Pt. Reyes 

Most of Friday i spent at Pt Reyes heading from the main office towards the ocean. It was a bit over a six mile walk to get there and my friend, a fellow photographer, and i turned around at about the 4.5 mi point. Mostly 'cause that was far enough for the day for me and we still had to return to Richmond and traffic was building as we decided. We went for the photographic opportunities. And there were many. The best was the series of the bobcat who sorta put himself on display for the camera.

At a distance, he seemed maybe a house cat:

And there was a longish discussion with a passerby and my friend about it being a house cat that lived in the woods. But taking photos and looking at the in the viewfinder up close soon showed its heritage:

And then as it walked across the field it found a small log that it proceeded to scratch it chin on and then mark it as it left:

And then he walked off into the long grass:

I don't know how this looks to you, the viewer, as its rather small on my monitor taking only about a third of the screen. I'd like some feedback from whom ever may be seeing this blog as to the size and view ability (seems that should be one word but not according to this computer's dictionary) of the images.

It had rained earlier in the morning giving a light glistening to the shrubs and trees and leaving puddles waiting to be walked in.

Seeing the clouds reflected in the puddle reminded me of the line in Carly Simon's "You're So Vain", ...clouds in my coffee ...

I like earthy tones with reminders of recently fallen rain ... there's a kinda of richness that gives me a fresh and renewing feeling.

It is Saturday morning here and the sounds in the kitchen following on the heels of the coffee grinder and the subsequent aroma remind me that it is time to put together the market list for the shopping we will do in another hour or so.

May your day be mindfully peaceful.

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Am taking a photography class with Becky Jaffe (http://beckyjaffephotography.com) which is about basics, a form i can certainly return to as that is what these images grow out of. Below are some images from yesterday's class on light:

Tilted Keyboard

Peppers

Tilted lens

Well, its probably not possible but the image above has a sharp G and a soft J as the lens was not flat when the shot was done and i rather liked that - that's part of what i'm learning about this blog ... the image needs to be 12-15" across on your monitor to see that detail, oh well.