Author Archives: Stacy

If you desire fun and funky images you’ll want to try a fisheye lens, where distortion is super emphasized.  Canon’s 8 – 15 mm fisheye can give you both circular-image and full-coverage when used with a full-frame EOS body. Use … Continue reading →

This past week’s two images are not what I would call “stand alones” worthy of hanging on your wall or invoking guttural sounds of appreciation or inspiration.  But they are a part of a larger picture and segments of a … Continue reading →

Rodeo Beach in Marin County on the other side of the Marin Headlands always has something worth photographing.  Its beach is made of sand and pebbles in which you may often see jasper, carnelian and agate.  The bluffs and lagoon … Continue reading →

Growing up in upstate New York in a meat and potatoes and carrot/peas household I had never tasted, seen or even heard of the “artichoke.”  But having been in the Bay Area now for half of my life I am … Continue reading →

At the end of the year and the precipice of the next you hear the various musical renditions of Scottish Poet Robert Burns’ 1788  lyrics  “Auld Lang Syne”  written for a traditional folk tune.  Billy Joel performed “Auld Lang Syne” … Continue reading →

“Let there be light” could be a scientific equation as well as a metaphorical and experiential spiritual quest.  This past week I felt the divine presence creeping down the sides of one of San Francisco’s recently built 42 story luxury … Continue reading →

Although we have had dry days in the Bay Area we still see weather changes in temperatures and the various kinds of fog it produces.  Fog rising from the forested hillsides along the Tomales Bay at Pt. Reyes is a … Continue reading →

Light is the magic word for photography.  In fact photography is exactly that “painting or drawing or imaging” with light.  As I have mentioned time and time again, the intensity of light changes depending on time of day and season … Continue reading →

Just 40 miles northwest of San Francisco you will find the awe-inspiring diverse ecosystems of Point Reyes National Seashore. My favorite route is Necasio Valley Rd into Point Reyes Station (stopping for the Bear Claws at the Bovine Bakery) and … Continue reading →