from Laguna Beach.

Huntington Beach Pier - HDR

Laguna Beach - HDR

I have a little hide out in the desert that I go to at least a couple of times a month. It’s where I can just relax, listen to podcasts, reconnect with my muse, and occasionally, take a picture.

Untitled

The weather is a driving force in my life, especially if there are clouds in the sky, and when there are clouds in the sky, if at all possible, I’m on the hunt for a location to shoot right around sunset. Sometimes it pays off to just look in the rear view mirror, as in this case. I just pulled over, strode to the middle of the rode with my camera, and WOW, I surprise myself.

Road Less Travelled

This last image is one that has a little bit of emotion significance to me. Even before framing the shot, the symbolism mirrored what I was feeling at that moment. I even had the title before I triggered the shutter.

Parallel Souls