Gary shared some wonderful images he took on his frequent road trips. An Antelope Canyon photo in b&w shows the fluid texture on the sandstone walls sculpted by flowing water. Some other great b&w images of old stage coach adobe buildings in great light for the shadows theme. A sunlit cliffside reflection in water, turned sideways to create an abstraction. He’s been suggesting a low tide tidepool meetup and shared a photo agumented with an octopus to create a more interesting still-life. Lastly, he shared an Anza-Borrego b&w photo of a bare tree at sunset with wonderful clouds in the sky.

Gary recently returned from a Highway 395 solo excursion with his kayak and shared some wonderful images from his trip. Although he photographed the Sept 7th moonrise under the Coronado Bridge, he preferred his great images of moonset over the Eastern Sierras from Lone Pine. Photographing the moon setting at sunrise is a recent alternative of shooting the moon that we are exploring. A balanced exposure is less challenging when photographing the moon setting at sunrise. Plus it’s westward so it opens up a whole new set of foreground elements, like Mt Whitney. Other images from his trip are always historical, educational and fascinating. He also shared a flash photo taken on film where he had some help illuminating a ship with a flash during a long exposure aka ‘flash painting’.

Gary shared images from his recent trip to Morro Bay and Avila Beach. He caught some fun images of the resident sea otters. some other critters and the beautiful coastline. He also had an opportunity to photograph a Mission, last month’s theme, so he shared a couple creative shots of it.

Gary shared photos from his annual Spring Yosemite trip. He shared some wonderful campfire abstract images as well as Vernal Falls. Others followed the silhouette and Spring is In the Air themes.