La JollaSeabird Double-Crested Cormorant Nuptial Crests and Mating Plumage Each winter the breeding adults of the Double-Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) display a beautiful form of…adminMarch 12, 2021
La JollaPelicans California Brown Pelicans in La Jolla, New Portrait and Flight Images Each winter I photograph the California race of Brown Pelican in La Jolla (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus).…adminMarch 11, 2021
La JollaLandscapePanoramasSan Diego 35 Beautiful San Diego City Skyline and Coastal Views I love photographing San Diego's city skyline and the region's coastal scenes, particularly those that…adminMarch 10, 2021
BirdsSan Diego Western Grebes and Clark’s Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges Western Grebes (Aechmophorus occidentalis) and Clark's Grebes (Aechmophorus clarkii) exhibit some of the most elaborate…adminMarch 9, 2021
La JollaSea Lion New California Sea Lion Portraits in La Jolla I photograph California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) often, and this winter has been no exception. We…adminMarch 8, 2021
CaliforniaSierra NevadaTrees Fall Colors in Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada, 2020 As I try to do each autumn, I recently returned to some of my favorite…adminOctober 12, 2020
CaliforniaSierra Nevada Hiking to Conness Lakes in the Hoover Wilderness, Inyo National Forest Conness Lakes is one of my favorite hikes in the Sierra Nevada. Within just a…adminAugust 18, 2020
Astrophotography and Night ScapesCaliforniaSierra NevadaYosemite Serenity Now: Yosemite’s Quietest Summer? I recently spent four days hiking in Yosemite National Park. It was strange to be…adminJuly 6, 2020
CaliforniaOcean SunfishSan DiegoUnderwater Photography Diver Encounters a Gigantic Enormous Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) near San Diego San Diego is the world's best place to see the giant ocean sunfish (Mola mola).…adminApril 27, 2020
CaliforniaHaikuWhite Mountains Ancient Bristlecone Haiku Ancient Bristlecone Persisting through the Eons You must be so bored Bristlecone pine displays its…adminMarch 8, 2020
CaliforniaSan Diego Torrey Pines State Reserve and Broken Hill Sunrise This is a great time of year to get out along the coast of San…adminOctober 17, 2019
CaliforniaSierra NevadaTrees Piper’s Biennial Eastern Sierra Fall Color Hiking Trip 9/29/2019 Piper and I made a quick fall-color trip along the Highway 395, visiting a…adminOctober 1, 2019
CaliforniaCarlsbadDesertSan DiegoThe American SouthwestWildflowers Sorry but No, 2019 Was Not a #Superbloom It's official: 2019 was not a wildflower #superbloom. Huh? But Internet said? In spite of…adminJuly 3, 2019
CaliforniaLa JollaSan Diego Torrey Pines State Beach Golden Wintertime Sunset I've been running, hiking, swimming and photographing Torrey Pines State Beach and Reserve for 37…adminMay 12, 2019
CaliforniaUnderwater Photography SCUBA Diving the Southern California Oil Rigs I've recently made a few more dives underneath the oil rigs (platforms) off Southern California.…adminDecember 20, 2018
Blue WhaleCaliforniaUnderwater Photography A Few New Blue Whale Photos A huge blue whale swims through the open ocean in this underwater photograph. The blue…adminJuly 14, 2018
CaliforniaNational ParksSierra NevadaYosemite Yosemite Valley in Spring, May 2018 I try to get into Yosemite Valley each Spring, usually in May since that is…adminJune 24, 2018
CatalinaUnderwater Photography Giant Black Sea Bass, Stereolepis gigas, in the California Kelp Forest Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs,…adminAugust 7, 2017
CarlsbadDesertJoshua TreeSan DiegoThe American SouthwestWildflowers Photographs of Southern California’s Spring Wildflowers — the 2017 Super Bloom During March and early April of this year I was chasing the wildflower bloom around…adminJuly 16, 2017
AlaskaAntarcticaBald EagleCaliforniaFijiHawaiiMexicoOcean SunfishPenguinSurfUnderwater Photography Seven of my Favorite Images #challengeonnaturephotography In December a Facebook "challenge" was making the rounds named #challengeonnaturephotography. One of my favorite…adminJanuary 16, 2016
