Alex . jAlbum 10 L1000431.jpg slides/L1000431.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Opposite Coyote Point, SF Bay. There were a hundred birds just before I got this shot. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=744"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Opposite Coyote Point, SF Bay. There were a hundred birds just before I got this shot. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=744"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000431.jpg Color Spot slides/DSC_0117.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Mexican Bird of Paradise. The colorful blooms on this native plant radiate reds, oranges and yellows even when the bloom is nearly spent.” Photo September 16, 9AM PDT, Phoenix, Nikon D70. Mexican Bird of Paradise. The colorful blooms on this native plant radiate reds, oranges and yellows even when the bloom is nearly spent.” Photo September 16, 9AM PDT, Phoenix, Nikon D70. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_0117.jpg Winter Strikes Northern California slides/IMG_0178.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Winter has struck Northern California with its full cruelty. This shot was taken a couple of days before Christmas while visiting a friend’s house. Notice one of the trees has even lost its leaves due to the cold. We were unable to wear T-shirts for more than an hour of midafternoon sun. This week we have been terrorized by a drizzle which makes the ground look wet, yet mysteriously does not wash the cars. Canon EOS 5D. Winter has struck Northern California with its full cruelty. This shot was taken a couple of days before Christmas while visiting a friend’s house. Notice one of the trees has even lost its leaves due to the cold. We were unable to wear T-shirts for more than an hour of midafternoon sun. This week we have been terrorized by a drizzle which makes the ground look wet, yet mysteriously does not wash the cars. Canon EOS 5D. ../wp-graphics/Alex/IMG_0178.jpg Evans Creek 2 slides/L1000274-creek.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Another great desktop image for getting away from it all visiting friends in Oregon. Leica CLUX2. Another great desktop image for getting away from it all visiting friends in Oregon. Leica CLUX2. ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000274-creek.jpg L1000582 slides/L1000582.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Bloom detail Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=839"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Bloom detail Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=839"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000582.jpg Fin Dome slides/13-Fin-Dome-Overlook.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Here we see Fin Dome overlooking the Rae Lakes, Kings Canyon. This shot was taken from a small unnamed mountain I climbed on a day hike. Here we see Fin Dome overlooking the Rae Lakes, Kings Canyon. This shot was taken from a small unnamed mountain I climbed on a day hike. ../wp-graphics/Alex/13-Fin-Dome-Overlook.jpg L1000570 slides/L1000570.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Friend Art's front yard. A cooling breeze from the Bay makes the 83F summer weather enoyable Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=828"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Friend Art's front yard. A cooling breeze from the Bay makes the 83F summer weather enoyable Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=828"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000570.jpg IMG_0309 slides/IMG_0389.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 SonoranDesert just before sunrise. Tom Wells Road, outside Quartzite, AZ. Canon EOS 5D. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=907"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> SonoranDesert just before sunrise. Tom Wells Road, outside Quartzite, AZ. Canon EOS 5D. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=907"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/IMG_0389.jpg Den Typewriter, 1964 slides/Den-typewriter.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Computer Room, 1964: I came across this slide scan from our family home in Oakland, California. We lived there from 1952 to 1964. Computer Room, 1964: I came across this slide scan from our family home in Oakland, California. We lived there from 1952 to 1964. ../wp-graphics/Alex/Den-typewriter.jpg P1000021 slides/P1000021.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Panasonic Lumix FX-580. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=859"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Panasonic Lumix FX-580. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=859"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000021.jpg 15-Surf-on-rocks slides/15-Surf-on-rocks.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Vol 01 1964-1969/1964-04 Monterey Vol 01 1964-1969/1964-04 Monterey ../wp-graphics/Alex/15-Surf-on-rocks.jpg Ghost Moon slides/DSC_0790.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Ghost Moon, Kauai October 14, 2003 Nikon D100. Ghost Moon, Kauai October 14, 2003 Nikon D100. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_0790.jpg Drive By Shooting II slides/P1000090.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Drive By Shooting II Drive By Shooting II ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000090.jpg L1000666 slides/L1000666.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Deep Fried Twinkies, Ridgecrest Fair Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=905"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Deep Fried Twinkies, Ridgecrest Fair Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=905"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000666.jpg Acacia slides/DSC_0254.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 We have a couple of volunteer acacias gowing in the yard in Phoenix. This little one in the back will have to come out; it’s chosen a spot too close to the foundation. These are the real deal, African style, with hundreds of enormously long, sharp thorns. They do well in the hot desert climate and you see lots of them. When more mature, they bloom in a profuse cloud of tiny yellow blossoms. Nikon D70. We have a couple of volunteer acacias gowing in the yard in Phoenix. This little one in the back will have to come out; it’s chosen a spot too close to the foundation. These are the real deal, African style, with hundreds of enormously long, sharp thorns. They do well in the hot desert climate and you see lots of them. When more mature, they bloom in a profuse cloud of tiny yellow blossoms. Nikon D70. