Categories: All DougNelsonPhoto.com Pictures: California

It was very farsighted of Californians to preserve so much of the northern coastline and open spaces. About half of California is publicly owned. The crowded urban areas are much easier to take when you can step away from them for a while. However, since the state froze real estate taxes at the 1987 level, and did away with the car tax, the state has insufficient funding for school, parks and other basics. California has to fix this. It is not up to the federal government to bail us out. - Doug Nelson 1-14 of 14 photos   Add to Favorites Point Lobos Saved from development by one far-sighted man in 1900. © Doug Nelson Add to Favorites hill country above San Jose Northern California offers excellent hiking and photo opportunities, even in small county parks. This one is blocks from my home in San Jose. © Doug Nelson Add to Favorites Hearst Castle No profit may be derived from images taken at the former estate of William Randolph Hearst. Do visit this fascinating place. © Doug Nelson Add to Favorites frolicing in the pool Hearst Castle forbids use of images taken for profit. I encourage you to visit this fascinating piece of California history. Center-weighted averaging meter of RF 645 nailed this midday exposure. © Doug Nelson     Add to Favorites street painting, Santa Cruz artist is Matt Christenson © Doug Nelson Add to Favorites bluegrass on the street Santa Cruz © Doug Nelson Add to Favorites Mirror Lake Yosemite National Park - 28-mm, at f8 © Doug Nelson Add to Favorites Half Dome, Yosemite National Park with the trusty 50 © Doug Nelson     Add to Favorites Merced River, Yosemite Nat'l Park, CA Yosemite Nat'l Park, CA © Doug Nelson Add to Favorites flowers and rocks 50mm lens © Doug Nelson Add to Favorites from Haight St San Francisco, 50mm lens © Doug Nelson Add to Favorites Chinatown San Francisco, 50mm lens © Doug Nelson     Add to Favorites stairway to heaven stairway to heaven, mission in Carmel, California © Doug Nelson Add to Favorites Pigeon Point Lighthouse, the fog breaks 45mm lens (equiv of 28mm in 35 format) minimal manipulation, scene as it was. © Doug Nelson       1-14 of 14 photos

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