I just uploaded this spring's wildflower pictures. (Maybe there will be more, but we're going to be away the next two weekends, and the…

Also late, but not as much as last week's post. This was taken in The Narrows of Zion National Park. Great fall color. Too bad I didn't have…

I'm very late in posting this, but I did take it in the appropriate week. This is a shot of one of the emerald pools in Zion.

I finally had a chance to check out some of the results of the Zaca fire. Here's the shot that I think captures it the most.

Everybody's waiting for their wave to start. I should've gone for some more DOF, but it was just a quick grab shot.

After a long hiatus, I'm hopefully going to stick with the picture of the week again. This is a blue whale as we saw it coming out of the…

Here's Mr. Blue looking out at the world from his wheel. He wouldn't actually run in it, but as a hiding place it can be OK.

Another trip to the zoo, but the gorillas didn't want to budge. So here's a snow leopard instead. A beautiful cat, but sadly endangered.

It's been a while since I've posted any rat shots. Here's a quick grab. It's too bad that the rats don't like the flash, but even with that…

A helicopter from the Ventura County Sheriff's Department airlifts out a hiker who broke his ankle in Santa Paula Canyon. Really I should…

Another last-minute shot, but I do kind of like the abstract. There's a lot of random little things to look at here. Maybe some day I'll do…

Another week of no pics, so I spent some time with our strawberries this afternoon. Pretty fun, but the picture doesn't have a real focus…

Went to the zoo for the first time in a while. Good fun, as always.

I've got this mediocre shot of a rose. There's nice detail there, but the lighting just isn't right. But if you turn it into a black and…

I went on a wildflower tour on Figueroa Mountain last Saturday. It's a pretty bad year for wildflowers and the sky didn't cooperate, but it…

It's hard to take a good shot of Yosemite, because the bar has been set very high. Here's a slightly different view, and one that I quite…

Better really late than never. :-) We went on a whale watching excursion with my parents. Sadly, we didn't find any whales. We did see a…

Late again... (And I missed last week, I know.) We passed this lizard on Saturday's hike, and he just wouldn't move. I got the 17-50mm…

I just rediscovered the local seal rookery. It really is a pretty cool place to visit. Here you can see some seals taking a break from…

It's spring, and all the flags are in bloom. :-) I spent relatively a lot of time taking pics this week, but nothing really turned out. I…

I'm not very happy with this shot, but it's slim pickin's this week. I still like the basic idea, but I wish the moon was in focus.

I took this shot on the same hike as the HDR shots. This one just had naturally exceptional lighting. I love the mood in this photo.

While hiking last Monday, I was in a pretty place with harsh light. So I took some bracketed shots with the intent of putting them together…

I'm quite pleased with the way this came out. The smoothness of the water flow contrasts really nicely with the dry sand next to it. The…

Yet another spare week. But at least it made me take a few shots. Here's a dirty monitor. I do like the lines in this picture, but it kind…

Got this guy at the zoo last Monday, even though the post is a day late. Does watching a picture of a gorilla yawning make you yawn…

Another week with very little photography. But I did get out for an hour today. Here's the most creative shot I took. (No, I did not…

My standard for picture of the week seems to be dropping to "anything I shot during that week." But at least it keeps me shooting. Here's a…

I've been busy with other projects so today I shot my first pictures of the year. The rat pic didn't come out well, so here you have a…

I missed a week mostly on purpose. I'm late in posting, but this one counts for last week. It's Ethan proudly showing off the Christmas…

I noticed these mushrooms at work on Wednesday. So Thursday I brought in my stuff and took some pictures. None of them came out very good…

This was just a grab shot when I went out to the wetlands on Monday. It's raining now, and I'm just not motivated to take any indoor pics…

Better a day late than never. I did take this picture last week, though. It's one in a long sequence of almost-but-not-quite-right rat…

This is a quick shot of my niece getting off the school bus. If I could do it again, I'd probably get a bit lower to get the leaves closer…

I managed to take no good pictures on our trip this weekend to Sequoia National Park. Here's the best of the bunch, a view from Morro Rock…

I didn't get a post in last week, but this picture was taken then so it's OK. Here's a shot of the ridge leading up to Cathedral Peak. The…

I gotta get out more. This is the best shot of the week. In fact today is the only day I took any pictures at all. Anyway, this was some…

I didn't take any pictures this week. I tried some last-minute shots of Fiona, but they didn't come out. So you get this total cop-out…

I went to the beach Thursday night because the clouds promised a great sunset. The sunset came through, but I don't think I really made the…

On Tuesday the sunset looked promising and I did get out in time. I had a lot of fun taking 200mm shots with birds in the foreground. This…

I went out for a sunset on Thursday but missed it by 15 minutes. Then I was planning to shoot some this afternoon but it was raining. So I…

Last weekend I put up a hummingbird feeder on our balcony, and it was in use almost immediately. There are 2 birds that both claim the…

A near-by forest fire is kicking up tons of ash and smoke into the air, and wind is blowing it this way. This morning there was a fine…

Didn't take any good pictures this week. I did have fun going out to the beach last night, where the tar was flowing freely. Here's a close…

Here's my entry into fredmiranda.com's weekly assignment. The current theme is the title of this picture. I like the concept, but I wish I…

Slim pickings this week. I really didn't shoot much at all. This is from a trip to catch the Santa Barbara Mission with the rising sun on a…

I spent a lot of time in the Santa Barbara Rose Garden this week, focusing on rosebuds. I find pictures of just the flower pretty boring so…

In an effort to take pictures more frequently, I'm starting this Picture of the Week (PotW) series. My goal is to post a new picture every…