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_0254.jpg Geranium - Canon EOS 5D slides/Geranium_IMG_0045.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 This is a crop of the original Geranium image. The original image was a 12.9MB RAW file, saved to JPG without correction or editing. The resulting JPG was 2184×1555, and the Germanium alone nearly filled the screen. This is a crop of the original Geranium image. The original image was a 12.9MB RAW file, saved to JPG without correction or editing. The resulting JPG was 2184×1555, and the Germanium alone nearly filled the screen. ../wp-graphics/Alex/Geranium_IMG_0045.jpg Coconut Plantation Marketplace slides/DSC_1521.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Coconut Plantation Marketplace, Kapa’a, Kaua’i, Hawaii (October 2004). This colorful sculpture is a whimsical assembly of hydraulic pipes and valves on an industrial scale. Coconut Plantation Marketplace, Kapa’a, Kaua’i, Hawaii (October 2004). This colorful sculpture is a whimsical assembly of hydraulic pipes and valves on an industrial scale. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_1521.jpg Light Show slides/IMG_0235a.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 The last rays of sunset hit a cloudy evening scene The last rays of sunset hit a cloudy evening scene ../wp-graphics/Alex/IMG_0235a.jpg L1000584 slides/L1000584.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Lap cat Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=844"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Lap cat Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=844"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000584.jpg Tropical Storm Javier slides/DSC_1269.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 the remnants of tropical storm Javier arrived in southeastern Arizona, as a kind of monsoon storm, with thunderstorms, high winds and heavy rains. Severe weather alerts were issued for the whole area. You only had to look out the window to see why. the remnants of tropical storm Javier arrived in southeastern Arizona, as a kind of monsoon storm, with thunderstorms, high winds and heavy rains. Severe weather alerts were issued for the whole area. You only had to look out the window to see why. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_1269.jpg Hail in PHX slides/L1000650.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Hail in PHX Hail in PHX ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000650.jpg Season’s Greetings slides/IMG_0166.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Season’s Greetings Our very best wishes for the season and 2008. Canon EOS 5D. Season’s Greetings Our very best wishes for the season and 2008. Canon EOS 5D. ../wp-graphics/Alex/IMG_0166.jpg The Name of That Flower slides/DSC_1456.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 I can never remember the name of this flower. I have taken so many photos of it you’d think I’d never forget, but it has one of those “mental block” names that gave me trouble 30 years ago. So I’m not worried about Alzheimer’s. Hint: It's the state flower of Hawaii. I can never remember the name of this flower. I have taken so many photos of it you’d think I’d never forget, but it has one of those “mental block” names that gave me trouble 30 years ago. So I’m not worried about Alzheimer’s. Hint: It's the state flower of Hawaii. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_1456.jpg Cactus and TV antenna slides/P1000080.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Cactus and TV antenna Cactus and TV antenna ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000080.jpg May Storm in Phoenix slides/DSC_0055.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 May Storm in Phoenix. A couple of weak storms passed through the area. The atmosphere is dry, so only enough raindrops fell to put spatter rings in the pool; not enough to wet the pavement. May Storm in Phoenix. A couple of weak storms passed through the area. The atmosphere is dry, so only enough raindrops fell to put spatter rings in the pool; not enough to wet the pavement. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_0055.jpg Mt. Diablo slides/Mt.-Diablo.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Objects may be closer than they appear. The photo you see here was originally a medium-telephoto JPG taken with the Canon EOS 5D and a 200mm lens. The original was shot on May 24, at f7/1 and 1/500 at 4368×2912 pixel resolution, hand-held. This lens is image-stabilized. Objects may be closer than they appear. The photo you see here was originally a medium-telephoto JPG taken with the Canon EOS 5D and a 200mm lens. The original was shot on May 24, at f7/1 and 1/500 at 4368×2912 pixel resolution, hand-held. This lens is image-stabilized. ../wp-graphics/Alex/Mt.-Diablo.jpg Christmas Cactus - Canon EOS 5D slides/IMG_0059.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 The ubiquitous little ornamental and gift nursery plant, “Christmas Cactus”, seems to make regular appearances on our PHOTO Notes pages. This office plant “extreme close-up” was photographed early this morning with a Canon 100mm Macro fixed lens, indoor fluorescent lighting, at 1/41 second f2.8 ISO-200. The ubiquitous little ornamental and gift nursery plant, “Christmas Cactus”, seems to make regular appearances on our PHOTO Notes pages. This office plant “extreme close-up” was photographed early this morning with a Canon 100mm Macro fixed lens, indoor fluorescent lighting, at 1/41 second f2.8 ISO-200. ../wp-graphics/Alex/IMG_0059.jpg Yellow Poppies slides/DSC00243.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Yellow Poppies, Phoenix, February 2005. Sony DSC-S85. Yellow Poppies, Phoenix, February 2005. Sony DSC-S85. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC00243.jpg DSC_0266 slides/DSC_0266.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 "Bush, Jr." - a volunteer rushed in to fill empty space (on the right). Compare to its parent, DSC_0264 (to the left), an the infinitely nicer specimen Nikon D70. