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![My Favorites **Updated** : This gallery contains my favorite landscape, macro and wildlife shots.
Please contact me at cjchavez[at]yahoo[dot]com for information about these photographs.](/photos/random.mg?AlbumID=3667212&Size=Tiny&AlbumKey=ExfTp&rand=3732 "My Favorites **Updated** : This gallery contains my favorite landscape, macro and wildlife shots.
Please contact me at cjchavez[at]yahoo[dot]com for information about these photographs.")
This gallery contains my favorite landscape, macro and wildlife shots. ...
Updated: Sep 02, 2008 7:41pm PDT
7/9/07 - 7/10/07 Pictures from the 2007 Home Run Derby and All-Star G ...
Updated: Oct 26, 2007 2:05pm PDT
10/16/08: I had the opportunity (well, for $25 they'll give anyone th ...
Updated: Oct 23, 2008 8:48am PDT
2/14/09 - Trip to Ano Nuevo to see the elephant seals.
Updated: Feb 14, 2009 7:35pm PDT
12/20/08 - Pictures from C&C's Holiday Party. Many thanks to Lynn, Ki ...
Updated: Dec 28, 2008 7:30pm PDT
12/26/08 - The fireplace installation is nearly complete - we just nee ...
Updated: Dec 30, 2008 7:39pm PDT
12/30/08 - We travelled to our secret beach to play in the sand and ro ...
Updated: Dec 30, 2008 7:35pm PDT
12/07/08 - Jake turns seven and we celebrated at Planet Granite with a ...
Updated: Dec 08, 2008 6:07pm PDT
10/10/08 - 10/12/08: We made the journey to Bishop's Pumpkin Farm and ...
Updated: Oct 13, 2008 7:00pm PDT
2008 Fair Oaks Chicken Festival
09/20/08: Our first trip to the Fair Oaks Chicken Festival
Updated: Sep 21, 2008 3:22pm PDT
2008 Juvenile Cooper's Hawk Eating a Rat
09/14/08: While we were eating dinner this evening, a hawk decided to ...
Updated: Sep 14, 2008 7:24pm PDT
2008 Dad's 60th B-Day **Updated**
09/12/08 - 09/14/08: My dad celebrates his 60th birthday as only he c ...
Updated: Sep 16, 2008 6:03pm PDT
8/27/08: It's that time of year again... Alison and Jacob are at the ...
Updated: Aug 27, 2008 5:32pm PDT
08/06/08 - 08/07/08: Quick trip to GV for the Nevada County Fair. We ...
Updated: Aug 08, 2008 5:49pm PDT
08/02/08: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Scott's b-day and his company p ...
Updated: Aug 05, 2008 7:12pm PDT
7/11/08: The kids play a "round" on their last day of golf camp.
Updated: Aug 21, 2008 8:20pm PDT
2008 Movie Night in the Driveway
07/05/08: One computer, one projector, one king-sized sheet and lots o ...
Updated: Jul 07, 2008 7:33pm PDT
06/29/08 - Allison, Jacob and Alex engage in a serious water fight wit ...
Updated: Jul 07, 2008 8:31pm PDT
06/21/08 - The kids playing water balloon baseball
Updated: Jul 12, 2008 12:44pm PDT
06/15/08 - Pictures from Father's Day at our house.
Updated: Jul 07, 2008 7:52pm PDT
5/29/08 Guess what Lisa found in a bush at Jake's school?
Updated: Sep 21, 2008 7:17pm PDT
04/12/08 - 04/14/08 Chavez's head to Grass Valley
Updated: Apr 28, 2008 7:39am PDT
02/20/08 - 02/23/08 Shots from our trip to Tahoe.
Updated: Feb 24, 2008 6:34pm PDT
12/8/07 Pictures from Jake's b-day celebration.
Updated: Dec 16, 2007 7:10pm PDT
2007 Nov Thanksgiving in Grass Valley
11/22/07 Shots from the T-Day weekend in Grass Valley/Auburn
Updated: Nov 27, 2007 9:38pm PDT
2007 Nov Playing in the Leaves
11/20/07 The kids raked up a bunch of leaves at the park across the s ...
