Two weeks ago I went to Lake Hodges for one of my photo club’s monthly activities — I thought it would be nice to take people on a local trail with an opportunity to enjoy the landscape, the little flowers and all the signs of springs.
San Dieguito River Park
San Dieguito River Park is comprised of multiple open space preserves and recreation areas that connect the 55-mile long San Dieguito River watershed. Eventually, they will link the river’s estuary (the San Dieguito Lagoon at Del Mar) with its headwaters near Volcan Mountain via the 70-mile long Coast-to-Crest trail. More information can be found on the websites of the San Dieguito River Park and the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy.
My first contact with the park was at nearby Lake Hodges, where I often take walks with Toni and the camera. Later on I found out that other favorite areas of mine, like the two Santa Ysabel preserves, are also part of the river park. This tag archive contains all blog posts with photos from the area.
Two Chilly Mornings
Not unusual for December, we had a couple of rather chilly nights where temperatures dropped enough to allow a little bit of hoarfrost building up overnight in open areas. Since it’s not often that there’s a chance to photograph “things with frost” at our latitude and elevation, I took the opportunity to be out early with the camera.
AGORAT
Staying close to home, working the scene, exploring techniques, screwing up, making believe, sunset, sunrise, twilight, infrared… and it ends in a déjà vu.
Halloween Sunset, Bernardo Mountain
The skies looked promising yesterday in the late afternoon, so I went for a quick walk to “that new/old spot” overlooking Lake Hodges again. I knew that the direction probably wouldn’t be “perfect” for a sunset photo so this was more to still my curiosity.
Summer Sunrise in Fog
Foggy summer morning in the sage scrub hills at Lake Hodges, with an insight into the process of making and developing the photo.