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=812"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> "Bush, Jr." - a volunteer rushed in to fill empty space (on the right). Compare to its parent, DSC_0264 (to the left), an the infinitely nicer specimen Nikon D70. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=812"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_0266.jpg L1000583 slides/L1000583.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Blooms found at the entrance to Fish Market restaurant, Foster City, CA Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=839"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Blooms found at the entrance to Fish Market restaurant, Foster City, CA Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=839"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000583.jpg Coyote Point III slides/L1000415.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Coyote Point, CA December 5, 2008 (San Francisco Bay). This is the wide-angle of the December 9 Coyote Point II post. Leica C-LUX 2 mini digital. Coyote Point, CA December 5, 2008 (San Francisco Bay). This is the wide-angle of the December 9 Coyote Point II post. Leica C-LUX 2 mini digital. ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000415.jpg Rae Lakes Climb slides/27-My-Climb.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 This is a small unnamed mountain in the Rae Lakes Basin, Kings Canyon National Park, California. It sits practically in the shadow of Painted Lady, a more celebrated mountain in the vicinity of camp. This is a small unnamed mountain in the Rae Lakes Basin, Kings Canyon National Park, California. It sits practically in the shadow of Painted Lady, a more celebrated mountain in the vicinity of camp. ../wp-graphics/Alex/27-My-Climb.jpg IMG_0236 slides/IMG_0236.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Dusk, wide-angle to the North Dusk, wide-angle to the North ../wp-graphics/Alex/IMG_0236.jpg Rain in Phoenix Nov 30 - Dec 1 slides/L1000042.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 I snapped this Saturday morning (12-1) at the tail end of three inches of evening and overnight rainfall. There were no floods or gulleywashers, but everything got properly soaked. 2008. I snapped this Saturday morning (12-1) at the tail end of three inches of evening and overnight rainfall. There were no floods or gulleywashers, but everything got properly soaked. 2008. ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000042.jpg Roses - Canon EOS 5D slides/Roses_IMG_0044.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Roses - this is a RAW photo with some post-processing and conversion to a JPG. Roses - this is a RAW photo with some post-processing and conversion to a JPG. ../wp-graphics/Alex/Roses_IMG_0044.jpg Dragon Peak slides/03-Dragon-Peak.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Dragon Lake, Rae Lakes Basin, Kings Canyon National Park, 1972. Dragon Lake, Rae Lakes Basin, Kings Canyon National Park, 1972. ../wp-graphics/Alex/03-Dragon-Peak.jpg Painted Lady slides/36-Painted-Sunset.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Rae Lakes Basin, Kings Canyon National Park. This peak conveys an image of a reclining lady in a certain light. Rae Lakes Basin, Kings Canyon National Park. This peak conveys an image of a reclining lady in a certain light. ../wp-graphics/Alex/36-Painted-Sunset.jpg L1000573 slides/L1000573.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Duck Day Afternoon Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=839"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Duck Day Afternoon Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=839"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000573.jpg Silicon Valley Vaporware slides/L1000016.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Silicon Valley Vaporware looking south over Belmont and Redwood City. Leica C-LUX 2 mini digital. Silicon Valley Vaporware looking south over Belmont and Redwood City. Leica C-LUX 2 mini digital. ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000016.jpg Oakland slides/L1000701.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Oakland Oakland ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000701.jpg Lemon Tree slides/L1000336.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Nothing’s really spectacular about this photo: decent composition, but just another tree. While in college, I planted a lemon seed (from a store-bought lemon) in a little pot of soil in 1970. You can actually sprout them, but folks say they will never bear fruit. I toted it in its cramped plastic pot to a friend’s house where I rented a room, and shared those wonderful first years of working in the real world. Then I moved on. While visiting this weekend, at the same house, my friend said, “do you remember that little lemon tree you brought from Sacramento Street?” Here it is, bearing its first fruit too, after 38 years. Leica C-LUX 2 mini digital. Nothing’s really spectacular about this photo: decent composition, but just another tree. While in college, I planted a lemon seed (from a store-bought lemon) in a little pot of soil in 1970. You can actually sprout them, but folks say they will never bear fruit. I toted it in its cramped plastic pot to a friend’s house where I rented a room, and shared those wonderful first years of working in the real world. Then I moved on. While visiting this weekend, at the same house, my friend said, “do you remember that little lemon tree you brought from Sacramento Street?” Here it is, bearing its first fruit too, after 38 years. Leica C-LUX 2 mini digital. ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000336.jpg Alex Forbes slides/KZ-1000-IMG023.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Kawasaki KZ-1000 motorcycle 1979. SCANS\Vol 26 La Loma Aug 1979\1979-0606 Mauritania Aug Kawasaki KZ-1000 motorcycle 1979. SCANS\Vol 26 La Loma Aug 1979\1979-0606 Mauritania Aug ../wp-graphics/Alex/KZ-1000-IMG023.jpg IMG_0412.jpg slides/IMG_0412.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Canon EOS 5D, 100mm macro. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=925"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Canon EOS 5D, 100mm macro. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=925"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/IMG_0412.jpg DSC_0264.jpg slides/DSC_0264.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 First signs of spring in Phoenix. This native bush started out as an 8 inch green ball in a 6 inch nursery pot, many years ago Nikon D70. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=756"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> First signs of spring in Phoenix. This native bush started out as an 8 inch green ball in a 6 inch nursery pot, many years ago Nikon D70. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=756"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_0264.jpg Mount St. Helens slides/Mt-St-Helens.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Mount St. Helens from the air. This image is one of several shot on a flight from Seattle to Medford, Oregon aboard a Bombardier Q400 regional turboprop, operated by Horizon Air. We flew right down the Paciifc Ring of Fire. The air is severely hazed by smoke from the 14,000 June-July 2008 wildfires currently raging in Northern California. Mount St. Helens from the air. This image is one of several shot on a flight from Seattle to Medford, Oregon aboard a Bombardier Q400 regional turboprop, operated by Horizon Air. We flew right down the Paciifc Ring of Fire. The air is severely hazed by smoke from the 14,000 June-July 2008 wildfires currently raging in Northern California. ../wp-graphics/Alex/Mt-St-Helens.jpg Sierra Buttes slides/09-Sierra-Buttes.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Seen from Sierra City or outlying campsites, “The Buttes” were almost hidden behind towering fir and pine. This photo was taken with a Nikorrex 35mm from a hiking trail (the John Muir Trail, actually), a thousand or so feet above camp. Seen from Sierra City or outlying campsites, “The Buttes” were almost hidden behind towering fir and pine. This photo was taken with a Nikorrex 35mm from a hiking trail (the John Muir Trail, actually), a thousand or so feet above camp. ../wp-graphics/Alex/09-Sierra-Buttes.jpg P1000194 slides/P1000194.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Sonoran Desert, south of I-10 Panasonic Lumix FX-580. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=892"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Sonoran Desert, south of I-10 Panasonic Lumix FX-580. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=892"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000194.jpg L1000533 slides/L1000533.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 I don't keep up in the yard like I should. Having fessed up, there are still some interesting volunteers that I take an interest in. This one was spared in the last weeding effort. It is some kind of native grass, and I'm glad I saved it … Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=xxx"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> I don't keep up in the yard like I should. Having fessed up, there are still some interesting volunteers that I take an interest in. This one was spared in the last weeding effort. It is some kind of native grass, and I'm glad I saved it … Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=xxx"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000533.jpg Saguaro Sanctuary slides/DSC_0164.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 The tops of these saguaros are over 20′ aloft - This keeps the cats at a safe distance. When the saguaro is in bloom, its rich fruit provides birds like this dove a plentiful source of food. I’m not sure who is hovering to the right of the cactus. Shot June 9 with a Nikon D70 and 300mm telephoto. The tops of these saguaros are over 20′ aloft - This keeps the cats at a safe distance. When the saguaro is in bloom, its rich fruit provides birds like this dove a plentiful source of food. I’m not sure who is hovering to the right of the cactus. Shot June 9 with a Nikon D70 and 300mm telephoto. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_0164.jpg Flowers for America slides/P0001036.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 A simple arrangement from Albertson's means so much to so many... A simple arrangement from Albertson's means so much to so many... ../wp-graphics/Alex/P0001036.jpg Coyote Point II slides/L1000416.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Coyote Point, CA December 5, 2008 (San Francisco Bay). Leica C-LUX 2 mini digital. Coyote Point, CA December 5, 2008 (San Francisco Bay). Leica C-LUX 2 mini digital. ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000416.jpg L1000505 slides/L1000505.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 vicinity Coyote Point shoreline, April 2009. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=819"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> vicinity Coyote Point shoreline, April 2009. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=819"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000505.jpg Bloom Cluster slides/DSC_1151.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 It is easier to identify the plant when you see the whole picture! This should not be too tough. It is easier to identify the plant when you see the whole picture! This should not be too tough. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_1151.jpg L1000581 slides/L1000581.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Rose detail Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=839"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Rose detail Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=839"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000581.jpg L1000527 slides/L1000527.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Low tide, opposite Coyote Point Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=824"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Low tide, opposite Coyote Point Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=824"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000527.jpg Bears Don’t Get Their Paws Wet slides/DSC_0554.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Somebody asked how the Bears can go rafting if they don’t get their paws wet. It’s true. Somebody asked how the Bears can go rafting if they don’t get their paws wet. It’s true. