Sunset, Swimming Pool

Swimming Pool, Sunset Clouds (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Just happened to notice these clouds, so I had to grab the iPhone and head down to the pool.

Morning Walk Photos (iPhone 16 Pro Max)

Buckeye Branches, Poison Oak - Marin County  2026

Oak, Bay Branches - Marin County  2026

Photos taken with an iPhone 16 Pro Max . . . a recent acquisition. Might not have the correct settings yet. Also, annoying issue trying to download photos into my PC.

It had a dedicated camera button! Whoa!

Trees, Clouds (Black and White)

Trees, Clouds - Marin County  2026

Trees, Clouds - Marin County  2026

Top photo taken with an iPhone 13 Pro Max, the bottom one with a Sony RX100.

Hill: April / August

Grass, Hill (April) - Marin County  2026

Grass, Hill (August) - Marin County  2026

Hill regularly seen on our morning walks.

Top photo taken with a Sony RX100, bottom one with an iPhone 13 Pro Max.

Monday Goat Blogging

Goats (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

They were back at the beginning of last June . . . busy, hard at work.

Bay Trees, Moss, Poison Oak

Bay Trees, Moss - Marin County  2026

Bay Tree, Poison Oak - Marin County  2026

Top photo from April, the next one from May. Both taken with a Sony RX100.

Weston Light Meter

Mike, Weston Meter - Sierra Nevada  1978

Once I enlarged yesterday's image I couldn't help but notice the Weston light meter hanging around my neck. I've previously written a post on the meter, back in the early days of blogging when I tended to write more than a few sentences per post.

Yes, I still have the meter! Below, some recent photos taken with an iPhone.

Weston Meter (open) - Marin County  2026

Weston Meter (closed, with Zone System note attached) - Marin County  2026

Backpackers (1978)

Joe Grant, Joe Mundy, Mike Mundy - Sierra Nevada  1978

The same intrepid outdoorsmen that have been seen before, on the summit of Mt. Whitney.

This is my first time viewing this photograph! I happened to be looking at some 1978 contact sheets recently when I noticed that there were some snow scenes taken at the beginning of that year. For some reason I had developed the negatives and made a contact sheet but never printed any of the photos that had been taken. Too busy elsewhere, I guess.

Snow, Lake (1978)

Snow, Lake - Sierra Nevada  1978

Snow, Lake - Sierra Nevada  1978

Photos taken using a Nikon F single lens reflex.

Lake, Snow, Trees (1978)

Lake, Snow, Trees - Sierra Nevada  1978

I'm thinking that those trees are Foxtail Pines.

Snow, Lake (1978)

Snow, Lake - Sierra Nevada  1978

I've been trying to remember the exact location where we backpacked into. Eastern Sierra, but the lake must remain unidentified.

Monday Marmot Blogging (1985)

Marmot - Yosemite  1985

Looking for some food that the backpackers had foolishly left out. Alas, the backpackers had actually not left any food out.

(High altitude Yosemite backpack trip.)

Winter Backpack (1978)

Trees, Mountain, Snow - Sierra Nevada  1978

Scene from a winter backpacking trip taken in January-February, 1978. I don't think I've ever printed or scanned any of the trip photos before . . . I was going through some old contact sheets, saw that there were some winter photos, and decided to power up the Epson scanner.

Recycle Center

Recycle Center - San Rafael  2026

Taken during one of my regular trips to drop off cardboard boxes for recycling.