Astrophotography and Night ScapesCaliforniaJoshua TreeThe American Southwest Blood Red Moon Madness! A Tetrad of Total Lunar Eclipses Lunar eclipse sequence, showing total eclipse (left) through full moon (right). While the moon lies…adminDecember 23, 2015
Astrophotography and Night ScapesCaliforniaDesertJoshua TreeThe American Southwest Perseid Meteor Shower over Joshua Tree National Park, August 2015 Each August the Perseid meteor shower takes place. This year it peaked during a new…adminAugust 16, 2015
Astrophotography and Night ScapesCaliforniaDesertJoshua TreeThe American Southwest Perseid Meteor Shower over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, 2015 The Perseid meteor shower occurs each August, peaking on the evenings of August 12 and…adminAugust 14, 2015
Aerial PhotographyCaliforniaPanoramasSan Diego Aerial Panoramic Photo of Sunset Cliffs, San Diego, California This past spring my daughters and I took a couple flights over San Diego to…adminAugust 5, 2015
CaliforniaUnderwater Photography Underwater Photos of Southern California Oil Rigs Recently I did some diving underneath three of Southern California's offshore oil rigs: oil rig…adminAugust 2, 2015
CaliforniaUnderwater Photography SCUBA Diving Beneath Oil Rigs Eureka, Ellen and Elly in Long Beach, California I recently made a few dives underneath the oil rigs "Eureka", "Ellen" and "Elly", about…adminJuly 28, 2015
La JollaUnderwater LifeUnderwater Photography Photographing Macrocystis in La Jolla’s Beautiful Forests of Giant Kelp I have been photographing kelp forests in California with a passion for 25 years, from…adminJuly 6, 2015
CaliforniaSan Diego San Diego County Fair at Night, Del Mar, California The Del Mar Fair -- or, for noobs, the "San Diego County Fair" -- has…adminJuly 3, 2015
Aerial PhotographyLa JollaPanoramasSan Diego Aerial Panoramic Photo of Torrey Pines Golf Course and Black’s Beach This aerial panorama of Torrey Pines Golf Course will print huge: up to about 4'…adminJune 1, 2015
CaliforniaUnderwater Photography Underwater Photos of Marine Algae in Southern California and Baja California I dive in Southern California and Baja California, and one of the most appealing things…adminMay 31, 2015
Aerial PhotographyCalifornia The Disappearing Kelp Forests of San Clemente Island I was recently diving at San Clemente Island. The profound lack of giant kelp forests…adminMay 30, 2015
Aerial PhotographyCaliforniaPanoramasSan Diego Aerial Panorama of Point Loma, Cabrillo Monument and San Diego Bay This is a highly detailed aerial panoramic photo of the southern end of Point Loma,…adminMay 11, 2015
Aerial PhotographyCaliforniaPanoramasSan Diego Aerial Panorama of the San Diego Coronado Bay Bridge One of the images I wanted to add to my collection of San Diego aerial…adminMay 6, 2015
Aerial PhotographyCaliforniaLa JollaPanoramasSan Diego Aerial Panoramic Photo of La Jolla Cove and Scripps Park, San Diego Panoramic aerial photograph of La Jolla Cove and Scripps Parks (center), with La Jolla's Mount…adminApril 29, 2015
Aerial PhotographyCaliforniaLa JollaPanoramas Aerial Panorama of Bird Rock and the La Jolla Coastline Aerial Panorama of La Jolla's Bird Rock, with surfers in the water at lower right.…adminApril 28, 2015
Aerial PhotographyCaliforniaSan Diego Aerial Photographic Survey of San Diego Marine Protected Areas for Lighthawk I recently made a special flight with my pilot friend Steve Parker in collaboration with…adminApril 26, 2015
Astrophotography and Night ScapesDesertJoshua TreeThe American Southwest Lunar Eclipse April 4 2015 from Joshua Tree National Park I went up to Joshua Tree National Park to watch the lunar eclipse of April…adminApril 5, 2015
CaliforniaDesertThe American Southwest Moonflowers – Desert Wildflowers at Night "Moonflowers" - with a nod to my favorite rock band, and the best guitarist of…adminMarch 12, 2015
San Diego Paradise in February: San Diego President's Weekend was nice here. The rest of the country is freezing, yup that's pretty…adminFebruary 18, 2015
BirdsPelicansSan Diego The Original Wind Surfers: Pelicans, Waves and Surf Wikipedia describes the origins of wind surfing in the 1940s and 1950s. It couldn't be…adminFebruary 16, 2015