I tend to find my photography subjects everywhere. I am never without my camera and I will photograph whatever i find interesting from the dilapidated abandoned buildings of downtown Sacramento with their resident bats, rodents and homeless to the ornate architectural elements of the turn of the century buildings that pepper the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley.
Lately, though, I have had really good luck finding cooperative subjects among the wildlife at Cosumnes River Preserve. Located just off of I-5 and Twin Cities Road in the town of Galt, Cosumnes Preserve encompasses several hundred acres of wetlands with walking trails that meander through wooded areas and meadows where one may encounter a beaver busy putting together its hut, muskrats scurrying along the banks of the river on a quest for food or even the occasional mountain lion coming down to the water’s edge to check meal prospects that may include the aforementioned river inhabitants.
The variety of water birds and raptors is also pretty phenomenal. Here is a slide-show that I put together of some of the wildlife that I have encountered within two days of shooting last month.
If you’re ever traveling in the area on I-5 on your way north or south between Lodi and Sacramento, Cosumnes Preserve is a worthwhile side trip.
As I See Things (through the lens) 