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Winter in Yosemite
Landscape Derick Carss 2/24/19 Landscape Derick Carss 2/24/19

Winter in Yosemite

Yosemite is stunning under a blanket of snow, but getting there is a challenge…

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Sonoma Coast
Wildlife, Landscape Derick Carss 2/11/19 Wildlife, Landscape Derick Carss 2/11/19

Sonoma Coast

Just as I arrived, and with a break in the rain, they took off, but I managed one sharp shot at that exact moment…

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#2018BestNine
Landscape, Wildlife, Personal Derick Carss 1/1/19 Landscape, Wildlife, Personal Derick Carss 1/1/19

#2018BestNine

This year on Instagram I created 135 posts and received a surprising 15,383 likes…

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Mill Valley Click-Off
Landscape, Personal Derick Carss 12/7/18 Landscape, Personal Derick Carss 12/7/18

Mill Valley Click-Off

I’m honored to say I collected first prize in the Black and White category…

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Trial and Error
Landscape Derick Carss 11/14/18 Landscape Derick Carss 11/14/18

Trial and Error

Shooting an image for the Mill Valley Click-Off competition really tested me…

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Tioga Pass
Landscape Derick Carss 10/9/18 Landscape Derick Carss 10/9/18

Tioga Pass

From the desert to the mountains in one week was quite a contrast…

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Joshua Tree
Landscape Derick Carss 9/30/18 Landscape Derick Carss 9/30/18

Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree is a long drive from the Bay Area, but glad I went…

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Inverness
Landscape Derick Carss 9/9/18 Landscape Derick Carss 9/9/18

Inverness

It’s been the drive home through Inverness and Nicasio where I’ve been really inspired…

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Estero Trail
Wildlife, Landscape Derick Carss 9/2/18 Wildlife, Landscape Derick Carss 9/2/18

Estero Trail

Some days all the wildlife in the area comes out to say hello, sometimes I’m just pausing to take a landscape shot…

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Pigeon Point Lighthouse
Landscape Derick Carss 8/13/18 Landscape Derick Carss 8/13/18

Pigeon Point Lighthouse

Just drive an hour or two in any direction and you'll stumble across any number of scenic locations…

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17-Mile Drive
Wildlife, Landscape Derick Carss 7/20/18 Wildlife, Landscape Derick Carss 7/20/18

17-Mile Drive

My favorite thing is the way the ocean clouds often diffuse the sunlight and cast everything in a dreamy haze…

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Pinnacles National Park
Landscape, Wildlife Derick Carss 7/16/18 Landscape, Wildlife Derick Carss 7/16/18

Pinnacles National Park

At first glance, Pinnacles isn't the most picturesque of National Parks…

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Kings Canyon
Landscape Derick Carss 6/18/18 Landscape Derick Carss 6/18/18

Kings Canyon

To carry everything you need on your back and head into the relative wilderness is a rare experience these days…

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Old Haunts
Landscape Derick Carss 6/10/18 Landscape Derick Carss 6/10/18

Old Haunts

I must have visited Rodeo Beach ten to twenty times to take photos…

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Embracing the Darkness
Landscape Derick Carss 3/6/18 Landscape Derick Carss 3/6/18

Embracing the Darkness

This week one of my photos was chosen to be critiqued by landscape photographer David Noton…

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Schooner Bay
Landscape Derick Carss 1/7/18 Landscape Derick Carss 1/7/18

Schooner Bay

After I packed up and headed out, I caught the very last of the light at Schooner's Bay…

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#2017BestNine
Landscape, Wildlife, Personal Derick Carss 12/31/17 Landscape, Wildlife, Personal Derick Carss 12/31/17

#2017BestNine

This year on Instagram I created 143 posts and received a surprising 17,183 likes…

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Soda Springs
Landscape Derick Carss 12/29/17 Landscape Derick Carss 12/29/17

Soda Springs

I love the way snow simplifies everything except the atmosphere…

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Cathedral Lakes
Landscape Derick Carss 11/4/17 Landscape Derick Carss 11/4/17

Cathedral Lakes

One of the last incredible, sunny days before winter comes…

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Stinson Beach
Landscape, Wildlife Derick Carss 10/15/17 Landscape, Wildlife Derick Carss 10/15/17

Stinson Beach

This weekend I drove up to Mount Tamalpais but the State Park was closed because of the fire risk…

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