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_0554.jpg Junior Goes Boating slides/JuniorBoat.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Junior Goes Boating, Phoenix, Summer 2004. Nikon D-100. Being a Bear, Junior can do pretty much anything he wants to, provided he doesn’t violate union rules. Junior Goes Boating, Phoenix, Summer 2004. Nikon D-100. Being a Bear, Junior can do pretty much anything he wants to, provided he doesn’t violate union rules. ../wp-graphics/Alex/JuniorBoat.jpg Something to Grace The Table slides/DSC_1814.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Something to Grace The Table - an ordinary supermarket flower bundle. Something to Grace The Table - an ordinary supermarket flower bundle. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_1814.jpg P1000096 slides/Wagon-Bears-P1000096a.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Happy Holidays to all our readers from Summitlake.com and the Wagon Bears! Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=874"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Happy Holidays to all our readers from Summitlake.com and the Wagon Bears! Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=874"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/Wagon-Bears-P1000096a.jpg Sunset Storm slides/DSC_1313.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Storm Sunset. A storm blew into town last night and made a lot of noise. It dumped all its rain in the west end of the valley, but we got nice photos from the eastern side of Phoenix. Storm Sunset. A storm blew into town last night and made a lot of noise. It dumped all its rain in the west end of the valley, but we got nice photos from the eastern side of Phoenix. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_1313.jpg Abstract in Flotsam slides/P1000078.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Abstract in Flotsam Abstract in Flotsam ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000078.jpg P1000189 slides/P1000189.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Saguaro and palm, back yard, Phoenix. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=885"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Saguaro and palm, back yard, Phoenix. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=885"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000189.jpg Stormy Sunset slides/P1000082.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Stormy Sunset Stormy Sunset ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000082.jpg L1000560 slides/L1000560.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Shade tree in the Phoenix back yard, early morning Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=827"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Shade tree in the Phoenix back yard, early morning Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=827"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000560.jpg L1000579 slides/L1000579.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Another view of front entry blooms Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=839"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Another view of front entry blooms Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=839"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000579.jpg P1000079 slides/P1000079.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Palm Sunset. Lumix FX-580. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=871"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Palm Sunset. Lumix FX-580. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=871"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000079.jpg Daytime Moon slides/Panorama6_enhanced_Moon_Day.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Moon panorama, daytime. Shot with Nikon D100 and Meade LX-90 8" telescope. Note, original image is 1.82MB (2182x1637). Moon panorama, daytime. Shot with Nikon D100 and Meade LX-90 8" telescope. Note, original image is 1.82MB (2182x1637). ../wp-graphics/Alex/Panorama6_enhanced_Moon_Day.jpg Agapanthus slides/DSC_1149.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 This is the blue-violet traffic lane divider strip plant so common in California gardens. You can see from the internet resources that it is Agapanthus, or African Lily. I called it amaryllis all my life and you can blame my parents for that but it is not hard to see why there could be confusion. They all appear to be part of the lily family. This is the blue-violet traffic lane divider strip plant so common in California gardens. You can see from the internet resources that it is Agapanthus, or African Lily. I called it amaryllis all my life and you can blame my parents for that but it is not hard to see why there could be confusion. They all appear to be part of the lily family. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_1149.jpg Palm Canopy slides/DSC_1293.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Palm Canopy, Phoenix back yard Palm Canopy, Phoenix back yard ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_1293.jpg Nikon model D70s - First Photo slides/DSC_0001.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Phoenix Yard and Pool. Phoenix Yard and Pool. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_0001.jpg Arizona Poppies slides/DSC_0244.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 After a month of blooms these Arizona Poppies are just about past their prime, but still putting on a good show Nikon D70. After a month of blooms these Arizona Poppies are just about past their prime, but still putting on a good show Nikon D70. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_0244.jpg 16_sierra-Buttes.jpg slides/16-Sierra-Buttes.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Sierra Buttes in winter, 1975 (35mm color). Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=912"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Sierra Buttes in winter, 1975 (35mm color). Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=912"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/16-Sierra-Buttes.jpg Camembear Cheese slides/L1000409.