I’m back in the Bay Area where Spring is well underway. It rained all night, a wonderful event.
Down by the river
Yesterday was a lovely day for a walk by the river.
We weren’t the only people who thought so! There were several people who parked on Highway 89 and scrambled down to the bike path with their families to enjoy the weather and nature.
I didn’t take any pictures of the people though.
Just enjoyed nature and the joy of photography.
Most of these pictures are from the DSLR, which is in its element outdoors, I think. (Except at night for some reason I have to figure out.)
The air smelled like wet pine needles and rich soil.
The river is very low because of the drought, but there’s a lot of beauty when it’s like this.
The calm water allows for a lot of reflections. I also love the mix of textures in this setting, the dried grass, rocks, the pines and water.
Then there are the ducks. I was so excited to capture this shot! I used the Panasonic for its stronger telephoto lens.
The Panasonic allowed me to capture these two as well.
Skiing at Alpine Meadows March 6th
We have just enough snow and lovely warm weather to make for a lot of fun.
I saved most of the photography for the end of the day.
But I did get my husband to take this of me so I wouldn’t have to do a selfie.
I plan to go out and photograph the Truckee River today. What do you plan to do with your Saturday (or Sunday)?
Nicci
Moonlight in the mountains
I had a lot of technical difficulties but did manage to catch the reflection of the moon on the snow here.
Here you see Alpine Meadows lit up by the full moon. There are a couple planets up there in the sky, or perhaps they are stars, but awfully big ones! The lights on the mountain are people working. They are grooming the slopes. Interesting job, eh?
Earlier in the evening, while I was still in Nevada, I was able to capture one shot of the moon rise that wasn’t too blurred.
The DSLR was not cooperating tonight, but fortunately the little Panasonic could handle the job. I just didn’t have a tripod for it, nor a remote shutter control. But the sensor and intelligence in the camera are remarkable. The Panasonic saved the day…or in this case, the night!
Nevada mountains
I had a lovely evening walk today. The sun wasn’t in the right place for photography, but the results weren’t anything a little post processing couldn’t fix!
Morning light
Seeing the first sun on the mountains roused me from bed this morning.
I decided to drive to Tahoe City to photograph the lake. I parked at Commons Beach. Needless to say, I had the park to myself. It was quite cold, but I bundled up.
Have a great day!
Nicci
A sale, and it’s snowing! But…
I’m writing.
Sorry for missing a post yesterday. I had to get a newsletter out. If you haven’t signed up, I hope you will! I won’t use your email for any other purpose. Each month includes a recipe, a giveaway (Dianne won this time), writing tips, a pretty picture, and news. To sign up, click on the Newsletter and Contact Form where it says Newsletter in the left frame of this blog. Or just leave me a comment here.
Shhhhhh…things are happening in the newsletter that aren’t happening here…
Okay, since I am literally not taking any time to go outside today to get new photos, I just reworked a church in Oslo at sunset.
The Facebook party at The Wild Rose Press was wild yesterday! I had so much fun. They gave away a Kindle Fire and a lot of the Lobster Cove authors gave out free copies of their books. By the way, Love Caters All is on sale for $2 (usually $3.99) until midnight EST tonight! This deal is only at The Wild Rose Press, and it could be years before it goes on sale again. You can get it here: http://bit.ly/1FY1Zvj. Be sure to choose the right format. The default is PDF, which works on most devices and computers, but if you want Mobi (Kindle) or ePub (Nook), you have to click on the radio button next to that format.
I’ll have more news and pictures tomorrow…well actually tomorrow will be quiet, and I’ll probably rework another Europe picture, but I’ll have updates on Sunday (my time).
Have a great Friday evening.
Day moon
I’m again having fun photo editing.
Don’t forget there’s a Facebook party at my publisher’s today, lots of prizes including a Kindle Fire! It starts at 3 PST (5 hours from now). I will be there at 4:30 PST (6.5 hours from now). Here is the link:
https://www.facebook.com/events/928761120475937/?ref=br_tf
In other news, I got my hair cut! Thanks for all the votes the other day!
Bird of Paradise reduced
Just having some fun.
Signs of Spring
Happy Saturday. The trees are starting to bud and some even to blossom.
The yellow flowers are technically weeds, but so pretty!
Nicci Carrera 