Any of you Bay Area folks out there ever checked out the Ano Nuevo State Reserve Elephant Seal Tours? They run from Jan - early March. It looks pretty cool and might be another idea for a future GTG.
Any of you Bay Area folks out there ever checked out the Ano Nuevo State Reserve Elephant Seal Tours? They run from Jan - early March. It looks pretty cool and might be another idea for a future GTG.
www.anonuevo.org
Rasdub - been there many times and it's a great three mile (plus/minus) walk and you do get very close to the elephant seals. It's part trail and part dunes. (But) You are escorted by docents who hurry you along so the next tour - they start hourly - can come along and see the animals. It is next to impossible to do photography on such a tour. I've tried.
Still the best place to get Elephant Seals is down near Cambria. This place is the other side of Big Sur from San Francisco so I stay at least overnight when I try for those beauties. Best action is December/January, with the weaned pups and males hanging around pretty much through February.
Ok, it's on my calendar - I look forward to finally meeting you all! I've been to the CNY Parade and it's a mad-house, not many picture ops unless you are standing on a mailbox or willing to fight the crowd to get in front by the street. However, I have never done the Street Fair, so I'm willing to give it a try.
What type of lenses are you all thinking to use? Long lens (70-200) would be great for some candids, but I'm feeling hard pressed to bring out the big gun in that crowd. Now I'm wishing I had one of those new 24-105's!
As long as this thread is headed for oblivion - and another 'kill' for Alice, I'll mention that February and early March are great times for the almost florescent green/yellow mustard up in the wine country of Napa and Sonoma. That vibrant color against the stark vines and trellis rows can be darned difficult to capture with any originality. (All the good photogs try)
As long as this thread is headed for oblivion - and another 'kill' for Alice, I'll mention that February and early March are great times for the almost florescent green/yellow mustard up in the wine country of Napa and Sonoma. That vibrant color against the stark vines and trellis rows can be darned difficult to capture with any originality. (All the good photogs try)
Ah yes, I remember fondly the trip up to your friends' estate in Napa, despite my difficulties with timing. Beautiful part of the country.
