http://earthmapphoto.com/blog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:17:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_568" align="alignleft" width="375" caption="Agate Beach, Humboldt County, California, USA"][/caption] When you think of California beaches what images do you see? Crowds, bikinis, surfers, smog, traffic jams, heat, noise, fun, in-line skaters, muscle builders, palm trees, sand, or what? The far northern California beaches have the surfers, the fun, the sand, but the ... http://earthmapphoto.com/blog/2010/07/30/california-beaches-whats-your-image/ [caption id="attachment_564" align="alignleft" width="450" caption="Ponderosa Pine in Bloom, Bend, Oregon, USA"][/caption] Ahhh, summertime, and the livin'  is  careless. We want to get away from our daily routine and see some new country. We need some air. We need some space. After we make all the arrangements at home and pack up all those ... http://earthmapphoto.com/blog/2010/07/28/forest-fireworks-and-neighbors/ [caption id="attachment_558" align="alignleft" width="345" caption="Rock Formation, Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA"][/caption] Strange rock formation suggestive ... of art or science? Where does all this sand come from? Millions of acres of sand, farther than the eye can see. To the horizon and beyond. Moved by water and wind. Then moved again or buried by later ... http://earthmapphoto.com/blog/2010/07/26/desert-primordial/ [caption id="attachment_550" align="alignleft" width="450" caption="Memorial Vigil, Tréguier, France"][/caption] A cold wind snapping the French flag in the predawn darkness. A harsh spotlight keeping the attention on the vigil. Do not forget. Quiet, deserted cobblestone streets. The sound of the flag, its cord hitting the flagpole, and the rustling of the bushes are the ... http://earthmapphoto.com/blog/2010/07/23/mothers-vigil/ [caption id="attachment_547" align="alignleft" width="375" caption="Pão de Açucar and Praia Vermelha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil"][/caption] It is now the heart of summer in the northern hemisphere and the heart of winter in the southern. But winter can feel like summer. If you have harsh winters you may long for winters that look like the beach ... http://earthmapphoto.com/blog/2010/07/21/winter-in-rio/ [caption id="attachment_542" align="alignleft" width="450" caption="Tidepool, Le Diben, Brittany, France"][/caption] At low tide this small tidepool is a world apart. The attached  organisms have the small, sandy basin to themselves again. The sprinkling of shells  on the rock are exposed to air between tides. This jointed granite is on the famous Pink Granite Coast ... http://earthmapphoto.com/blog/2010/07/17/their-entire-world/ [caption id="attachment_537" align="alignleft" width="450" caption="Perspective View of Mt. Bachelor, Bend, Oregon, USA"][/caption] Artistic data. An oxymoron? Do you have to be a mathematician or a statistician to think that data can have artistic value? Or a geographer? What artistic expression is possible if you blend a beautiful aerial photograph with elevation data? Is ... http://earthmapphoto.com/blog/2010/07/14/virtual-mt-bachelor/ [caption id="attachment_534" align="alignleft" width="450" caption="Granitoid Rock Formation, Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA"][/caption] "Plan to equip yourself with good brouges as the land is craggy." Terrain like this Mojave Desert photo is what came to mind when I read this advice. But this shoe guidance was included in the reservation confirmation information from a 'riad' in ... http://earthmapphoto.com/blog/2010/07/13/watch-for-rocks/ [caption id="attachment_525" align="alignleft" width="450" caption="Electric Train Between Wengen and Kleine Scheidegg, Switzerland, Jungfrau in Background "][/caption] Does your image of electric transportation look like a tiny light weight car that can only drive around town?   Do you imagine it powering over mountain passes and up precipitous cliffs? In the Swiss Alps transportation is provided by a network of ... http://earthmapphoto.com/blog/2010/07/01/electric-transportation-alps-style/ [caption id="attachment_519" align="alignleft" width="450" caption="Evening Vista, Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA"][/caption] The beaches of Los Angeles are bathed in yellowing light as the evening sun shines through the haze euphemistically known there as the  'marine layer'.  Traffic is crawling as the freeways are filled with frustrated commuters. Angry horn blasts, sirens, ... http://earthmapphoto.com/blog/2010/06/28/fading-heat/