Right after the Sun disappeared over the horizon my wife told me where a hawk was perched. I ran over to the area but the perch was not very good for a photograph. However, I stuck around just long enough for this Red Tailed Hawk to take off and knew that if it wrapped around towards me it could make for a cool photograph due to the way the sky was still lit up in pastel coloring, just as blue hour was settling in.

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As the Sun was setting over Tamales Bay, the water really soaked up all the orange tones of the sky which made for some unique photographs.

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This is one of my favorite Gray Squirrel photographs. This juvenile looks like a cartoon character with its perky eyes.

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A Sunset photo of this Western Gull in Tamales Bay, California. I took a handful of photos but this expression is definitely the best.

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Tule Elk were nearly driven to extinction in California but efforts have been ongoing to restore their population, specifically at the Point Reyes National Seashore. The area is a peninsula (land that is surrounded on three sides by water) and is elevated with cliffside all around. While the area is beautiful overall, I do find it strange that most of the land is taken up by large fields used for cattle grazing. But there is opportunity for other life to succeed such as these special Tule Elk.

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My wife and I took a quick trip to Point Reyes, a beautiful place just North of San Fransisco, California. After photographing other subjects during Sunset on our last night there, we stumbled upon this Great Horned Owl on this tree out in the middle of a field. I decided to hike out to a nearby hill to get as eye level as I could and snapped some photos as dusk was setting in. I waited as long as I could hoping that it would swoop down but, spoiler alert, I could only get portrait shots.

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Maybe the last photograph of this particular American Dipper, but we’ll see.

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This is not normally how I would crop a photograph that I plan on sharing in my Field Notes. Since my photographs are very high in resolution, I will usually crop in quite a bit closer so that you can see more of the details in the subject. And for Instagram posts, I will crop even closer since that platform is mainly viewed on mobile phones.

However, this is an example of how I might crop a photo that I plan on printing at a larger size. At that large size, the White Crowned Sparrow would still be printed larger than its actual size and still retain sharp detail. And this crop provides a lot more texture and interest with the small Oak Tree leaves scattered throughout. It may be hard for some to imagine but this would look really cool hanging on your wall. That goes for most if not all my photographs. ☺︎

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