This group of horses was grazing in a meadow north of Cataviña:
About Blake Shaw
- I am a photographer based in San Diego. I now specialize in bird photography, but also regularly photograph scenes of Mexico, Route 66, tennis, bicycle racing, flowers, and people. My work hangs in galleries in San Diego and elsewhere, and I am available for slide shows, lectures, and exhibitions.
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August 11, 2023
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Baja California: Cataviña
Some travelers say that Baja California doesn't begin until you reach Cataviña.
I would beg to differ, but Cataviña presents a wonderland of cacti, many of which do not exist anywhere else in the world.
Here are a few examples of the beautiful landscape of Cataviña:
February 04, 2023
Brown Pelicans
Brown Pelicans fly to their evening roost, as the sun sets on Imperial Beach, California.
Photographed in December of last year.
January 12, 2023
Los Angeles Arboretum
A misty trail at the Los Angeles County Arboretum.
March 11, 2022
Western Grebes
On foggy mornings I will sometimes head to Lake Hodges, hoping for moody pictures of the lake in the mist. I will remember to take a second camera, with a wider lens than my usual telephoto that I usually use for bird photography.
These pictures of Western Grebes were taken in March, 2018.
March 08, 2022
Borrego Sunrise
Sunrise in Borrego Springs, California, in March, 2018:
March 04, 2022
Black Rock Canyon
For something a little different, a sepia-toned landscape, photographed at Black Rock Canyon Campground, part of Joshua Tree National Park.
Photographed on a dark morning in March, 2018.
June 27, 2021
Palomar Mountain Trees
The last of this series.