I used the G11′s zoom to good advantage here to simplify the image and cut out what I didn’t want. Picked up some noise, though, as the light was beginning to fade.

Shady side windows on this storefront reflecting the sunny side of the street. I liked the repeating windows above- like an old film strip.

Couldn’t resist the bait sign for obvious reasons. Stark outlines and hot edges.

Lots of color here in this window. I like the contrast in sharpness between the butterfly behind the wet glass and the flowers in the upper left. More reflections to manage as well. Turquoise window frame anchors the bottom.

A past-its-prime display of water lilies in an old metal tub. Great muted tones and ‘organic’ colors.

More reflections and softer contrasting warm and cool colors. Again, the play between sharp and blurred parts of the image.

A quick trip to Apple Hill along Hwy.50 on a beautiful fall day. We stopped at the Boeger Winery for a little wine tasting and a walk around the grounds. This shot was slightly uphill. The different types of lighting created a lot of depth.

The afternoon sun backlit the autumn vines just right. Blurring the background creates depth and contrast.

These vats at the winery were a great study in form and color. The gold contrasted with the blue reflections and the shapes had an attractive three dimensional quality.

Three of us hiked up the Pacific Crest Trail from Echo Lakes almost to Lake Aloha last Thursday. As we approached the lake we turned right and went cross-country up a long wooded and rocky slope to the hidden Lake Jabu. From the top of a ridge (about 8200′) we could look back and down at Lake Aloha and its awesome basin with Pyramid Peak as the backdrop. I used an 18-200mm lens and a circular polarizer for almost all the shots. The above image is stitched together in PS from 3 separate shots.

Lots of expressive trees and branches for interesting compositions.

These leafy plants grew along a creek that flowed from the summit.