Monthly Archives: August 2014
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRAIN NUMBER 52 AT PALMDALE ON ITS LAST RUN
I took this photograph in Palmdale California sometime in 1973. This was the last SP San Joaquin Daylight to run east. On this day I had worked a freight from Bakersfield to Palmdale and waited for the very late running … Continue reading
REDWOODS AND THE MILKY WAY
AN EMPTY CABIN AT BODIE
SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT – FOR THE FUN OF IT
DOME LAND WILDERNESS AREA IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
INSIDE A HEALTHY SECOND-GROWTH REDWOOD FOREST
If one were to compare this image with those of the past couple of days, one could be led to an unfair comparison of the two forests. The site of this image is within the Arcata Community Forest, and those … Continue reading
MORE THOUGHTS ON THE CLEAR CUT
Coast redwoods (sequoia sempervirens) are unique to the coastal areas of northern California. I live in a second-growth forest about two miles from downtown Arcata at an elevation of about 900′. The trees on our property are about seventy-five years … Continue reading
A STARRY NIGHT AT A CLEAR CUT
APPLYING FEEDBACK FROM A CRITIQUE
This is the cropped version as suggested by some in the critique. I participated in a Redwood Camera Club critique this morning. This image is one that I shared. It was well received, and there was some discussion about the … Continue reading
Thomas Bethune's Photographic Journal 