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 A few of us were wondering if “the Bears” were getting into the Camembert cheese, since it is going so fast. This photo captures them waiting expectantly, hence, “Camembear”. It’s not so much that they like Camembert, but, you know, sometimes it’s just nice to be asked if you would like to be included. Leica C-LUX 2 mini digital . A few of us were wondering if “the Bears” were getting into the Camembert cheese, since it is going so fast. This photo captures them waiting expectantly, hence, “Camembear”. It’s not so much that they like Camembert, but, you know, sometimes it’s just nice to be asked if you would like to be included. Leica C-LUX 2 mini digital . ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000409.jpg Sunrise South of I-10 slides/P1000283.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Sonoran Sunrise. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=972"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Sonoran Sunrise. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=972"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000283.jpg Approaching storm slides/L1000630.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Approaching storm Approaching storm ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000630.jpg P1000246.jpg slides/P1000246.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Early morning sunrise,Phoenix. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=963"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Early morning sunrise,Phoenix. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=963"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000246.jpg 10_Rock_Detail slides/10-Rock-Detail.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Cull Canyon Road, Castro Valley, CA 1987 Cull Canyon Road, Castro Valley, CA 1987 ../wp-graphics/Alex/10-Rock-Detail.jpg Potsam and Jetsam slides/DSC_1844.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 I happened to catch the very early morning sun, first breaking through the fog on the eastern hills, and went and got the camera. The sun’s rays, filtered through the tops of the fog bank, still had a pinkish-orange glow. I happened to catch the very early morning sun, first breaking through the fog on the eastern hills, and went and got the camera. The sun’s rays, filtered through the tops of the fog bank, still had a pinkish-orange glow. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_1844.jpg Honeysuckle slides/DSC_0125.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Honeysuckle. The photographer’s standby.” Photo October 20, 9AM PDT, Phoenix, Nikon D70. Honeysuckle. The photographer’s standby.” Photo October 20, 9AM PDT, Phoenix, Nikon D70. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_0125.jpg Hot Enough slides/DSC_0178.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 They said it would hit 116 today, and no doubt it will. We always joke about how old man weather sees me coming, and prepares a warm welcome. Truth is, it’s July in Phoenix. They said it would hit 116 today, and no doubt it will. We always joke about how old man weather sees me coming, and prepares a warm welcome. Truth is, it’s July in Phoenix. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_0178.jpg L1000577 slides/L1000577.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Foster City estuary Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=839"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Foster City estuary Leica CLUX2. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=839"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000577.jpg IMG_0309 slides/IMG_0309.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Last of the fall colors. I will not see this next year in Phoenix! Canon EOS 5D. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=xxx"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Last of the fall colors. I will not see this next year in Phoenix! Canon EOS 5D. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=xxx"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/IMG_0309.jpg Hail slides/L1000647.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Hail Hail ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000647.jpg Mr. PopSlider Revealed slides/PopSlider_0028.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 European Starling. After almost a year of trying to identify this bird in our Arizona back yard, we determined - with much help from our friends?on the astronomy forum?Cloudy Nights - that it is the common European Starling. A few of you have no doubt followed our almost obsessive quest to ID this elusive bird. Last year, we had nothing to go on but its call, which sounds something like a party whistle or Spike Jones sound effects - hence our “Pop Slider” nick name. European Starling. After almost a year of trying to identify this bird in our Arizona back yard, we determined - with much help from our friends?on the astronomy forum?Cloudy Nights - that it is the common European Starling. A few of you have no doubt followed our almost obsessive quest to ID this elusive bird. Last year, we had nothing to go on but its call, which sounds something like a party whistle or Spike Jones sound effects - hence our “Pop Slider” nick name. ../wp-graphics/Alex/PopSlider_0028.jpg P1000215.jpg slides/P1000215.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Rooftop A/C Installation. Whazzis? Crane boom parked in the vertical position. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=955"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Rooftop A/C Installation. Whazzis? Crane boom parked in the vertical position. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=955"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000215.jpg First Light slides/IMG_0070.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 The first rays of the sun peek through the trees. Shot with the Canon EOS 5D. This one really should be downloaded for viewing as a 1024×683 on your desktop. The first rays of the sun peek through the trees. Shot with the Canon EOS 5D. This one really should be downloaded for viewing as a 1024×683 on your desktop. ../wp-graphics/Alex/IMG_0070.jpg P1000205.jpg slides/P1000205.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Rooftop A/C Installation. Crane hook dropping. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=955"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Rooftop A/C Installation. Crane hook dropping. