North Coast Night Lights: Perception of Time

by David Wilson on May 15, 2019 at 11:03AM

Using a long exposure, the camera’s perception of the evening was a little different. When a photograph is made using a long exposure, movement in the frame will be recorded differently from the way we see it with our naked eyes.

North Coast Night Lights: Humboldt Moonset

by David Wilson on May 8, 2019 at 1:39PM

When friends or family visit from afar my first wish is to share the natural beauty of our area with them, especially if they come from city lives insulated from nature. From the legendary forests of our towering redwoods to the beautiful beaches and rugged coastlines, the natural beauty of our area is its greatest treasure.

North Coast Night Lights: Cave Fire Dancer

by David Wilson on May 1, 2019 at 11:24AM

A lot of the images I share are single exposures, but some are made from multiple separate photographs. The image I’m sharing here is a representation of that evening of fire dancing and photography made from a number of images from the shoot.

SECOND UPDATE: Missing Trinity River Swimmer Found

by Kym Kemp on April 29, 2019 at 10:19AM

Officer says that they are starting the search about a mile downstream at “the old Tagmire property.” The wind is light to moderate with clear skies, an officer on the scene reported while giving information to the helicopter crews.

North Coast Night Lights: Smoky Coastal Skies and Milky Way

by David Wilson on April 24, 2019 at 11:30AM

I think we often think of the “world” as being the Earth and the environment around ourselves that we can master, as if we were the largest part of a smaller world. And that’s fairly true about our immediate surroundings.

Warming Trend Comes with River Warnings

by Kimberly Wear on April 22, 2019 at 3:38PM

North Coast Night Lights: Musings at Moonstone Cave

by David Wilson on April 17, 2019 at 11:24AM

But where was the car? … I shook my head, grinning at my own thoughts as my mind returned to the present.

North Coast Night Lights: Reflections From Trinidad

by David Wilson on April 11, 2019 at 12:37PM

I was still standing where I could shade my lens. I looked at my phone’s clock.

Harrowing Night: Boaters Safe After Hitting Rocks Near Shelter Cove

by Kym Kemp on April 8, 2019 at 9:39AM

The trimaran, which the crew had been taking from Fort Bragg to Portland, was found beached this morning. The Shelter Cove rescue team put the trimaran boaters into motel rooms last night and today, they’ll try to help get them home.

North Coast Night Lights: Dawn Chases the Milky Way

by David Wilson on March 29, 2019 at 12:17PM

The brightest, most detailed area of the Milky Way is the galactic core. We can’t always see the core because as Earth moves around our sun in its year-long trek, each night of the year our dark side faces a slightly different view of the sky.