Practicing cycling photography

The Tour of California stage race is coming soon, so I took about 100 shots today of a local bicycle club’s noon ride. I think I should try increasing shutter speed to 1/1000 of a second, and open the shutter up to a shallower depth of field to smear out the background. I’ll do that […]

Carmel-by-the-Sea

We wandered around a few blocks of Carmel, just taking in the sights. It’s a pretty little town, but it’s not my style—at least the shopping isn’t. We did enjoy a delicious pull-apart at a little, almost hidden shop before we left to go on our bike ride along Monterey Bay.

Morning coffee spot

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Garrapata State Park hiking

A few miles south of Carmel along Highway 1 is Garrapata State Park. Everything is green and lush right now. Flowers are abundant, as is the new growth of poison oak. We explored both sides of the highway, hiking along the rocky bluffs and then climbing a ridge to get a nice overview of the […]