Grazing Cattle in the Mount Diablo Foothills, San Francisco Bay Area
I photographed this scene in May 2023. For years, I had envisioned creating a photograph of the East Bay's rolling green hills. It had taken a while to find the right balance of leading lines in a landscape, but I had a good hunch about the scene I had found on a trip out to the Morgan Territory Regional Preserve, a 5,000-acre park located in one of the most remote corners of the Bay Area.
I made the drive back out to that narrow, windy road and parked my car in the narrowest turnout I had ever seen. Once I set up my tripod and camera, I attached an 80-200mm zoom lens and a warming filter to accentuate the warm afternoon light.
The shot was now lined up, but a herd of cows stood in the picture. Initially I planned to wait until after they had moved away, but I decided to fire off a few safety shots in case the light changed. Once they moved, I fired off a few more photos, thinking they would be the winners. To my surprise, when I reviewed the film I realized I liked the first exposures with the cows.
You can read more about the story behind this photo here.
Please allow 1 to 2 weeks for production and shipping of the print.
I photographed this scene in May 2023. For years, I had envisioned creating a photograph of the East Bay's rolling green hills. It had taken a while to find the right balance of leading lines in a landscape, but I had a good hunch about the scene I had found on a trip out to the Morgan Territory Regional Preserve, a 5,000-acre park located in one of the most remote corners of the Bay Area.
I made the drive back out to that narrow, windy road and parked my car in the narrowest turnout I had ever seen. Once I set up my tripod and camera, I attached an 80-200mm zoom lens and a warming filter to accentuate the warm afternoon light.
The shot was now lined up, but a herd of cows stood in the picture. Initially I planned to wait until after they had moved away, but I decided to fire off a few safety shots in case the light changed. Once they moved, I fired off a few more photos, thinking they would be the winners. To my surprise, when I reviewed the film I realized I liked the first exposures with the cows.
You can read more about the story behind this photo here.
Please allow 1 to 2 weeks for production and shipping of the print.
I photographed this scene in May 2023. For years, I had envisioned creating a photograph of the East Bay's rolling green hills. It had taken a while to find the right balance of leading lines in a landscape, but I had a good hunch about the scene I had found on a trip out to the Morgan Territory Regional Preserve, a 5,000-acre park located in one of the most remote corners of the Bay Area.
I made the drive back out to that narrow, windy road and parked my car in the narrowest turnout I had ever seen. Once I set up my tripod and camera, I attached an 80-200mm zoom lens and a warming filter to accentuate the warm afternoon light.
The shot was now lined up, but a herd of cows stood in the picture. Initially I planned to wait until after they had moved away, but I decided to fire off a few safety shots in case the light changed. Once they moved, I fired off a few more photos, thinking they would be the winners. To my surprise, when I reviewed the film I realized I liked the first exposures with the cows.
You can read more about the story behind this photo here.
Please allow 1 to 2 weeks for production and shipping of the print.