Port San Luis Lighthouse

 

A tour of the beautiful Port San Luis Lighthouse (and some of the surrounding scenery) in Avila Beach, CA with myself and my very superbly talented associate photographer, Syndi Dukes. Click on the thumbnail and enjoy the photos!

James :-)

B-29 Superfortress "FIFI" visits Camarillo, CA

The Commemorative Air Force's Airpower History Tour made a stop at Camarillo Airport in mid-March to showcase some warbirds of days gone by. The centerpiece of the visit was the only airworthy B-29 Superfortress currently in existence, "FIFI". I was honored to be able to photograph these pieces of history up close, and the Commemorative Air Force folks are a pure joy to deal with. Despite the massive crowd, they made me and everybody else there feel welcome with warm smiles and great conversation, and I thoroughly enjoyed every second of this photo shoot.

As always, click on the above thumbnail and enjoy the album!

James :-)

Boston Tragedy

I would like to offer my most heartfelt condolences to anybody affected by the tragedy at the Boston Marathon. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.

-James-

Morro Bay and Montaña de Oro State Park

 

Beautiful scenery from Morro Bay, California and Montaña de Oro State Park. Yes, I took some photos for this album, but the real star of the show here is my incredible friend Syndi Dukes. She took the most amazing photos for this album! Absolutely fantastic stuff...she's a natural at this photography thing :-)

Click the thumbnail and enjoy!

James :-)

Atlas V Landsat Data Continuity Mission

On the morning of 11 February 2013, the ever-reliable Atlas V rocket flying in the 401 configuration (Four meter fairing, no solid rocket motors, single engine Centaur upper stage) successfully thundered into orbit with the Landsat Data Continuity Mission, or LDCM. The operational satellite will be called Landsat 8.

Click on the thumbnail to check out the launch photos!

James :-)

Big Bear, CA

 

 

Was hoping this trip to Big Bear, CA in early December would provide some shots of snow, but alas, that was not to be. It did provide these shots of some of the beautiful scenery there, though.

Click the thumbnail to check out this small album.

I also added THIS shot to my "Weather Photography" album that I took when a brief storm passed through some time ago.

James :-)

Missile Defense Agency CTV-01 launch

On the afternoon of 26 January 2013, the Missile Defense Agency tested a new Ground Based Interceptor missile. The GBI is designed to intercept missiles launched at the United States by hostile nations.

I viewed the launch from Harris Grade Rd. in an effort to avoid the low clouds and fog that plagued the base during a launch once again. I was a little further away than I would have liked, but it worked out OK. As always, click on the thumbnail and enjoy the photos.

I also updated my Lunar Photography album with THIS cool shot of the moon rising on the evening of 26 January 2013.

James :-)