Trailsloggers and Silicon Valley Digital Photography Workshops present a fun and educational photographic adventure for beginning and advanced photographers. Come explore the local wildlflowers with outdoor guide and photographer, Paul Dileanis to learn:
New skills for photographing wildflowers
Special exposure tips that will help give better colors
Composition and lighting techniques
The best local places to photograph wildflowers
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Trailsloggers & Let’s Go Birding have partnered together to bring you this exciting California Condor workshop.
The recovery efforts to save the California Condor are nothing less than remarkable. This pre-historic vulture once found throughout North America was reduced down to only 27 birds by 1987. Because of extreme efforts to save the species there are [...]
We will spending two days (May 15 & 16) photographing and exploring the rocky shoreline of Pacific Grove, Garrapata State Beach, and Point Lobos. Most of the day will be spent photographing on location, folowing the light, and lingering for the last moment of twilight. Time will be spent discussing photographic technique, workflow, image processing, [...]
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Fall is a fantastic time to go hiking. Parks that are packed during the summer are now easily accessed. Areas such as the Pinnacles, Almaden Quicksilver, or Henry Co Park often get a bad rap for being too hot an unbearable during the summer are ideal to visit during this time of year. However, there [...]
Bean Hollow and Pebble Beach are located off Highway 1 about 16 miles south of Half Moon Bay. Both of these beaches are small pocket sized with limited parking. Connecting the two is a mile long nature trail. The trail does have a few steps to climb and few bridges to cross, but overall it’s [...]
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One of the great things about living in the Pacific Northwest is exploring the rugged coast and tide pools. However, every year we hear a sad story of a family or a child swept out to sea by a rouge wave. The ocean can be unpredictable so constant vigilance is always necessary. This becomes more [...]
I recently had an opportunity to explore Rancho Canada from its main entrance off of Casa Lomo Road. Last year I hiked through the back side of the park from Calero County Park. This is a relatively new park so it really does not draw the big crowds. The wildflower displays are spectacular. The photo [...]
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If you’re looking for something special to do with your mom for Mother’s Day be at Santa Teresa County Park this Sunday, May 3, 2009 from 12-3pm. This is a “Healty Trails” outing, hosted by Docent Mike Boulland in conjunction with the Friends of Santa Teresa Park. On the trail, you’ll have the chance to [...]
The weather at Pinnacles is ideal for sport climbing RIGHT NOW! This picture was taken on our first climb of the day, Thrill Hammer 5.8+. Thrill Hammer is a super mellow vertical stroll that is a gentle start to a long day of climbing
Almaden Quicksilver Park is located in S. San Jose. The park encompasses over 3,977 acres and has five different entrances. Quicksilver is usually known as one of those parks that you earn your miles, so hiking with young children can be a challenge. Recently we discovered an entrance off of McAbee Road. There is street [...]
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