You can join in the party —
Yosemite Falls Thunder
Two of my landscapes were selected by Judges Douglas Steakley, CPA’s Richard Cannon and Robin Robinson for display at the “Magic of Point Lobos”, The Carmel Art Institute’s 1st International Juried Photography Competition.
“When I saw your work, I was absolutely stunned. I’ve lived in Big Sur all my life and never seen a sky so beautiful as what you captured in your image. You were at the right place at the right time with the right stuff.”
– Erin Lee Gafill, 2011, Award Winning Landscape Painter, Big Sur
“Your photographs are world class art in the tradition of Ansel Adams and the Westons.”
– Terrence Zito, 2008, Award Winning International Landscape Painter
“I just love your [Twilight Moonset]. Even the greatest, most accomplished painter could not capture what you achieved.“
-MT, Carmel Fine Art Expert, 2011
Continue reading
Dear Friends,
I’m inviting you to join me for a talk and slideshow my recent Adventure Photography; Hang Gliding the elusive and magnificent Morning Glory and exploring Fiords for a half year in New Zealand and Orztralia.
(Where I learned to speak a bit of “Strain.”)
Here’s a Teaser — Continue reading
Cone Peak is the highest coastal Mountain in the lower 48 states at about 5,100 feet above sea level (1,524 meters). It is the taller sharp peak just left of the sky-glow light-pollution from Monterey Peninsula and Salinas, some 45 – 50 miles away. Continue reading
This image was truly taken on St Patrick’s Day (2018).
The rainbow’s base, which the road points to, indicates the pot of gold is in Big Sur gorge ! Continue reading
© Copyright 2014-2017 David Dilworth
“It can’t be done” declared Don, the sage, well-respected, commercial fisherman who’s fished these British Columbia’s coast since a child, almost daily. He announced it, not so much an opinion, more as an unarguable fact, like gravity.
His rock solid view of my proposed sailing expedition was echoed by every other local expert I posed it to: six offshore sailors, five fish-er-men, four commercial guides, three wildland rangers, two kayakers — and a tug captain in a bear tree. (just kidding, about the bear tree.)
What were they all so pessimistic about ?
Well, I love waterfalls !
So, determined to photograph Canada’s tallest waterfalls in a remote wilderness alluringly nicknamed “British Columbia’s Crown Jewel,” I’d sought advice from local experts about getting there. It turns out that due to the near vertical terrain, there aren’t any dirt back roads.
Worse, the “easiest” hikes take you through some serious Grizzly bear front-yards with lots of moms and cubs. (I only refer to these beloved megafauna due to their occasionally inconvenient sense of humor/lunch.) In addition —“There is no water along the trail and it is defended by legions of voracious bugs.”
Not to mention you need to climb several five to six thousand foot rugged, near-vertical, glacier packed mountain passes; off trails of course. At the time that didn’t sound quite enough fun for me.
How fun ! After spending a couple of years away; exploring British Columbia and Europe, I settled down long enough to enter a lovely local Garden Club Photo contest up in Carmel Valley.
(What a nice set of people helped me enter the contest.)
Thanks to the terrific taste of Randi and Jeffrey Andrews you can now see my photography at their fabulous Avant Garden and Home shop in Charmel Valley Village on Center street.
Here’s a sample of the other interesting items . . Continue reading
“Spectacular Surprises of our Monterey Bay Coast,” a collection of some 12 special photographs of our breathtaking countryside, are now showing at the Aptos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Santa Cruz County until June 18th 2014. Opening Party June 13 from 5-7 (details below)
David Dilworth shows some of his favorite pro-tographs(1) of the magical majesty of our world’s most beautiful wild scenery.
“No amount of words could ever describe the emotional thrill of some spectacular phenomena I’ve seen so I have to try to capture it so I can remember – and bring back for friends.’
http://www.mira.org/newsletr/NL_fall13web.pdf
Even better, it gives me a nice excuse to shine light on this marvelous organization that does world-class Astrophysics research as well as providing a steady drumbeat of high quality astronomy education for our Monterey Bay community.
“Spectacular Surprises of our Monterey Coast,” a collection of some 12 special photographs of our breathtaking countryside, will be shown in Monterey’s Unitarian Church Sanctuary from September 11 to October 21, 2013.
David Dilworth shows some of his favorite pro-tographs(1) of the magical majesty of our world’s most beautiful wild scenery.
“No amount of words could ever describe the emotional thrill of some spectacular phenomena I’ve seen so I have to try to capture it so I can remember.’
Beginning today several of my newest and most colorful landscapes are showing at Lisa Bryan’s Carmel Gallery on Mission Street near Ocean Ave in the “Court of the Fountains.” just down the block from Tiffany’s.
“Could I please have your autograph?’
That was a fun art opening in Carmel last evening. For the first time I participated in a Carmel Art Opening where my work was showing !
It was packed. Barely room for anyone else to squeeze in. 41 photographs and a couple hundred partiers.
Such a treat – Thanks to all you fabulous friends who came to cheer me on.
“Congratulations! Your photograph, Milky Way, Big Sur, has been selected by Brian Taylor and Bryan Yedinak, for inclusion in the CPA 2012 Juried Exhibition. This year, 286 photographers submitted 1396 images. Only 41 images were selected for the exhibition, so you are in select company.”