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| Branches, Rain (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County 2020 |
Taken from one of my favorite viewpoints, the farther trees obscured by the rain. For contrast, a photo below from the same location in April, 2019:
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| Branches, Clouds (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County 2019 |
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| Branches, Hill, Rain (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County 2020 |
I was using an Olympus E-M1II with a 25mm lens. The main accessory was a cheap rubber collapsible lens hood, which I've found very helpful in keeping rain drops off the lens.
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| Branches, Lake, Rain (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County 2020 |
Steady rain and wind, sometimes hard. Mike was outfitted in a Patagonia parka, REI rainpants and Lowa Gore-Tex boots, so he was OK.
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| Redwoods, Rain (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County 2020 |
Sunday, December 13th was Hanna's birthday, but we held a small party on Saturday the 12th, because, as Hanna pointed out, on Sunday "the chance of rain was 100%." She was right! Mike decided to drive up to Lake Lagunitas in the rain. (This was a handheld two second exposure, so some of the branches are blurred due to the wind.)
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| Plant, Reflections (Redwoods) - Marin County 2020 |
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| Trees, Coyote Bush, Blackberry Vines - Marin County 2020 |
Nikon Z5 photos.
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| Lake Lagunitas, Clouds - Marin County 2020 |
I drove up to Lake Lagunitas twice last December, first trip with a Nikon Z5.
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| Dragon (Sprint) - Marin County 2020 |
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| Dragon (Sprint) - Marin County 2020 |
This fearsome looking creature is Sprint, short for Sprinter (as named by Hanna). Hali got him around the middle of last year, hearing that Bearded Dragons are easy to care for pets. Not exactly true . . . we've spent quite a bit of money on his habitat and his food (live dubias). Right now he's doing a lot of sleeping, which I guess is not that unusual.
For some reason he reminds me of the cunning velociraptors in Jurassic Park, so I'm never quite comfortable around him, especially when he swivels his head and stares directly at me.
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| Velociraptor |
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| Moon, Tree, Clouds - Marin County 2020 |
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| Moon, Redwood Tree - Marin County 2020 |
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| Tree, Fire Hydrant (November) - Marin County 2020 |
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| Tree, Fire Hydrant (January) - Marin County 2021 |
It took me until January to get the bottom shot . . . on my first attempt I got the wrong hydrant in the photo.
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| Tree, Mailbox (November) - Marin County 2020 |
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| Tree, Mailbox (December) - Marin County 2020 |
Photos taken in Fairfax.
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| Tree, Wall (November) - Marin County 2020 |
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| Tree, Wall (December) - Marin County 2020 |
Beginning a few posts contrasting the trees of autumn to the trees of winter.
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| Pedestrian Tunnel - Marin County 2020 |
More aimless walking around the Kaiser medical facilities in Terra Linda.
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| BAM (Kaiser) - Marin County 2020 |
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| BAM Parking - Marin County 2020 |
Wandering around the Terra Linda Kaiser medical facilities in late December when I saw these mysterious signs. No idea what "BAM" stands for . . . Google is of no help.
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| Phoebe, Pool - Marin County 2020 |
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| Phoebe, Pool Railing - Marin County 2020 |
I had spotted this phoebe (technically a Black Phoebe) down at the pool several times, but never had the requisite camera/lens combo with me. But this time I did! An Olympus E-M1II with a 75-300mm zoom lens. Higher noise level than I'd like, but acceptable.
"The Black Phoebe is a dapper flycatcher of the western U.S. with a sooty black body and crisp white belly. They sit in the open on low perches to scan for insects, often keeping up a running series of shrill chirps. . . . Look for them near any water source from small streams, to suburbs, all the way to the salt-sprayed rocks and cliffs of the Pacific Ocean."
I guess that the backyard pool can be considered a water source! (Actually, I've seen a phoebe catching bugs at Point Lobos.)
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| Blackberry Vines, Carson St (Woodacre) - Marin County 2020 |
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| Warner Field (Woodacre) - Marin County 2020 |
Photos taken around 7AM.
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| Lamborghini - Marin County 2020 |
Recently seen as we were driving our staid Toyota Highlander down Drake Blvd in San Anselmo, bringing a little bit of joy to our otherwise placid day.
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| Elm & Railroad (Woodacre) - Marin County 2020 |
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| Carson & Redwood (Woodacre) - Marin County 2020 |
Top photo shows Hali way ahead of me due to my fiddling around with the camera.
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| No Outlet (Woodacre) - Marin County 2020 |
Nikon Z5 with 24-200mm zoom set to 27mm. Aperture priority set to f/9. 1/15th second shutter speed, ISO 400.
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| Sunrise, Clouds (Woodacre) - Marin County 2020 |
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| Road, Tree Trunks (Woodacre) - Marin County 2020 |
Nikon Z5 pix.
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| Leaves, Branches (Woodacre) - Marin County 2020 |
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| Fence, Leaves, Branches (Woodacre) - Marin County 2020 |
Very cold when I took these photos.
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| Crows (Oak Grove & Crescent, Woodacre) - Marin County 2020 |
Woodacre is a small town just over the hill from Fairfax in the San Geronimo Valley. We've been doing some walks there recently to vary the scenery.
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| Plants, Window (Dominican University) - Marin County 2020 |
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| Maple Tree, Windows (Dominican University) - Marin County 2020 |
Last post in the Dominican series.
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| Courtyard (Dominican University) - Marin County 2020 |
The Nikon Z5 has a 35mm film format . . . somewhat "wide-screen." Many times I'll crop the photo at the edges, but I could utilize the wider format for this particular photo.
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| Branches, Cloud (Fairfax) - Marin County 2021 |
7:13 AM. I used an Olympus E-M1II with a Panasonic 12-60mm lens.
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| Maple Tree, Shadows (Dominican) - Marin County 2020 |
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| Maple Leaves (Dominican) - Marin County 2020 |
Slanting December light. I was using a "full frame" Nikon . . . so as a result there are parts of the bottom photo that are out of focus due to a depth of field issue.
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| Window (Dominican) - Marin County 2020 |
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| Window Leaves (Dominican) - Marin County 2020 |
I visited the campus last year after a rain storm. Fall, 2020 didn't see that much rain, so Fall colors were available for longer than usual.
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| Deer (Dominican College) - Marin County 2020 |
I was able to make a quick visit over to Dominican University on December 1. (The same as last year.) I see that I've gone back between calling it Dominican College and Dominican University. They'd probably prefer that I use the latter, even though the former sounds more natural to me.
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| Branches, Clouds - Marin County 2020 |
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| Branches, Clouds - Marin County 2020 |
Both photos taken with a Nikon Z5 with a 24-200mm lens.
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| White Fence (Fairfax) - Marin County 2020 |
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| White Fence (Fairfax) - Marin County 2020 |
From November morning walks.