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=955"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000205.jpg Coyote Point slides/L1000413.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Coyote Point, CA at low tide (San Francisco Bay). Leica C-LUX 2 mini digital. Coyote Point, CA at low tide (San Francisco Bay). Leica C-LUX 2 mini digital. ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000413.jpg Blue on Blue slides/L1000038.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 California-Arizona desert enroute Phoenix. Leica C-LUX 2 mini digital 11/30/07, f5.6, ISO 100, focal length 16.4mm. At 30,000 feet just before sunset, headed for the rainshowers to the east over south central Arizona, the incredible haze and water vapor load in the atmosphere has just about totally obscured the surreal landscape. If you peer closely at the foreground terrain below, you’ll see what appears to be a circular crater some miles in diameter. California-Arizona desert enroute Phoenix. Leica C-LUX 2 mini digital 11/30/07, f5.6, ISO 100, focal length 16.4mm. At 30,000 feet just before sunset, headed for the rainshowers to the east over south central Arizona, the incredible haze and water vapor load in the atmosphere has just about totally obscured the surreal landscape. If you peer closely at the foreground terrain below, you’ll see what appears to be a circular crater some miles in diameter. ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000038.jpg Lantana and Friends slides/DSC_1754.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 We dug in a potted Lantana (”Golden Sunrise”) and some Lobelia, back in July. I took a couple of photos. I liked this best because the loss of foreground focus gives a diffuse effect to remind us of sunny, balmy summer days. We dug in a potted Lantana (”Golden Sunrise”) and some Lobelia, back in July. I took a couple of photos. I liked this best because the loss of foreground focus gives a diffuse effect to remind us of sunny, balmy summer days. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_1754.jpg P1000252.jpg slides/P1000252.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Blurb. Narrative. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=966"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Blurb. Narrative. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=966"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000252.jpg Southwest Sky slides/DSC_0201.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Southeast sky in September, Phoenix Southeast sky in September, Phoenix ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_0201.jpg P1000207.jpg slides/P1000207.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Rooftop A/C Installation. Removing old unit. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=955"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Rooftop A/C Installation. Removing old unit. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=955"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000207.jpg Evans Creek slides/L1000273-creek.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Here’s an idyllic vista if ever there was one visiting friends in Oregon. Leica CLUX2. Here’s an idyllic vista if ever there was one visiting friends in Oregon. Leica CLUX2. ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000273-creek.jpg Tshower front yard slides/L1000653.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Tshower front yard Tshower front yard ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000653.jpg P1000021 slides/P1000324.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Bit of Fall Color Panasonic Lumix FX-580. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=991"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Bit of Fall Color Panasonic Lumix FX-580. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=991"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000324.jpg P1000027 slides/P1000027.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 San Francisco in pastel on departure from SFO International. Panasonic Lumix FX-580. Click image for large desktop file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=870"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> San Francisco in pastel on departure from SFO International. Panasonic Lumix FX-580. Click image for large desktop file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=870"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000027.jpg Castro Valley Winter Fog slides/IMG_0335.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Castro Valley Winter Fog Castro Valley Winter Fog ../wp-graphics/Alex/IMG_0335.jpg Gray on Gray slides/L1000430.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Gray on Gray Coyote Point, San Francisco Bay, January 23, 2009. Leica C-LUX 2 mini digital. Gray on Gray Coyote Point, San Francisco Bay, January 23, 2009. Leica C-LUX 2 mini digital. ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000430.jpg Arizona Poppies slides/DSC_0213.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 This year the Phoenix back yard is filled with a profusion of blooming yellow poppies. With the wet winter Arizona finally got, 2008 is the best year ever for poppies. This year the Phoenix back yard is filled with a profusion of blooming yellow poppies. With the wet winter Arizona finally got, 2008 is the best year ever for poppies. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_0213.jpg Junior Boating slides/DSC_1289.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Another reason Bears don't get their paws wet Another reason Bears don't get their paws wet ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_1289.jpg Avocado on Gray slides/IMG_0215.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Avocado on gray - Balcony view on an early fog, early morning. Canon EOS 5D 10/7/08 Avocado on gray - Balcony view on an early fog, early morning. Canon EOS 5D 10/7/08 ../wp-graphics/Alex/IMG_0215.jpg New York New York slides/DSC00304.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 We stayed in the New York New York hotel in Las Vegas for a couple of days. The view was spectacular from the 19th floor, but the windows are heavily tinted. I did not think this one would come out, but it is interesting. The scene is shot to the east in late afternoon with a Sony DSC-S85. We stayed in the New York New York hotel in Las Vegas for a couple of days. The view was spectacular from the 19th floor, but the windows are heavily tinted. I did not think this one would come out, but it is interesting. The scene is shot to the east in late afternoon with a Sony DSC-S85. