Carol Leigh's Photographing California

California's a big state with an incredible variety of photo possibilities. We've divided the state into five sections:

Each CD contains articles in PDF format, readable by both PC and Mac computers. The files are readable using Acrobat Reader, which, if you don't have the program, is included on each CD.

Each CD contains maps, color photographs, and specific information on where to go, when's the best time to be there, pertinent websites for additional information, photo tips, equipment recommendations.

If you'd rather have the information printed and spiral bound as a book, we've got that, too. Same information, same photos, same maps except in black and white.

An extensive index is also included so you can select your locations by geographical region, subject matter, and time of year.

Far Northern California
Audubon Canyon Ranch; Bald Eagles at Cache Creek; Bald Eagles at Lewiston Lake; Bald Eagles at Eagle Lake Near Susanville; Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge Along the California/Oregon Border; Bear Valley Wildflowers Near Clear Lake; Birds and Azaleas in Arcata; Bowman Lake Road Wildflowers Near Nevada City; Butte Valley Basin Wildlife Area; Butterflies and Snakes in Redding; China Camp State Park Wildflowers; Dogwoods in Dunsmuir; Empire Mine State Park in Grass Valley; Exotic Plants in Forestville; Fall Color Around Indian Creek in Plumas County; Fall Color in Nevada City and Grass Valley; Feather Falls National Recreation Area Wildflowers; Folsom-Auburn Fall Photo Exploration; Green Valley Spring Exploration near Fairfield; Hang Gliders in the Mendocino Forest; Hawk Migrations Over the Marin Headlands; Heron Days at Anderson Marsh Near Clear Lake; Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge; Kruse Rhododendron Reserve; Lower Klamath & Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuges; Mendocino Coast: Westport-Union Landing State Beach to Gualala Point Regional Park; Mushrooms and Tidepools at Salt Point State Park on the Sonoma Coast; "Old Faithful" Geyser in Calistoga; Pic-A-Lily Gardens in Sebastopol; Point Bonita Lighthouse; Point Reyes National Seashore - Chimney Rock Wildflowers; Point Reyes National Seashore - Tule Elk; Ring Mountain Preserve Wildflowers in Corte Madera; Sagehen Creek Wildflowers near Truckee; Table Mountain Wildflowers Near Oroville; Tomales Bay State Park Wildflowers; Tundra Swans in Marysville; Waterfowl in the Sacramento Valley.

Northern California
Amador Flower Farm; Bay Area Windsurfing Locations; Bodie Ghost Town; Brants at Half Moon Bay; Carousels in California; Carson Pass/Hope Valley Fall Color; Chemung Mine Near Bridgeport; Conway Summit Fall Color Exploration; Cosumnes River Preserve; Coyote Point Museum; Daffodil Hill; Daffodils at Ironstone Vineyards; Edgewood Park - Fall Color; Edgewood Park - Wildflowers; El Dorado Hills Iris Garden; Filoli Gardens; Hang Gliders at Fort Funston; Huddart Park Wildflowers; Jepson Prairie Preserve; June Lake Loop Fall Color; Lake Merritt Birds; Lee Vining Fall Color; Milagra Ridge Wildflowers; Modesto - Iris Garden; Mono Lake; Mt. Diablo - Mitchell Canyon Trail; Paige Meadows; Red Hills Wildflowers; Rose Gardens in Sacramento; Roses in San Jose; Rosicrucian Park in San Jose; Sacramento - Iris Garden; Sacramento Zoo; San Francisco Zoo; San Luis National Wildlife Refuge; Santa Cruz - Surfers; Santa Cruz - Windsurfers; Skydivers in Lodi; Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge; UC Berkeley Botanical Garden; UC Santa Cruz Botanical Garden; Virginia Lakes Wildflowers; Vultures in Livermore; Waterfalls and Wildflowers at Lake Tahoe; Wind Turbines in Livermore; Yosemite Wildflowers in June/July.

