While hiking a trail near Arcata, CA, I found a little opening in the forest brush where I could see the little waterfall featured in this photograph. This waterfall was on a hillside so the shot was actually at eye level which is a fairly unique sight. The water spilled into a tiny pool and then cascaded down toward me, continuing into a stream that flowed near my feet and down into the forest below.

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I really like this photograph. This is a style that I try really hard to duplicate, but those photographs are pretty rare because they require the subject to be in a certain spot during a very brief period of the day. In addition, I must find that exact spot at that exact time. Despite what some people think, photography is very hard work. Most people just take pictures but I'm trying my best to create beautiful photographs that feature my favorite thing: Nature.

For those interested in my progress on this journey please keep reading. If you only like the pretty photos then don't worry about the rest of this post. I tried very hard to launch my new website today, which features exciting new products, but it won't happen. I set an arbitrary deadline in my head which was motivating, however, creating something special takes a lot of time. I work very hard at the craft of photography and want to share my photographs in ways that are just as creative and unique.  

I'm very proud of the products I've created and I look forward to sharing them with you. My dilemma is photographing my photographs. That is very challenging, just like capturing the photograph Western Bluebird 01. I'm using my own house as the photo studio and it has very poor lighting. Well, I actually like the lighting in my house, but it does not particularly make my photographs shine. But I need the photographs to stand out in the images I share on my website. I needed to get studio lights and figure out how to photograph my work in my tricky house. I'm happy to say that things are going well, I just need a bit more time before you see the fruits of my labor. I would recommend checking back often, but I'm sure you already check frequently for fresh Nature Content.

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This is another shot taken at Ojai Meadows.

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This is the same Frog as Pacific Chorus Frog 01. I watched it for a little while until it started to climb up a rock and decided to take some shots after it paused for a moment.

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This is a friendly reminder that we are well into Spring and you should try and get outside if you haven’t in a while. So many wildflowers are blooming right now, like this small blue one with a funny name. To make it more interesting, you can download an app called Seek or iNaturalist. Both apps use the same datasets by iNaturalist but I happen to like Seek a little better. With these apps, you can identify thousands of species. Not just plants but animals too. It’s very fun and free.

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Right after I took photos of the Pacific Chorus Frog in the last post I found this Lizard. I’ve noticed that Western Fence Lizards love to sun themselves, as depicted in this photograph. It was resting near the base of a huge tree and found a pocket of light shining through a mostly shaded area. This is the first post of a Reptile for those keeping track.

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I stumbled upon this little Frog while on a hike in Oroville, CA. There are some beautiful waterfalls and lush lands that are fertile for a lot of creatures, like this Amphibian. This is the first Amphibian I’ve posted to Field Notes for those keeping track.

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This is another shot from our Elkhorn Slough tour near Monterey Bay, CA. Yes, this was taken from a little boat. I should have asked our guide or captain what the piece of metal the Brown Pelican is sitting on was, as it was sticking out of the water about six feet. The portion in the photograph looks like an anchor, but it was much too long to be one. There wasn’t anything else around it. Just this one giant piece of metal that the Pelican claimed. Well, by the looks of it, many Pelicans probably perch there.

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On a walk through the forest on my way to a waterfall one morning I found this tiny little Mushroom growing out of a hole in this log that was on the ground. It wasn’t tall enough to stick out the top of the hole but I hope that it made it. The hole was probably created by an Acorn Woodpecker.

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