Martin Beebee Photography

Firefighters Attack a Brush Fire

Martin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:21:53 +0000

There’s a photographer’s adage that you should always have a camera with you, because you never know what unexpected excitement you might stumble into when you’re out and about. This is even easier to do if the unexpected excitement is next door. The brush fire in my neighbor’s yard, for example. It started when part [...]

July Photo Gallery: Tucson, Arizona

Martin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:38:06 +0000

As the temperatures climb here in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, my mind naturally starts to wander back to when we lived for a time in Tucson, Arizona. Ah, at least it’s not the desert, right? Surprisingly, there are summer days when it’s actually hotter here than in Tucson. I’m not sure we expected that. This [...]

June Photo Gallery: Farmer’s Market

Martin — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:39:49 +0000

This month's gallery features photos of the farmers market in Prescott, Arizona.

May Photo Gallery: Northern California Coast

Martin — Sun, 09 May 2010 20:22:01 +0000

This month's gallery features photos of the Northern California coast, north of the Bay Area.

April Photo Gallery: California Foothills Wildflowers

Martin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:05:54 +0000

Spring is finally here in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada here in California; the birds singing, the hills are green, and the wildflowers are blooming. The foothills have three basic ecological zones: chaparral, oak woodlands, and pine/oak forest. These wildflowers are from the oak woodland area.

March Photo Gallery: Desert Wildflowers

Martin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:30:25 +0000

Spring is the time for desert wildflowers. Many think of the desert as a hot, dry, desolate place, with little more than a couple funny-looking cacti. In fact, the desert can have a spectacular display of wildflowers, especially in the spring. Among the four major [...]

New Pictures of Colorado

Martin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:24:32 +0000

I’ve added 130 photos of Colorado to the website, although the photos aren’t new, strictly speaking: these pictures of Colorado were on my old website, but most have been re-scanned and touched up to get them looking even better.

February Photo Gallery: New Zealand Rainforest

Martin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:18:16 +0000

The word “rainforest” often conjures up images of the tropics, but it really refers to a forest that—wait for it—get lots of rain. While the tropical rainforests along the equator are well known, an equally dense jungle of trees and plants occur in some temperate regions.

New Photos Added Jan 2010

Martin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:18:46 +0000

I’ve added a new batch of photos to my galleries, featuring pictures of dogs, Half Moon Bay (CA), and some miscellaneous images. Dogs I had the chance to photograph our dogs in a variety of locations, including the Sierra Nevada, the beach near Half Moon Bay, and in our backyard during a surprise snow storm [...]

January Photo Gallery: Abstracts

Martin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:15:55 +0000

This month's photo gallery features abstracts. Many of these images are close-ups from nature, including bark patterns, lichen, and fungi. The detail and complexity you can find when looking closely can be amazing; I often try to remember this when I find myself in one of those "there's nothing good to photograph here" moods.