Central California
Almond Orchards Along Interstate 5; Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest; Año Nuevo State Park; Bakersfield - Parakeets; Bishop Fall Color; Blossom Trail in Fresno; Calico Ghost Town; Carmel Mission; Carrizo Plain - Birds and Wildflowers; Coalinga Oil Pump "Zoo"; Condors Along the California Coast; Death Valley: Artist's Drive - Badwater - Borax Works - Dante's View - Devil's Cornfield - Devil's Golf Course - Eureka Dunes - Furnace Creek Area - Golden Canyon - Mosaic Canyon - Mustard Canyon - Racetrack - Rhyolite Ghost Town - Salt Creek Nature Trail - Sand Dunes - Scotty's Castle - Stovepipe Wells Area - Titus Canyon - 20-Mule Team Canyon - Ubehebe Crater - Wildflowers - Wildrose Charcoal - Kilns - Zabriskie Point; Dumont Dunes; Eastern Kern County Wildflowers; Fish Slough Wildflowers; Goldsmith Seed Farm; Hang Gliders at Horseshoe Meadows; Hang Gliders in Monterey; Heron Rookery at Morro Bay; Hot Air Balloons in Ridgecrest; Kern National Wildlife Refuge; Laws Railroad Museum; Manzanar; McGee Creek Wildflowers; Millerton Lake Bald Eagles; Montaña de Oro State Park; Petroglyphs at Fish Slough; Porterville - Irises; Randsburg Ghost Town; Red Rock Canyon State Park; San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden; San Miguel Mission; San Simeon - Elephant Seals, Windsurfers; Santa Margarita; Santa Maria - Vultures; Sea Otters in California; Short Canyon Wildflowers; Vultures in Woody Near Bakersfield; Wildflower Express Near Fresno.

Southern California
Alice Keck Park in Santa Barbara; Antelope Valley Wildflowers: Gorman - Hungry Valley SVRA - Miscellaneous locations - Poppy Reserve - Ripley Desert Woodland - Saddleback Butte State Park - Tejon Ranch; Aspen Grove; Bald Eagles at Big Bear Lake; Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve; Christmas Lights in Naples; Cima Dome; Coreopsis Hill; Dana Point Harbor; Descanso Gardens; Desert Lily Preserve; Doheny State Beach; Environmental Nature Center; Exposition Park Rose Garden; Fall Color Along Angeles Crest Highway; Ferndell in Griffith Park; Fullerton Arboretum; Harbor Seals in Carpinteria; Huntington Beach Pier - Surfers, Sunset, Twilight; Huntington Central Park; Huntington Gardens; Joshua Tree Wildflowers; Kelso Dunes; La Purisima Mission; Laguna Beach; Lompoc Flower Fields; Murals in Lompoc; Los Angeles Arboretum; Los Angeles - Downtown; Los Angeles Harbor; Los Angeles Zoo; Lotus Blossoms in Echo Park; Ojai Wildflowers; Orange Empire Railroad Museum; Pismo Beach - Monarch Butterflies; Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden; Rose Hills Memorial Park; L.A. Harbor Photo Exploration; Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge; Sepulveda Basin - Birds; Shambala; Sherman Library and Gardens; South Coast Botanical Garden; Theodore Payne Foundation; Travel Town Train Museum; Upper Newport Back Bay; Ventura - Birds; Wrigley Memorial Botanical Garden on Catalina Island.

Far Southern California
Algodones Dunes; Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Wildflower Locations:
Cactus Loop Trail - Yaqui Well Nature Trail - Mason Valley Cactus Garden - Mountain Palm Springs - Borrego Springs Driving Tour; Birch Aquarium; Botanical Building in Balboa Park; Cabrillo National Monument: Statue of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo - Old Point Loma Lighthouse - New Point Loma Lighthouse - Whales - Wildflowers on the Bayside Trail - Tidepools; Batiquitos Lagoon; Cadiz Dunes; Carlsbad Flower Fields and Their Blooming Schedule; Desert Center Petroglyphs; Desert Garden; Desert Lily Preserve; Ferry Landing in San Diego; Hang Gliders at Torrey Pines; Where You Can Get Close to Harbor Seals at the Children's Pool; Victorian Architecture in Heritage Park; Hotel del Coronado; Inez Grant Parker Rose Garden; Mission Photography How-To; Mission San Diego; Moorten Botanical Garden; Mormon Temple in La Jolla; Mushrooms in Orange County; Photographing Navy Ships in San Diego Bay; Old Town San Diego State Historic Park; Photographing the San Diego Skyline; Quail Botanical Garden; Photographing Birds Around the Salton Sea; San Clemente; San Diego Wild Animal Park; Photographer's Guide to the San Diego Zoo; San Juan Capistrano: Mission - Los Rios Historic District; Santiago Oaks Regional Park; Sweetwater Marsh; Three Chapels in San Diego County; Tijuana Slough; Tuna Basin; Wildflowers Along the Guy Fleming Trail; Wind Turbines in Palm Springs.

Carol Leigh
Picture This - PO Box 1269 - Waldport, OR 97394
(541) 563-3834 or (800) 497-4686 (orders only)