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Here is an older image from a trip to Death Valley a few years ago. This was taken after a race up to Dante's View trying to reach there before sunset. Didn't quite make it, but then the longer exposure of the camera brought out the contrast between the shadowed desolate valley view and the...

I ran down to La Jolla on Sunday night just for the sunset. The sunset wasn't as nice as I thought it might be from the forecast, but still ended up with some really cool shapes in the clouds. I started processing this in Color and wasn't really happy with it, so I converted it to B&W which...

This is a more typical shot from Huntington Beach. This is from a week or so ago, there was some really nice waves coming in. All comments are welcome, Jim

A few weeks ago from down at Huntington Beach California. I was focusing on the waves, but the oil rigs kept getting in the way. One nice thing when there is limited visibility is that the rigs tend to disappear on the horizon. And they can be avoided for the most part with careful composing...

From last month in Death Valley. This is in Mesquite Dunes. I almost like these hard packed tile area better then the dunes I think. This was at Sunrise, there was no clouds so I worked the sun to my advantage. (I hope) :) All comments are welcome, Jim

To bookend with my recent Sunrise at Tunnel View, this was the sunset of that same day in Yosemite Valley. It was a nice beginning and end of a day filled with Dogwood blossom chasing. All comments are welcome, Jim

From last month back in Yosemite. This is from sunrise at Tunnel View. Shooting sunrise isn't always easy there as you end up shooting into the sun and it means everything is in shadow. Typically the area between El Capitan and Half Dome always ends up with a blue cast in contrast to the warm...

While running yesterday at Huntington Beach along the bike path I came across several herds of squirrels in the grass next to it. It was the strangest feeling as I was running and I came upon the first herd, it was almost like there was a wave on the ground as the squirrels ran across the...

Upon further review, it looked like this group of people were playing charades there in the Orange Circle area while waiting for dinner. All comments are welcome, Jim

Half-Dome-Evening-closeup_Pano1bw by Jim Dockery posted Jun 22, 2019 at 9:42 AM I will always remember my first big wall climb when I look up at Half Dome's NW face.

I found this spot near Sea Ranch on the Northern California coast. I was originally drawn to the lone flower in front of the tree trunk, but I felt like the foliage around it framed it nicely too. Any thoughts are welcome.

This was from my stop at Kruse Rhododendron State Park on Sunday - and it doesn't have any flowers. I stopped by this small creek and set my camera up right next to the water with a wide (15mm) lens to get as much as the scene as possible. I wanted to get the water flow, the ferns, the redwood...

We had some nice weather on the Mendocino coast Saturday, so I went for a hike with my Dad along Alder Creek just north of Point Arena. The area is still green with lots of flowers. This was my favorite scene, with an S-curve in the creek leading to a farm with the hills behind it. Any thoughts...

Manley Beacon is that iconic peak that is most often seen from Zabriskie Point. When thinking about shooting the Milky Way in Death Valley a week or so ago I was looking for something different as I have shot the Milky Way from Badwater and the Race Track a bunch of times, so as I was thinking...

So on my recent business trip I managed a weekend of photography in CA, sandwiched between work on either side. I got some great info from Jim and Kyle that helped with my scouting. I ended up driving the Pacific Coast Highway the first day and got down to McWay Falls at the end of the sunlight...

I was at Huntington Beach in California on Tuesday evening and there was a nice spattering of clouds in the sky as sunset approached. But behind the clouds I saw these other cyan colored thin clouds. I am thinking that they are the left over from a rocket launch. That does happen on a regular...

Some more wildflower super bloom shots from a week or so ago from the Northern upper desert part of Joshua Tree. This time some closer more intimate landscapes. All comments are welcome, Jim #1 #2 #3

This was a week ago in Joshua Tree National Park here in California. As the Milky Way faded from the soon rising sun, I turned 180 degrees and saw the last vestiges of the night skies with the stars holding on for dear life. All comments are welcome, Jim

Here are some from last night by Laguna Lake in Fullerton California. I took a short break while trail running to shoot these with the Sony A6400 and 18-135mm. All comments are welcome, Jim