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View of Lake Tahoe
PaisleyART 300, 2013-06-18, P1, Sketch 03, Organic Shapes in Charcoal, “Paisley”
Mustard Fields in Natomas - DSC2333
Sacramento Photowalk: Sacramento Elk's Lodge at Night - Near (DSC00778)
I had planned to attend the Sacramento photowalk the night before, but couldn't attend. So the following night my dad and I went on our own brief photowalk and these are the results. A view of the Elks Lodge building from the northwest corner of the 11th and J streets intersection. This is one of the tallest "old building" in downtown with about 14 stories total. The red lights make for a dramatic view. LICENSING ©2008-2009 by Will Murray ("Willscrlt") willmurray.name/ This photo is CC-BY-SA-3.0-US licensed. You may reuse it subject to the terms of that license. Refer to my profile for my attribution requirements. The unaltered original high-resolution version is available under a commercial license.
Tropical Fruits and Yellow Leucospermum Flowers - DSC4327
Post Office, Fallen Leaf, Cal, 96151
Front of the California State Capitol Building at Night - porch detail closeup (DSC00265)
April 2014 Lunar Eclipse (1/2)Photograph of the "Blood Moon" during the 14/15th of April lunar eclipse. The Moon was located in the constellation Virgo, and the bright star next to the Moon is Spica.
Fortunately, the sky was clear at this time, though high clouds had occluded the view before and shortly after this. These two photos were taken at 1:04 and 1:06 AM, and the peak was around 12:45 AM, so you can see a little white reappearing at the bottom of the Moon as it starts to move out of the Earth's shadow.
I took this photo in a park near my home, and the automatic irrigation sprinklers turned on as I was taking the last photo. I got a little soaked, but I managed to keep the camera mostly dry.
This was taken with my Olympus FE-4000 point-and-shoot digital camera using a tripod and the night mode setting. I wish the camera would accommodate a telephoto lens so I could have gotten a closer view. The viewfinder didn't show me anything until I pressed the shutter button to snap the picture. I had to use my cell phone camera placed atop the camera to orient it in the right direction, and then take multiple photos with the Olympus, making minor corrections in alignment after each shot, to get the Moon and Spica centered in the frame.
Medusa's Head (Chalk)This is a creepy, but nicely rendered, chalk art piece of Medusa's snake-covered head. I found it drwan on the sidewalk at the corner of 15th and K Streets in midtown Sacramento.
Still Life Lemonade Lemons Rosemary and Daffodils - DSC4321
Bison, Stream, and Mountains LandscapeART 320, 2013-12-03, Project 6a, Tertiary Colors (YO-G-V), “Bison, Stream, and Mountains Landscape”
Sacramento Convention Center, West Entrance and Fountain (DSC00263)
Cache Creek in the Capay Valley - DSC4496
200602010021_00005 Roseville Galleria Carousel Stag
Yolo County Farm - DSC4441
200602010020_00002 Roseville Galleria Carousel Hare
Capay Valley Vineyards - DSC4460
Front of the California State Capitol Building at Night - forced perspective (DSC00260)
Front of the California State Capitol Building at Night - closeup (DSC00256)
Heaven in a Wild Flower with PansiesIn honor of Earth Day 2012, I created this Facebook cover photo of some pansies sparkling with dew drops. I added a quote from the poet William Blake: "To see a world in a grain of sand, / And a heaven in a wild flower, / Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, / And eternity in an hour." I was very happy with how the macro focus on my camera worked to capture the droplets and velvety surface of the flowers.
This composite digital image by Will Murray ("Willscrlt") was completed at 2:17 PM on Sunday, 22 April 2012. The included close-up photo (HB P4150128) of pansy flowers was taken by Will Murray ("Willscrlt") at 10:16 AM on Sunday, 22 April 2012 at one of the flower planters in front of the CBRE Building at 555 Capital Mall, Sacramento, California, 95814.
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Bus at 6th and Capitol Mall - DSC2136
Front of the California State Capitol Building at Night - vertical (DSC00253)
Front of the California State Capitol Building at Night - lighter (DSC00246)
Happy St. Patrick's DayHappy St. Patrick's Day / Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh
This is my own take on a hand-drawn Leprechaun's Hat with a black band and golden buckle. It includes the Gaelic phrase for "Happy St. Patrick's Day" under the hat, and there is light shading all around the hat to make an overall circular shape to the design.
This obviously is more of a U.S.-centric St. Patrick's Day motif than a traditional Irish one. After all, the color associated with St. Patrick is blue, not green. And, leprechauns traditionally wear cocked-hats (like a tricorne) or possibly derbies. However, here in the U.S. our wee folk seem to dress in green and prefer this style of hat. :-)
Front of the California State Capitol Building at Night - darker (DSC00250)