In the Field: Photo Blog by Richard Wong

Photography field reports by Richard Wong. Richard’s work has been published in magazines, books, advertising, and offers fine art prints of his work. Images may be licensed as rights-managed stock photos by contacting Richard directly at Richard@rwongphoto.com or (626) 422-6151. California stock photography, fine art prints, photo blog: www.rwongphoto.com

Trees in Heaven

After a late night of the Photowalk, I woke up before dawn with the hopes of photographing the Golden Gate Bridge from the Marin Headlands. No luck. It was completely fogged in so much that I couldn’t see the bridge despite standing next to it at the first turnoff in the Marin Headlands.
Since that didn’t [...]

Point Reyes National Seashore

There was a point in my development as a photographer that I realized how lucky we are in this country to be able to pursue our passions such as landscape photography. That moment for me came to me one weekday morning at Point Reyes National Seashore six or seven years ago when I had a [...]

The World’s Tallest Trees

Picture: Coastal Redwood Trees (Sequoia sempervirens), Muir Woods National Monument, California
Coastal redwoods are the world’s tallest trees. The tallest of which are located in Redwood National Park along California’s Northern Coast. The tallest redwoods exceed 370 feet in height.
I find redwoods to be difficult to photograph due to their size. I have yet to [...]

China Camp State Park Then and Now

Photo: Old Historic Shrimp Fishing Village and Female Sunbather, China Camp State Park, California
Clearly I prefer color photography but there are certain situations where color can be a distraction. For this image of the last remaining Chinese shrimp fishing village in the San Francisco Bay Area, I wanted to juxtapose the historical aspects of [...]

San Francisco Summer Fog

On Saturday morning I met up with photographer Jim Goldstein in San Francisco. It was foggy everywhere so we went to the Fort Point area and the Presidio for a few hours to try shooting some “mood” type of shots. I wanted to get a lone fisherman silhouetted against the foggy Golden Gate Bridge but [...]

San Francisco

The first stop I had planned for last Thursday was Mission San Juan Bautista. The mission was only about fifteen miles north of where I was staying so I was able to get some much needed sleep and still get there early. I had never been to San Juan Bautista before and was quite surprised [...]

The Cataract Trail/Mt. Tamalpais – 2/21/2005

Rain, heavy wind, thunder and lightning storms. The perfect day for hiking. Am I crazy? No. It’s a little insider secret amongst Mt. Tam regulars. The reason is that the mountain is heavily forested so you’re well protected from the elements on certain trails such as the Cataract Trail and the trail from Alpine Dam [...]

Coho Salmon Spawn 1-6-05

November through January is the Coho Salmon spawn in Marin County. These fish spawn each winter up the Lagunitas Watershed and Redwood Creek in Muir Woods National Monument. Trout spawn as well in these waters. Some reports state that this is the largest Coho Salmon run in California. On the endangered [...]

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