Another 2016 image of San Francisco, reimagined as an abstract
The City
Coit Tower Redux
An oldie (2016!) but a goodie- San Francisco’s iconic Coit Tower re-edited as an abstract.
Turn turn turn
This ICM photo is part of a series I’m calling Turnagain Blues- because they were taken on the part of the Seward Highway that follows the waterway called the Turnagain Arm and because of the blue tones.
I like the square crops as well.
Stand By Me
When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we’ll see
No, I won’t be afraid
Oh, I won’t be afraid
Just as long as you stand
Stand by me
Construction
A little abstract inspired by the ongoing construction of a very large house on the hill across the road from us
Patchwork Egret
Just having a little fun with an egret photo….
Route 66 Heron
This is my first post of 2026- time flies when you are having fun (or are busy and overwhelmed). But I am still here! And still taking photos. I’m active in 7 photo groups and have leadership roles in two- I enjoy it all, but sometimes my blog posts suffer.
This started out as a night heron, photographed on the Newport Beach pier- but somehow I got the idea one night to dress him in Route 66 garb. So here he is- ready to go out on the town in 1960!
Colors of Night
Slow shutter impressions of Scottsdale’s Canal Convergence
Shoreline
An early morning ICM view of houses and reflections along the shore in Benicia created an interesting abstract. I played with colors and created the version below- and I have not decided which version I prefer. What do you think?
From Green to Gold
When I was at Aspen Corner in Flagstaff in October, the aspens were still turning from green to gold. I wonder what they look like today!
Electric Surfer
San Clemente at Sunset + surfer + intentional camera movement created this image which looks electrified to me!
Glacial Swoop
Here is another in my series of impressions of the Turnagain Arm from our Alaska trip in July.
115
We go down to “the valley” fairly often. When we moved here, I was puzzled by people referring to “the valley” until I finally asked- it means the Phoenix area. The elevation there is about 1000 feet, compared to Prescott, which is a mile high. We get snow- Phoenix does not. Phoenix has saguaro cacti and paloverde trees; we do not. Summer temperatures in Phoenix are often well over 110 degrees. That doesn’t happen up here in the high country.
A month ago when we drove to the airport for our flight to Alaska, it was 115 degrees in Phoenix. Today’s abstract is a tribute to the blistering heat of the valley.
Turnagain Again and Again
We return to the same spots along the Seward Highway every year- mostly for me to take photos of the Turnagain Arm. I’m fascinated by the mountains and glaciers- and am always looking for beluga whales at Beluga Point (no, not yet…). The last couple years I’ve spent time taking ICM images- each one turning out different from the others.
Uprising
I had some fun with intentional camera movement with still life the other day…
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