Yosemite and More

 I recently had to go to Portland Oregon for work. On the way to and from I had the opportunity to stop and have some fun photographing. First stop was Burney Falls in Northern California. If you don't like smoothed out water this isn't the blog post for you. 😎 This is one of the first looks you get of the falls from the overlook. If you look in the upper left had corner you see something that anywhere else might be it's own pretty good little fall. At this point I thought I'd mix in a few of the things people seem to walk by.  Go, See, Enjoy, Stay Safe, and Photograph. Dave

 I recently went to Northern California to see my brother and do a little photography. These images are from the beginning and end of the trip . These first few are from the Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, It's mostly drained but I got a few photos I liked. I like the contrast of the Red Winged Blackbird behind the Wild Mustard. Who doesn't like a good reflection I'm not good with naming birds but this one stretching it's wing I believe to be a Western Kingbird Next up a little farther north. The wildflowers weren't very abundant but these small yellow ones with  Mt. Lassen (peak to the left) in the background made me turn around and take a few photos. Then came Burney Falls State Park. I used an ND filter on the shots of the Falls One of the unique features of Burney Falls is that some of the water  comes out of the hillside and not over the top. This continues in the summer even when the water over the top stops. As I grew up in this area we always thought of Manzanit...