William Lawson Photography
San Diego Extras
Photographs that didn't make it into the "main" San Diego Gallery. Maybe not quite good enough. Maybe not good at all but a reminder of something I need to re-shoot. Maybe better than some of the photographs in the main gallery but too similar to a photograph I think works better.
Above the Clouds at Palomar Mountain
Definitely one of my favorite things to photograph in San Diego. I'm often checking the Boucher Hill and Birch Hill cameras to see if Palomar is at or above cloud level.
Sun Seekers | Last light on a group of trees just above cloud level. East Grade Road. Palomar Mountain.
Disappearing | Right at cloud level. Palomar Mountain.
Sand Patterns
Low tide sand patterns. I'm predictable - in the winter months when there are super low tides at sunset I'll be somewhere between the gliderport and the North Beach parking lot. What's less predictable are the sand patterns. Sometimes I can't believe what I'm seeing and I'll be bent over, squatted down trying to find the most interesting angle, totally oblivous to everything but what I'm seeing in the viewfinder. Other times there's really nothing to see and I'm thinking about how early I left work, what time I'll get home and when I'll catch up on the work I put off to go to the beach.
Inland Valleys and Mountain Areas
In recent years (maybe the last 10 or so) this is where I spend most of my time.
San Diego River Gorge
San Diego River Gorge.
San Diego River Gorge
San Diego River Gorge.
San Diego River Gorge
Fall Colors. San Dieguito River.
Sunrise Highway Rainbow.
San Diego River Gorge.
Forest scene. Palomar Mountain.
Dogwood in fall. Palomar Mountain.
Cows. Ramona.
Desert
Wouldn't know it from the pictures below, but I don't always go to Font's Point when I go to the desert. Reminder to self: there are other things in the desert besides badlands and mud hills.
Font's Point Overlook
Font's Point Overlook
Badlands viewed from Coyote Mountains
Mud Hills. Anza Borrego.
Font's Point Overlook
Font's Point Overlook
Font's Point Overlook
Font's Point Overlook
Mud Hills. Anza Borrego.
Mud Hills. Anza Borrego.
Hub and Spokes | Thought it was interesting how this sand verbena spreads out from a central point. Coyote Canyon. ABDSP.
More from the Coast
Love the magnetite leading line. Clouds too. Light on the cliffs: meh, missing.
About as "remote" as you can get on the San Diego coast. Was only one person in the distance - feel a little bad for cloning him out.
Razor Point | Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Torrey Pines in Fog.
Silky Potholes | Photographed this a long time ago with my Canon 20d. I still remember walking up and down this section of the coast not seeing anything. Then as it was getting dark the tide rose just enough for the surf to wash over these rocks. Think this was a 4 or 5 second exposure (don't really feel like looking through my Lightroom catalog to find out).
City
My son likes the city. So maybe I'll take some more shots around downtown in the future. Besides I'm sure there are things to be learned about landscape photography by trying to shoot cityscapes.
Downtown San Diego from the Cabrillo Bridge | Originality: 0/10 :)