My Photo Guides

Figueroa Mountain Wildflower Report This week Helen Tarbet of Los Padres National Forest will be releasing a new wildflower report for Figueroa Mountain Recreation Area. Figueroa Mountain sits above the town of Los Olivos on California's Central Coast. I've included photos of some of the wildflowers you might see in an expanded blog post on my Web site, illustrating the latest wildflower report with some of my photos from past visits to Figueroa Mountain:  http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2016/04/01/figueroa-mountain-wildflowers-are-blooming-now/ #landscapephotography   #southerncalifornia   #californiacoast   #seeSB  Visit Santa Barbara Visit the Santa Ynez Valley Visit California  #wildflowers   #california  

Vandenberg Launch Coming This Saturday Night This launch may be visible from much of Southern California: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From: 30th Space Wing Public Affairs, www.vandenberg.af.mil MINUTEMAN III LAUNCH SCHEDULED VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - - An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled between 11:00 p.m. PST Saturday, Feb. 20 and 5:00 a.m. PST Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, from north Vandenberg Air Force Base. The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to validate and verify the effectiveness, readiness and accuracy of the weapon system, according to Air Force Global Strike Command. Col. J. Christopher Moss, 30th Space Wing commander, is the launch decision authority. "This mission continues a long string of vital ICBM flight tests from Vandenberg Air Force Base," said Moss. "The launch not only demonstrates the capability of the Minuteman III weapon system, but also t...

Top 10 California Parks, #1 With eroded badlands, slot canyons, wildflowers in the spring, and dark skies for night photography, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is worthy of anyone's California travel bucket list.  The adjacent community of Borrego Springs has been recognized by the IDA - International Dark-Sky Association as a Dark Sky Community for its efforts to preserve visibility of the night sky.  Although many people think of the cooler, fall through spring months as best for desert travel, the nights around the new moon dates in the summer are particularly good for Milky Way photography. Continued on my blog:  http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/06/top-10-california-parks-anza-borrego-state-park.html #travel   #California   #southerncalifornia   #photography   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

First Light on the Dry Lake I arrived before dawn to catch the best light in this location.  There are dry lake beds all over Southern California, and most of them offer interesting textures like this. I captured this image a few months before Google+ existed, so I haven't shared it individually on G+ yet, but I'm trying to catch up on sharing some nice images like this one, one of my favorites from 2011. #californiaphotography   #southerncalifornia   #landscapephotography   www.MyPhotoGuides.com