Tag Archives: California

COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONUNDRUM

Posted on June 20, 2020 by ndking

It is always dangerous to let me get bored… I can only speak to my own venue here in Southern California, but it appears to me that our world-class Photo Program is now thoroughly caught in a maelstrom caused by … Continue reading →

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Seeking the Ultimate Resolution Pt 1

Posted on January 28, 2020 by ndking

From the earliest days of film there has been a never ending quest for greater and greater resolution in the finished photographs.  Why?  Simple: greater resolution yields more and finer captured detail.   In the quest for greater resolution we saw … Continue reading →

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Quick Trip to Cayucos Through the Fire

Posted on December 14, 2017 by ndking

My friend and colleague Lee Peterson and I had chatted for a few weeks about a trip up along the coast to his place in Cayucos since he had to get some produce from his ranch near Merced to bring … Continue reading →

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Faded Glory, Part Two: Jacumba Trains to Bankhead Trees

Posted on October 21, 2017 by ndking

Well, I ended the last post saying I’d have to go back…  I just didn’t expect it to be so soon.  But Friday morning, Lee Peterson and I were on the road back to Jacumba Springs to photograph the old … Continue reading →

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A Yosemite Adventure… Just Not in Yosemite…

Posted on April 1, 2017 by ndking

Did you ever have one of those trips that was planned out in a certain direction but as it got underway, the world changed out from under you and you took a different path than planned… and it turned out … Continue reading →

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Photographing THE House – Part One

Posted on December 6, 2015 by ndking

My colleague at City College, Sudie Phillips is the department chair for the cosmetology program located in the same building as our photo program.  Several weeks ago she told me that her husband was nearing completion on a house he … Continue reading →

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Location Scout for Field Trip Part 4

Posted on August 18, 2015 by ndking

Last day and loose ends from the coast location scout… The day of a photo trek that I always hate to see arrive… arrived… the day to head back.  We headed out fairly early though at least it was not another … Continue reading →

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Bristlecone Pines and the Canon 5DS-R

Posted on July 14, 2015 by ndking

Last Thursday through Sunday (July 9-12) we did the annual Bristlecone Pines Photo Workshop/Tour and ascended into the rarefied air of the White Mountains in California to visit these oldest living organisms on the planet.  I love it there: the … Continue reading →

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Semester Break Part 2: Rails and Rust

Posted on June 4, 2015 by ndking

On Wednesday, June 3rd, photographers Lee Peterson and Mike Uriel and I went to the Orange Empire Railroad Museum (OERM) in Perris, CA.   It is considered to be one of the best train museums there is and since we’ve had … Continue reading →

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Brooks Teachers Conference 2014

Posted on August 2, 2014 by ndking

Last year’s experience at this workshop was so fantastic I immediately signed up for another go and certainly have not been disappointed that I did. The first meeting was by the pool/courtyard of their “new” (to them) campus on a former … Continue reading →

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