Honey bees are useful insects and fairly hard photographic subjects in the wild as they flit about from flower to flower.
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Each year since 1946 Los Alamos, California has held “Old Days” the fourth weekend in September. The celebration started as a reunion for the founders of the Los Alamos Valley Men’s Club. Today its a classic car show, motorcycle show, and peddlers mart and features food, entertainment, a parade, a dinner dance, historic displays, and more.
Elephant Seals
In the winter the beaches at Piedras Blancas (GPS N35° 39′ 45.4″ W121° 15′ 23.7″ or about 4.5 miles north of Hearst Castle on Highway 1) are covered with elephant seal families. The males control harems of about 30 female seals and their growing babies. From the parking area and attached boardwalk one can see a thousand or more seals, with more on other beaches in the area.
Rocket Twilight Phenomenon
When a rocket launches just after sunset it rises into the air and, if the timing is right, part of the rocket exhaust will enter the light from the sun and leave a colorful trail behind as the exhaust freezes and ice crystals form. This is called the “twilight phenomenon” and is fairly rare as the timing of the rocket launch window and sunset have to coincide just right.
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Parkfield is the self-proclaimed earthquake capital of California. It’s located on the San Andreas fault north and east of Paso Robles (which is half way between Los Angeles and San Francisco on Highway 101). This is a combination of two trips there (one with blue sky, the other cloudy).
Thoughts on a 365-day Challenge
A little over a year ago I had the thought to do a 365-day challenge by posting one macro photo per day for the year 2014. I built up this website to host that challenge and to eventually put some of my other pictures up for public display. I learned a good deal during 2014; one of the more important of those things was that I probably will never do another 365-day challenge! 🙂
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