Recently, infrared fine art photographer Rain Hayes talked about her work and techniques to our photo club and it was highly enjoyable. With her complete dedication to infrared photography, she has made it her own in a way that I had not seen before. Rain described looking into the electronic viewfinder of her converted mirrorless camera like peeking into a portal to another world and a form of escapism.
Trees
Has this been done?
As I’m trying to compile twelve images for a 2023 calendar that I want to offer, I find myself rather paralyzed by the backlog of photos that I’ve yet to evaluate, from the two big destinations of 2022: Death Valley, which we visited twice in February, and the Pacific Northwest and Northern California.
Insert Something Poetic About Spring Here
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.
Foggy Morning with Sycamores
At the lower elevation where we live, we get some autumnal moods from the Sycamores, Cottonwoods and Willows — splashes of color in an otherwise still pretty brown landscape, with no immediate relief in sight as most of November is now forecast to stay both drier and warmer than normal.
Los Osos Oaks 3: Poison-Oak Jungle
The third and last post from Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve combines the beautiful oaks with the other visually quite attractive element that I already mentioned in part two: Poison-oak!