Category Archives: Location

Remembering old friends: A virtual visit to some of my favorite National Parks

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Galen Leeds Photography

They’ve been there my whole life, waiting for me to get to know them. And everyone I’ve come across, I’ve been amazed by in one way or another. Today, as they shut down, my thoughts wander to our national parks… … Continue reading →

Posted in My favorite Parks, National Park, nature photography, photography, wildlife photography | Tagged Acadia national park, Death Valley National Park, government shutdown, National Park, nature, photography, Point Reyes National Seashore, Stanislaus National Forest, wildlife | 16 Comments

The ethics of disclosing where photographs were taken

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Galen Leeds Photography

I spend a lot of time on public lands and waters, where I see many amazing and delightful things. I photograph them and share them with others. It is not uncommon for people to say, “Wow, where was this taken?” … Continue reading →

Posted in ethics, Location, nature photography, photography, wildlife photography | Tagged birds, ethics, location, nature, outdoors, parks, photography, wildlife | 23 Comments

Surfing under the Golden Gate Bridge: An Essay in Photos

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Galen Leeds Photography

I headed over to the south side of the Golden Gate Bridge early one morning, just to photograph this iconic bridge from an angle I haven’t experienced as often, and was surprised to find many people surfing. It is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Anatomy of a photo, California, documentary, Photo Essay, photography | Tagged action, golden gate bridge, outdoors, photography, sports, surfers, surfing, waves | 8 Comments

Chilly morning frost

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Galen Leeds Photography

I had to run out early this morning, to run some errands. As I was returning, the sky was beginning to lighten and I saw fields frosted white, stretching into the distance and wrapping around a creek that feels the … Continue reading →

Posted in California, nature photography, Photo Essay, photography, road side | Tagged frost, ice crystals, nature, outdoors, outgoing tide, photography, thistle, thistles | 11 Comments

Cape Breton and its highlands

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

I’ve just left the most amazing place- Cape Breton Island, the eastern and northern most part of Nova Scotia. I’ve spent the last few days exploring it by car and by foot, and feel sorry that I have to leave, … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, My favorite Parks, nature photography, Nova Scotia, photography | Tagged nature, Nova Scotia, outdoors, photography, travel, weather | 3 Comments

“Why did you come here? I mean now?”

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

We’ve been here four days now, traveling and exploring, and since we’ve been traveling around, exploring, and engaging the locals of northern Maine and New Brunswick, we seem to get two questions, the second inevitably right on the tail of … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, landscapes, maine, National Park, nature photography, photography, weather | Tagged nature, off season, photography, stormy, travel | 8 Comments

Photographer’s dream

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

I just found out that Air New Zealand and NZ’s D.O.C. have come up with the Great Walker contest, and it sounds like a photographer’s dream. Nine weeks to walk New Zealand’s Nine Great Walks, all paid for. All you … Continue reading →

Posted in New Zealand, photography | Tagged great walker contest, hot water beach, new zealand, outdoors, photography | 7 Comments

In honor of the Golden Gates 75th

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

Today there were many celebrations for the Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th anniversary of its opening up to the public. While I was not able to attend the celebrations, I thought I would post some of the photographs I have taken … Continue reading →

Posted in landscapes, Location, nature photography, photography | Tagged 75th anniversary, golden gate bridge, marin headlands, nature, outdoors, photography, sunrise, travel | 3 Comments

Photographing the common in preparation for the uncommon

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

One of the greatest aids to becoming a good photographer is to create images of what you find around you. Photograph what interests you, what you can find easily in your day to day life. We are used to seeing … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, How To, nature photography, New Zealand, Photo Essay, photography | Tagged animals, birds, common birds, nature, outdoors, photography, travel, wildlife, yellow-billed loon | 8 Comments

Anatomy of a photo #4: Golden Gate at Sunrise

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

I often feel silly taking pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge… It’s been photographed so many times, by so many people (likely it is one of the most photographed object in the bay area), at so many different times of … Continue reading →

Posted in Anatomy of a photo, landscapes, Location, nature photography, photography | Tagged golden gate bridge, landscape, marin headlands, nature, photography, san francisco | 20 Comments

Following the tracks of History

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

Through out the world there are little signs of forgotten life- a barn that is slowly returning to the earth, a shard of pottery washed clean on the banks of a river, orchards that have been swallowed up by forests… … Continue reading →

Posted in California, landscapes, Photo Essay, photography, road side | Tagged forgotten history, nature, photography, railroad, train | 4 Comments

Winter lambs

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

A new year has begun, and so the fields in this corner of pastoral bliss in which I find myself are filling up with the winter lambs. Birds have lost their breeding plumages, and all the hatch years are now … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Photo Essay, photography, road side | Tagged lamb, nature, outdoors, photography, sheep | 21 Comments