The Getty Museum in Los Angeles is beautiful. Sitting on a hill with a view of Los Angeles the gardens and view are worth the trip even if you didn’t visit any ...

This photo was shot with my iPhone pressed against the window on the top floor of the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco which is located at the top of Nob Hill. This ...

I was attending the 2012 9th Annual Civil War Re-Enactment, and captured this lovely young lady, wearing the Union Blue. This was captured with a Leica M9 and 35mm f/2.0 Summicron lens.

The California Sea Lions (don’t call them seals) at Pier 39 are a big draw for tourists. A couple of years ago they just went away and then just as mysteriously returned. ...

Monterey Boat Works makes and fixes boats. It is near Cannery Row and just next to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I love taking pictures of boats and this is just a fun ...

This photography was shot with the sun in the “wrong” position, straight in front of me instead of over one shoulder, but I loved the reflections on the water and the silhouette ...

Mono Lake is an ancient, saline lake in Central California. It is a bird sanctuary and has been the subject of many ecological battles over the last decade. (This is an HDR ...

Richmond, California is not a huge tourist city because of its high crime rate, but a sunset arrival into the marina shows a more attractive side of this city on the San ...

One of the best street art pieces I have see is this one of Cha Cha Dance Steps on the sidewalk in Napa, California. How can you not stop and try it ...

One of the tallest of the hills/mountains around the San Francisco Bay Area is Mount Tamalpais or Mount Tam as it is usually called. At only 2571 feet the hike to the ...