Updated: Nov 20, 2007 7:43pm PDT
Miscellaneous shots of the kids and other stuff.
Updated: Nov 19, 2007 12:16pm PDT
Pictures taken thoughout the month of October related to Halloween.
Updated: Nov 10, 2007 5:54pm PDT
10/19/07 - 10/21/07 Lisa and I visit Las Vegas to celebrate my 40th b ...
Updated: Oct 29, 2007 8:18am PDT
Pictures from our day trip to San Gregorio Beach (south of Half Moon B ...
Updated: Oct 23, 2007 1:26pm PDT
9/28/07 - 9/30/07 Chavez's visit Grass Valley and Auburn to have some ...
Updated: Oct 23, 2007 8:26am PDT
Vacation is over - Kids head back to school.
Updated: Oct 27, 2007 5:53pm PDT
8/8/07 - 8/15/07 Family vacation to Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach in Cab ...
Updated: Oct 26, 2007 7:44am PDT
While Lisa and I were celebrating our 10th aniversary in Tahoe, we got ...
Updated: Oct 26, 2007 9:41am PDT
4/8/07 - 4/14/07 We rented an RV and headed south.
Updated: Nov 03, 2007 1:58pm PDT
3/14/07 - 3/17/07 Met Scott's family in Tahoe for skiing and snow pla ...
Updated: Nov 03, 2007 7:28pm PDT
3/07 - 6/07 Various pictures taken throughout the season of Alison pl ...
Updated: Nov 05, 2007 8:01pm PDT
Your Bio
Thanks for visiting!
I've been snapping pictures for a long time but only recently started to view photography as art when I purchased my first dSLR. Even though I'm a bit dense and make a lot of mistakes, I’m having fun learning perspective, composition and other artsy-sounding terms. I'm okay with not being a great photographer; I'd rather photograph things that interest me in the moment than spend hours to set up a shot (basically, I have a short attention span and almost zero patience). I can appreciate great photography that others create and be pleasantly surprised when I manage to get a decent shot through my own careless efforts.
I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and, as mentioned above, shoot things that interest me, mostly my kids (when they're not paying attention) and nature.
The public galleries contain my favorite landscape, macro and wildlife photos plus documentation of my trip to the 2007 All-Star Game. The private galleries have friends, family, vacations and various other events.
A note to friends and family: To protect your privacy, pictures of you and/or your kids will only be posted in private galleries. If you click on a private gallery you'll be given a password hint that you should be able to figure out. Let me know if you don't get it and I'll email it to you.
Unless otherwise noted all photographs in my galleries are protected by copyright and I would appreciate it if you would respect that and ask permission before using any of my images for any purpose. Note that the files on this site are of lower resolution than the originals.
If you're interested, here is what I currently use:
Camera Body-
Nikon D300 - New!
Lenses-
Nikkor 18-200 mm F/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF DX VR
Nikkor 70-300 mm f/4-5.6G VR ED AFS
Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8D AF
Tokina 12-24 mm f/4.0 PRO DX
Sigma 105 mm F2.8 EX DG Macro
Vivitar 70-210 mm f/3.5 Macro (manual focus)
Accessories-
Nikon SB-600 Speedlight
Kenko Extension Tubes
Better Beamer
Gitzo Monopod
Amvona/Dynatran Tripod w/Bogen QR Ball Head
Joby Gorillapod
Lowepro Micro Trekker 200
Lowepro Vertex 200 AW
ThinkTank Photo Speed Demon & Lens Changer 25
When future bouts of NAS (Nikon Acquisition Syndrome) hit, I’ll be on the hunt for...
Nikon 1.7x AF Teleconverter – Get closer without getting closer
Lensbaby 3G – Not sure if I have the patience to use one of these, but it will be fun to try!
Nikon 10.5 mm Fisheye
Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR – Replace the 70-300 with some pro glass