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC00304.jpg He’s Here, But Not Watching You slides/DSC_0005.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Helicopter. This photograph was shot with the 70-300mm Nikkor lens I also bought with the D70s. Exposure was at full 300mm zoom, 1/400, F/5.6, auto-ISO. This was a lucky shot as you do not get a lot of time with choppers passing overhead, I would guess, at about 1000 feet. Helicopter. This photograph was shot with the 70-300mm Nikkor lens I also bought with the D70s. Exposure was at full 300mm zoom, 1/400, F/5.6, auto-ISO. This was a lucky shot as you do not get a lot of time with choppers passing overhead, I would guess, at about 1000 feet. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_0005.jpg P1000204.jpg slides/P1000204.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Rooftop A/C Installation. Whazzis? Dinosaur lurking behind olive tree? <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=955"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Rooftop A/C Installation. Whazzis? Dinosaur lurking behind olive tree? <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=955"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000204.jpg Pool slides/DSC_1212.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Reflection of saguaro in pool. Reflection of saguaro in pool. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_1212.jpg Honeysuckle and Arbor slides/DSC_1111.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Here is our old friend, Cape Honeysuckle, in the front yard in Phoenix. The plant is seeking the light through the slats in the overhead arbor or trellis. I caught this shot with the D-100 early one morning. Here is our old friend, Cape Honeysuckle, in the front yard in Phoenix. The plant is seeking the light through the slats in the overhead arbor or trellis. I caught this shot with the D-100 early one morning. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_1111.jpg P1000083 slides/P1000083.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Duck Day Afternoon, II rain in Phoenix. Lumix FX-580. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=866"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> Duck Day Afternoon, II rain in Phoenix. Lumix FX-580. Click image for larger file. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/PHOTO/WP/?p=866"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000083.jpg Season’s Greetings 2004 slides/DSC_1598.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 Merry Christmas from Bob, Alex and all the Christmas Bears. Moosifer too. Merry Christmas from Bob, Alex and all the Christmas Bears. Moosifer too. ../wp-graphics/Alex/DSC_1598.jpg Spirit Lake slides/L1000192-filtered.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 This is the promised photo of the north flank of Mount St. Helens. Spirit Lake is the farther of the two lakes captured here. The image has been adjusted in PhotoShop to filter out as much of the CA wildfire haze as possible. The light tan areas were blasted by pyroclastic flow and still look barren and lifeless. Leica CLUX2. This is the promised photo of the north flank of Mount St. Helens. Spirit Lake is the farther of the two lakes captured here. The image has been adjusted in PhotoShop to filter out as much of the CA wildfire haze as possible. The light tan areas were blasted by pyroclastic flow and still look barren and lifeless. Leica CLUX2. ../wp-graphics/Alex/L1000192-filtered.jpg 15S North Fork slides/15-S-NFork-colors.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 North Fork Yuba River, Sierra City winter 1975 North Fork Yuba River, Sierra City winter 1975 ../wp-graphics/Alex/15-S-NFork-colors.jpg P1000353.jpg slides/P1000353.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 North Myrtle Beach, Jan 2012 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=997"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> North Myrtle Beach, Jan 2012 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=997"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000353.jpg P1000360.jpg slides/P1000360.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 North Myrtle Beach, Jan 2012 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=997"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> North Myrtle Beach, Jan 2012 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=997"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000360.jpg P1000384.jpg slides/P1000384.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 North Myrtle Beach, Jan 2012 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=997"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> North Myrtle Beach, Jan 2012 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=997"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000384.jpg P1000387.jpg slides/P1000387.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 North Myrtle Beach, Jan 2012 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=997"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> North Myrtle Beach, Jan 2012 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=997"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000387.jpg P1000410.jpg slides/P1000410.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 North Myrtle Beach, Jan 2012 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=997"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> North Myrtle Beach, Jan 2012 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=997"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000410.jpg P1000354.jpg slides/P1000354.html# Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:31 -0700 North Myrtle Beach, Jan 2012 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=997"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> North Myrtle Beach, Jan 2012 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitlake.com/wp_1photo/?p=997"><strong><font color="#0000FF">Article Link</font></strong></a> ../wp-graphics/Alex/P1000354.jpg