Weatherscapes

Thanks to my somewhat-new proficiency in writing Google Map code, I have added a map feature to my website.  Now you can see where all the photos on my website were taken.   I’ve received several questions about where I like to photograph, so if you visit the map page on my site you can see for yourself.   The URL is http://www.jasonbranz.com/map.php

The page is still a work in progress, so stay tuned while I format the page and add links to the individual picture pages.

This month’s Second Saturday show at Park Your Art was another success!  Thanks to everyone who stopped by, including the repeat visitors (and customers!).  Your support is truly appreciated.   And a big thanks is also in order for the McMartin Realty folks…the event you have put on has become huge!  As artists, we really appreciate your support and the venue.

Hopefully I’ll have some new display pieces next month, but that’ll only happen if the Governator changes his mind.

It’s time once again for Second Saturday, the monthly art event that is held in Midtown Sacramento.  I will be displaying my work once again at the Park-Your-Art event outside McMartin Realty, on K St. between 20th and 21st St.  New this month will be my two canvas pieces, as well as some new work available in the print bins.  Stop by and say hi if you’re out and about!

Tunnel View Drama

Heather and I are hosting a French exchange student for the month of July, so we took her camping at Yosemite. It was just a weekend trip, so there wasn’t much time for photography, but I still fired off two rolls of Provia anyway.

The first day was spent in the Valley, which, in the summer, is about as crowded as Disneyland. After a stop at Glacier Point, we headed back to the campground at Bridalveil Creek for some dinner and S’mores.

The next morning, I walked out of the campground to a flower-filled meadow. The skies were cloudy, so I tried some close-ups of the sunflowers and lupine, but the wind was not cooperative. After returning to camp, the plan was to hike the Mist Trail. However, an impending thunderstorm led us to scrap this idea and instead head over to Mono Lake. On the way down, we stopped at Tunnel View, where construction has greatly reduced the parking space. The light at this time was poking through the clouds, and gave us a very dramatic view of an oft-photographed scene.

Mono Lake, for those who haven’t been there, is a surreal place on the eastern side of the Sierra, near the town of Lee Vining. The lake is famous for the strange formations that are present near its shores, called tufa (too-fah). We walked the loop trail around these photogenic formations, then hit the road back to Sacramento. It was a good trip, even if it was very short.