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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
Posted in arcata, astrophotography, California, community forest, humboldt county history, milky way, night sky, night time sky, redwood, redwood forest
Tagged arcata, arcata history, astrophotography, California, forest, humboldt county, nature, night photograph, night sky, nighttime photography, redwood forest, redwood tree, redwoods, rural california, sunset
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VINTAGE AIRCRAFT AT ACV FORTY YEARS AFTER WW II
I would need to dig through my old negative files to confirm the date when I took these two photographs, but I am not going to do so today. I took them with my Korona 4×5 view camera, and I … Continue reading
Posted in acv, arcata, humboldt county history, p-51, p-51 mustang, Uncategorized, vintage aircraft
Tagged ACV, acv wwII history, arcata, humboldt, humboldt county
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HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY ON A QUIET PRE-SEMESTER SUNDAY
Door to the Van Duzer Theater at Humboldt State University Three of us decided to photograph the Humboldt State University campus this morning. We, correctly, figured that the campus would be empty this weekend, and that this would be our … Continue reading
Posted in arcata, California, Uncategorized
Tagged arcata, California, hsu, humboldt, humboldt county, humboldt state university
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BUILDING GONE
THE FORMER ARCATA BUS TERMINAL 2013 I photographed this building a year ago this September. Shortly after that, the building was razed and replaced with a parking lot. Arcata has a newer transit facility, so there was likely a net … Continue reading
Posted in arcata, arcata plaza, California, store front, Uncategorized
Tagged arcata, arcata history, bus station, greyhound
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THE CORNER GROCERY
The Shell of the Former Corner Grocery Store at Alliance and Spear in Arcata (A repost of last year from my old blog) In the neighborhood where I grew up in East Bakersfield, there were four neighborhood grocery stores within … Continue reading
Posted in arcata, California, grocery store, store front, Uncategorized
Tagged arcata, ghost town, humboldt county
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THE MINOR THEATER IN THE PRE-DAWN LIGHT
ARCATA’S MINOR THEATER The Minor First Thing a Week Ago Sunday Lisa and I used to go to the movies here at least once a month. Nowadays, we may go once a year. When we first started going to the … Continue reading
Posted in arcata, arcata plaza, movie theater, Uncategorized
Tagged arcata, buildings, minor theater, movie theater, movies
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WHAT A LITTLE BIT OF POST-PRODUCTION WORK CAN DO
I spent some time in Light Room this morning working this image. I think it is even better.
Posted in arcata, astrophotography, community forest, night sky, Uncategorized
Tagged arcata, fantasy, fine art photography, humboldt, humboldt county, light painting, night photograph, redwoods
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MILKY WAY FOUND
Posted in arcata, astrophotography, milky way, night sky, redwood forest, Uncategorized
Tagged arcata, astrophotography, milky way, redwood, redwood forest
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