"Nature's Firefall"

Rare picture of Sunset in winter of Horsetail falls off of El Capitan, Yosemite in Winter. Sunset. This is nature's version of the old Fire Falls where they pushed burning embers over Glacier Point. For more information and a larger image, please see this in my Portfolio Gallery.

– Awards:
Winner of the national Aperture Nature Photography Workshop Contest (8 out of ~5000 images)

North America Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Members Showcase 2009 (top 100 out of 5000 images)

July- 2nd Place, Pacific Art League and Gallery - Landscape Exhibition (more than 65 works entered)
June 2009 - Friend of AVA Award - AV Artfest
May- Best Photo of the Month and Award - Northern California Camera Club Alliance (N4C)
April - Award of Merit - Mid Peninsula Photographic Alliance
February - Palo Alto Camera Club

August 2009 - Palo Alto Camera Club

"Summer Wildflowers at Sparks Lake", near Mt Bachelor and Bend Oregon. I made 3 trips up to Sparks Lake to scout and check out the Ray Atkeson trail (famous Oregon Landscape Photographer.) The first time was totally socked in with fog and the second was mid-day with the family so you generally call these "scouting trips" Well, I saw this GREAT patch of wildflower out on a island 100 feet across from the shore. I had talked with Marc Adamus who also mentioned that he had spied those as well. So, I headed up for a third trip and brought my waders. I thought it would only be a few feet deep since I could see the bottom - Nope... I had water up to my chest while carrying all my camera gear!! One little slip and my gear was soaked (don't tell my wife this!) I got to the island and found this great patch of flowers just off the very tip of the island. I balanced my tripod precariously on a few rocks and brought out my 10-20mm lens to capture this. It was well worth the effort to wade out to this island an get the shot! I really nice different shot from a pretty famous place.

Earthshots - Photo of the day. July 2009 http://www.earthshots.org/2009/07/summer-sunset-from-glacier-point-by-john-harrison/

"Sunset on Half Dome from Glacier Point" Some nice color in the summer sky with clouds above Clouds Rest and Nevada and Vernal Falls. It was uncertain if we were going to get a good sunset as high clouds hid the sun from penetrating through. These last glimpses were at dusk as the sky started to light up. This is one of those places I want to be on a Friday afternoon!

"Best Friends: Sister & Brother"

Mountain View, California. Photojournalism

– Award: May 2009, Palo Alto Camera Club

Print Competition. Printed as a Gallery Wrap Canvas image. (these are my two!) More from this gallery can be seen here:

"Storm and Sunset over Mono Lake"

Mono Lake, California. Pictorial, Digital

– Award: December 2008, Palo Alto Camera Club

More from this gallery can be seen here: Storm and Sunset over Mono Lake. White caps were brewing on Mono Lake so I shot this with a 4 second exposure to give this mystical feel to it. The storm clouds were still looming and the sunset was peeking through to highlight the tufa in the center. The salt spray from the lake created the snow like ring around the lake. The winds were about 20-30 miles an hour and I had to use my camera bag and body to weight the tripod down so there was no movement during the long exposure. Something a little different from Mono Lake!

3rd place - Pacific Art League
"Bouquet of Color" Tulips at Filoli, Woodside, California. I stumbled upon this grouping of tulips and the bright colors with the blue in the background really caught my attention. I used a wide angle lens to distort the perspective. Printed on a gallery wrap canvas, this just jumps out at you!

Garrapata State Park Calla Lilies.
Award, Palo Alto Camera Club, July 2008. Digital Competition.

We set out to find this hidden spot along the coast North of Big Sur in Garrapata State Park. (Photographers and nature lovers don't share details very often to find this little spot!) We found this little cluster of three perfect Calla Lilies just sitting there. I used my 10-20mm lens to distort and enhance the foreground. This image looks fantastic printed at least 20x30 as a Museum Quality Gallery Wrap. My wife has this in our dining room and admires it everyday. Ahhh.... to be in Big Sur right now. This is one of those places I want to be on a Friday afternoon. Keep Shooting! More images from my portfolio can be seen here -http://www.jharrisonphoto.com/gallery/2747559_ghkMc

Pfeiffer State Beach at Sunrise. "Watching Ocean Flows"

Award, Palo Alto Camera Club. May 2008, Digital Monochrome. (this image is the color version obviously!)

I captured this at sunrise on an outing when I was shooting with Kevin McNeal - He was off playing in the big waves with his waders and I was off finding this perfect setting! The bird sat there perfectly still during the 5 second exposure! The textures in the clouds and blue and purple tones in the rock in the foreground with the water swirling around are what really excited me when I captured this! Like all of my favorite images, this is a place I want to be on a Friday afternoon.

More images from my portfolio can be seen here -http://www.jharrisonphoto.com/gallery/2747559_ghkMc

"Rays Through Redwoods"

Rays Through Redwoods in Butano State Park off the San Mateo Coastline. This park is located near Pescadero

– Award:
Honorable Mention - Mid Peninsula Photographic Alliance

"Fullmoon over Halfdome"

Yosemite Winter 2007

– Award:
Palo Alto Camera Club

More from this gallery can be seen here: