Monthly Archives: May 2014

The Culprits Have Not Been Found

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A curious thing happened… this SUV seems to have been targeted by the #gulluminati , but we have only circumstantial evidence.
There were no actual participants in view, but they seemed to have been quite effective in pulling off one of their #splatterday  attacks.

The eerie thing…none of the other vehicles next to this one appeared to have been affected. It is unknown what beef the #gulluminati  had with the owners of this one.

If there was to be a theme related to #seagullbuttshots  and #seagullbuttsaturday , some of these folks might (or might not) be involved…

+Robin Griggs Wood +Ursula Klepper +Christin McLeod +Sassi Sassmannshausen +Lauri Novak +Richard Ball +Craig Szymanski +Melissa Beagle +Ellie Kennard +Cora Triton +Steve Savoie +Pam Wolfe +Joy mum +Jon Cassill +Tom McGowan +Annie Irving +Diana Boyd +Debby Moran +Alex Lapidus +Lou McCorkle +Rob Lopes +Kim Smith +Bette Kauffman +Liz C +Jacqueline Hodsdon +Darion Jackman +Steven Kennard +Sharon Stone +Dawn Siadatan +Sumit Sen +Jasbir S. Randhawa +Gazzaroonii T. +John Wade +Dave Bell +Swee Oh +Leo Deegan +Nancy Battis Vita +Patrick Kelly +Marilyn Benham +Mari Luukkonen +Lora Lee Chapman +Giselle Savoie +Carin Bruce +David Q. Cohen +Gernot Glaeser +Maureen Roberson +Brian Grzelewski +BJ Bolender +Darcee McCutcheon +Annelies Jansen +Rachel Ferris +Margaret Tompkins +Jan Vermeulen 

Splatterday

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Making Lemonade

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You know the old saying… when life gives you lemons…
I love the beauty of the Napa Valley, but in late spring and summer we almost always have clear blue skies… While most people love that, it makes it a lot tougher to do interesting landscape photography!
  
….so the challenge is to find something interesting to put into the frame as you play around for the scant few minutes between harsh sun and sun dipping beyond the western hills.

I just discovered this spot north of Calistoga a few days ago, and you can be sure I'll be back at different times of the year when the sun will drop behind the hills closer to sunset time, and the weather gives us some fun clouds to play with! +Angelika Perry & +Dallas Perry were here to share the fun.

#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Jim Warthman +Kevin Rowe +Johan Peijnenburg +David Heath Williams +Tom Hierl +Carolyn Lim +Howard L. Smith +Kai Kosonen +Sheila B. DuBois +Toshi Nakamura +David Pilasky +Bill Wood 

#hqsplandscape , +HQSP Landscape curated by +Michael Garza +Nader El Assy +Vinod Krishnamoorthy +Luca Ferroglio +Craig Loxley +Dorothy Pugh

#napavalley  

Making Lemonade
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You know the old saying… when life gives you lemons…
I love the beauty of the Napa Valley, but in late spring and summer we almost always have clear blue skies… While most people love that, it makes it a lot tougher to do interesting landscape photography!

….so the challenge is to find something interesting to put into the frame as you play around for the scant few minutes between harsh sun and sun dipping beyond the western hills.

I just discovered this spot north of Calistoga a few days ago, and you can be sure I’ll be back at different times of the year when the sun will drop behind the hills closer to sunset time, and the weather gives us some fun clouds to play with! +Angelika Perry & +Dallas Perry were here to share the fun.

#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Jim Warthman +Kevin Rowe +Johan Peijnenburg +David Heath Williams +Tom Hierl +Carolyn Lim +Howard L. Smith +Kai Kosonen +Sheila B. DuBois +Toshi Nakamura +David Pilasky +Bill Wood 

#hqsplandscape , +HQSP Landscape curated by +Michael Garza +Nader El Assy +Vinod Krishnamoorthy +Luca Ferroglio +Craig Loxley +Dorothy Pugh

#napavalley  

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Every Castle Needs a Good Chapel

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A fabulous day spent at the lovely +Castello di Amorosa with +Angelika Perry & +Dallas Perry visiting all the way from North Carolina.

Lots of frames to sort through and play with processing, but I thought I'd share a quick edit before heading off to bed tonight…

The Castello is a fabulous place, and a "Can't Miss" stop for anyone visiting the Napa Valley.

Thanks so much again, +Jim Sullivan and your team for all of the hard work you do to make this such awesome place!

#napavalley   #architecturephotography  

Every Castle Needs a Good Chapel
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A fabulous day spent at the lovely +Castello di Amorosa with +Angelika Perry & +Dallas Perry visiting all the way from North Carolina.

Lots of frames to sort through and play with processing, but I thought I’d share a quick edit before heading off to bed tonight…

The Castello is a fabulous place, and a “Can’t Miss” stop for anyone visiting the Napa Valley.

Thanks so much again, +Jim Sullivan and your team for all of the hard work you do to make this such awesome place!

#napavalley   #architecturephotography  

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Hey, I Know This Place!

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I've lived and worked in this area for 26 years, but It took +Dallas Perry & +Angelika Perry visiting from North Carolina for us to finally get a photo by this iconic sign.

Hey, I Know This Place!
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I’ve lived and worked in this area for 26 years, but It took +Dallas Perry & +Angelika Perry visiting from North Carolina for us to finally get a photo by this iconic sign.

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It's Impossible to Shoot With Friends Without

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Lots of Laughter!
Having fun with +Angelika Perry & +Dallas Perry visiting our neck of the woods for a couple of days… 

It’s Impossible to Shoot With Friends Without…
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Lots of Laughter!
Having fun with +Angelika Perry & +Dallas Perry visiting our neck of the woods for a couple of days… 

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The Sky is Falling, The Sky is Falling!

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Potential for spectacular meteor shower tonight. West coasters, between 11pm-1am… if you're in the east, well, it will be a very early morning!
#astrophotography  

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Ready for May’s Surprise Meteor Shower? – Sky & Telescope
If the celestial oddsmakers are right, North Americans will be treated to an impressive — and brand-new — meteor shower early on the morning of May 24th.

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I'm Not Sure What Happened, But Something Did

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Weird things seem to happen at my nearby observatory…
…on this particular night, the moon disappeared for a time…
…but they brought it back an hour or so later.

#AlienAbductionFriday
+Irene Kato
+Alex Lapidus
+Heiko Mahr
+Karl Geiger Jr
+Janice Hackney
+Jetski Jones
+Alien Abduction Friday

#alienabductionfriday
#owcbn
#gplusaliennation

Abduction Observed

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