Tag Archives: Sunsets

Carrizo Plain Elk Under Full Moon

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Jack Elliott

Tule elk graze Carrizo Plain. Two photographers perched before one end of Selby Rocks outcrop shooting the moon rising over the broken spine of white sandstone. We drove past, along the meandering dirt road, through the undulating beige grassland, down … Continue reading →

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8@20 WNW 286°

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Jack Elliott

A lesser set wave on Friday, January 24, 2014. As an observer it’s interesting to me, the big(ger) wave event along this stretch of coastline. I surf and I surf, and I surf, through the months or even years, and … Continue reading →

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Astray Again on White Mountain II

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Jack Elliott

(. . .continued from Astray Again on White Mountain I) Late afternoon view looking east from White Mountain. “The general rules of life clearly state that if you’re ready for something, it won’t happen and if you ain’t ready, it … Continue reading →

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Carrizo Tom

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Jack Elliott

The Carrizo Plain in the hinterlands of San Luis Obispo County, CA as seen from atop the I first drove the road 12 years ago. Over the years since then I’ve seen more pronghorn antelope than people out thataway. One … Continue reading →

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Annular Solar Eclipse

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Jack Elliott

As the moon moved in front of the sun the daylight noticeably waned, and the landscape took on the warm-colored glow of late afternoon winter light, though with less intensity and an eerie shadowy cast to it. While you could … Continue reading →

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