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- Desert Thistle
Amazing what kind of blossoms you can still find in the Mount Laguna area in July, above 5000 FT Elevation, at about 100F.
This was shot just south of the Cuyapaipe Reservation, which was established on February 10, 1891, following the executive order of January 12, 1891. The Cuyapaipe Reservation is located 10 miles north of Interstate 8, and 68 miles east of San Diego in Pine Valley and the Laguna Mountains in the southeastern part of San Diego county.
The Ewiiaapaayp Band's resources are limited to water. The largest obstacles to economic development at the Cuyapaipe Indian Reservation are the geographic remoteness of the reservation, the lack of adequate access roads with a single access road that is unpaved, narrow, and steeply graded, and the complete lack of utilities (no electricity, gas, telephone, or waste water systems).
- Photo Exhibition
Snowy Egret a small white heron
If you have checked my flickr site more recently, you may already know that the Laguna Mountains as well as the Upper San Diego River area are amongst my favorite hiking areas in the San Diego County.
The mentioned areas are connected by the Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, and are the home of the native Kumeyaay communities. The seasonal waters of the San Diego River supported the Kumeyaay communities and newly arriving people who population the area; local rivers supplied all of their water until the early 1940s. Today, San Diego imports 80 to 90% of the needed water from the Colorado River and northern California.
Anyway, some of my photos have been selected to be on view in the Water: A California Story exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum.
The Museum has designed and developed this exhibition, which uses natural history specimens, live animals, photos, and interactive exhibits explore the water issues facing southern California and Baja California. - Fantastic Prints
Way back, when sharing photos on the Web became popular, many new users were attracted to the Internet by the convenience and immediate availability of the digital photographs. Over the years, starting with ofoto, which later become Kodak Gallery, I have tried many related services and tools. More recently, I have used an Adobe-Flash based plugin for hosting photos directly on my site and also published quite a few shots on flickr.
Today, I'm happy to announce the availability of some of my photos as fantastic prints. I had considered building my own dedicated online photo store but after many conversations with other photographers and looking for the best service, price, and most of all print quality, I have chosen Zenfolio's excellent e-commerce system combined with Mpix professional digital imaging lab as fulfillment partners.
It may not be immediately obvious, but I have worked on this for the last couple of months and it certainly would not have happened without the encouragement and help from my family and friends. I'll continue to use flickr and there is still a lot of work to be done on the print store. However, it's about time to get your feedback. Please have a look: http://photos.wolfpaulus.com and let me know what you think. - Alcazar Garden
Inside San Diego's Balboa Park Alcazar Garden
Alcazar Garden, named because its design is patterned after the gardens of Alcazar Castle in Seville, Spain, lies adjacent to the Art Institute and Mingei Museum. It is known for its ornate fountains, exquisite turquoise blue, yellow, and green Moorish tiles and shady pergola. This formal garden, bordered by boxwood hedges, is planted with 7,000 annuals for a vibrant display of color throughout the year. The garden has been reconstructed to replicate the 1935 design by San Diego architect Richard Requa.
- Autumn Sunset in Carlsbad, California
Autumn Sunset in Carlsbad, California
- Black Friday 2007
Mt. Laguna on Back Friday 2007
Instead of hitting the mall... It's almost always kind of quiet and never crowded up there. However, on days like this, it's especially silent and deserted, just the way I like it. - Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
I have to agree with most of the other reviews out there, the EF 50mm f/1.8 has a very cheap build quality. It's a totally plastic construction. In fact, I guess everything but the lens itself is plastic. So yes, the build quality is cheap - but so is the price. Even at good well-known places, this lens can be had for around $70.
Looking at the plastic lens, considering the price, touching it (it's only 4.6 oz = 130g), one would never expect it being that sharp.
Its motor to auto-focus is not among the quietest and fastest but one would never expect it being that sharp.
F/1.8 make it a nice lens for low-light and indoor use, but one would never expect it being that sharp.
Zoom lenses are really versatile but this Canon prime lenses is so inexpensive, light, and small and ohhh, did I mention, one would never expect it being that sharp.
- Lizard
This little four-legged reptilian looked through the window-screen into my (home-)office the other day, while I was enjoying working from home.
- Digital Photography 101 with Duncan
James Duncan Davidson, the programmer turned photographer, was recently on The Talk Show, where John Gruber and Dan Benjamin asked him about digital photography, what lenses he uses, etc.
You may know Duncan from his work on the original Java Servlet implementation that went into Tomcat, his work on the ANT build system, or his more recent endeavors into writing books about Objective-C and Cocoa.
However, Duncan currently earns his living shooting at developer conferences - check out some with shots here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/x180/
If you have some interest in digital photography, listen to his conversation with John and Dan. Duncan shares lots of good tips during this 37 minute long podcast.