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Warm winter sheep and pigs

January 3, 2012 Gary Wium Leave a comment

After a lazy holiday week off, I was back on the commute roads today looking for photo opportunities. I had already stopped at the Golden Gate Bridge and taken some shots, but it was so nice out I decided to get off the freeway and take a backroad for the last leg home. I’m glad I did because I had a lot of fun watching these sheep and pigs enjoying the unseasonably warm weather.

I took this shot first. That the sun had already dropped behind the hills gave the scene a dusky look.

Sheep and lambs in pasture

A few miles closer to home, the sun was still providing a nice backlight on the pigs.

Pigs rooting in a field

Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm.
Sheep image: lens at 85mm, 1/30 second at f/7.1, ISO 100.
Pig image: lens at 17mm, 1/40 second at f/5.6, ISO 100.

Canon T2i back on the road.

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Winter gazania

December 29, 2011 Gary Wium Leave a comment

I took this shot on the winter solstice (one week ago) at the homestead in Northern California. That the gazania is still blooming in an inland valley normally prone to a harder morning frost and chilly afternoons is a testament to just how warm it’s been this December.

Gazania blooming in winter

Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 59mm. 1/20 second at f/5.6, ISO 100.

Canon T2i logging the local climate change.

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Post Holiday chilling

December 26, 2011 Gary Wium Leave a comment

It’s an overcast, chilly day here in the northern San Francisco Bay Area and I’m hanging out at the homestead. For photo fun, I took advantage of the subdued afternoon light and grabbed this close-up of one of our wintered bean poles.

Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II. 1/60 second at f/2.8, ISO 100.

Canon T2i staying close-up during the holidaze.

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Old cactus on the patio

December 24, 2011 Gary Wium Leave a comment

My son gave me this cactus many years ago. I call it the Graham cactus. It’s still blooms every year, but seems about to let its offspring take over the duties.

Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 85mm. 1/40 second at f/5.6, ISO 100.

Canon T2i thinking about the offspring.

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End of fall sunset

December 19, 2011 Gary Wium 1 Comment

I didn’t have an image for today, but this evening’s beautiful sunset took care of that. This was the view from the street directly in front of my driveway.

End of fall sunset at the homestead

Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 50mm. 1/15 second at f/5.6, ISO 100.

Canon T2i taking in a Northern California sunset.