The Light Preserve Magazine
Indexes BelowThe Light Preserve Magazine is a rather loose concept: we'll know where we're going when we get there. Content is added on a regular basis. ("regular basis" - when I'm in the mood and have time.)
The galleries are comprised mostly of events local to the central coast area of California, and they are my interpretation and expression of performers and people having fun. Community events and historic reenactments of time and place (such as the American Civil War and La Purisima Mission) have earned galleries at The Light Preserve. Galleries of car shows and road trips are also included. Plus, since there are three renaissance faires near me or near members of my family, you'll find plenty of photos here from those events.
Occasionally, editorials and information related to photography and web page design are added to the mix. By and large, the magazine includes those things that hold my attention long enough to get them online. Enjoy the ride!
News
Galleries in this section are photos of what I saw at these events and activities. Special thanks goes to all the people who were photographed for the galleries in this section, for they made the events and activities what they were.
- 2024
- Redwood Coast Music Festival (17-OCT-2024)
- Central Coast Renaissance Festival (25-JUL-2024)
- Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival (19-MAY-2024)
- Southern Faire (18-MAY-2024)
- Sounds of Mardi Gras (16-FEB-2024)
- SLO Cal Surfing Contest (30-JAN-2024)
- 2023
- Central Coast Renaissance Festival (24-JUL-2023)
- Pismo Jazz Jubilee by the Sea (22-JAN-2022)
- 2022
- Northern Faire (17-SEP-2022)
- Bodie Day (27-AUG-2022)
- Central Coast Renaissance Faire (24-JUL-2022)
- Oregon Renaissance Faire (07-JUL-2022)
- Topanga Banjo/Fiddle Contest ~ 2022 (15-MAY-2022)
- 2021
- Bag Tours ~ 2020 (15-JAN-2021)
2020 was a bust for event photography. Most events were cancelled. We did get a bit of travel in with the truck camper during 2020. Since we're largely independent and self-contained, it's not much different than "aging in place" at home. Nonetheless, when fall came, we elected to stay home. Perhaps the situation will improve this year, but I must confess that I'm not optimistic.
- 2020
- Bag Tours ~ 2019 (23-FEB-2020)
The Bag Tours item contains travel scenes from trips during 2019. 2020 came along with covid, and that put the skids on most events for the year. Festivals, reenactments and concerts were cancelled. And so it is that the only thing left for the magazine this year is some travel photography from 2019.
- 2019
- Jazz Jubilee by the Sea ~ 2019 (11-NOV-2019)
- 35th Annual Central Coast Renaissance Festival (27-JUL-2019)
- Independence Day at Cayucos (06-JUL-2019)
- Civil War Reenactment ~ Fort Tejon (05-JUN-2019)
- Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest ~ 2019 (21-MAY-2019)
- Three Rivers Jazzaffair ~ 2019 (21-APR-2019)
- Bag Tours ~ 2018 (18-JAN-2019)
- 2018
- Pismo Jazz Jubilee by the Sea (OCT-2018)
- Seven Magic Mountains (13-OCT-2018)
- SLO Ultra Trail Run (02-SEP-2018)
- Central Coast Renaissance Festival (30-JUL-2018)
- Big Band Street Dance at Columbia State Historic Park (20-JUL-2018)
- Independence Day ~ Cayucos (07-JUL-2018)
- Fresno Pirate Festival (21-MAY-2018)
- Irwindale Renaissance Fair ~ 2018 (20-MAR-2018)
- California Warriors (24-MAR-2018)
- 2017
- Surfing Contest ~ Pismo Beach Open (25-NOV-2017)
- Horses on the Beach ~ November 2017 (23-NOV-2017)
- Jazz Jubilee by the Sea (07-NOV-2017)
- Photowalk ~ 2017 (10-OCT-2017)
- Car Shows ~ 2017 (Update: 25-SEP-2017)
- 33rd Central Coast Renaissance Festival (23-JUL-2017)
- The Fourth at Cayucos (08-JUL-2017)
- Early Days at San Juan Bautista (17-JUN-2017)
- 2017 Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest (28-MAY-2017)
- 2017 Irwindale Renaissance Faire (26-MAY-2017)
- Ladder Canyon (06-APR-2017)
- China Lake Air Show (22-MAR-2017)
- Avila Beach Polar Bear Swim (01-JAN-2017)
- 2016
- Nelson, Nevada (19-DEC-2016)
- Pismo Jazz Jubilee by the Sea (01-NOV-2016)
- Butterflies Alive! (09-AUG-2016)
- 32nd Central Coast Renaissance Festival (23-JUL-2016)
- Santa Barbara Fair North (18-JUL-2016)
- History Restored at La Purisima Mission (13-JUL-2016) ~ New photos July 2016 ~
- Independence Day ~ Cayucos (07-JUL-2016)
- Irwindale Renaissance Pleasure Faire (24-MAY-2016)
- Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest (20-MAY-2016)
- Seventh Annual Family Kite Festival (17-APR-2016)
- Cayucos Polar Bear Swim (01-JAN-2016)
- 2015
- Northern California Renaissance Faire (22-OCT-2015)
- A Piece of Nevada (06-SEP-2015)
- 31st Central Coast Renaissance Festival (22-JUL-2015)
- Turkey Buzzards (12-JUL-2015)
- Independence Day ~ Cayucos (07-JUL-2015)
- Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest (20-MAY-2015)
- Creating a Mandala at Oceano Depot (03-MAY-2015)
- Renaissance Pleasure Faire (24-APR-2015)
- History Restored at La Purisima Mission (23-MAR-2015) ~ New photos March 2015 ~
Information
Factual stuff, to the best of my knowledge. Opinions included within are clearly stated as such. Tutorials, tips and empirical dogma from The Ones Who Know Things will be found here.
- Evaluating a Photograph (26-APR-2015)
- Black Silicon: The Next Generation of Digital Sensors (05-FEB-2010)
- Photographing Musicians (30-AUG-2005)
- The Myth of 72 PPI (26-NOV-2004)
Editorials
Opinions. They may or may not be supported by fact but are, at minimum, supported by my personal experience. These editorials express my views at the time they are written. Sometimes my opinions change.
- Another Commercial Photo Contest (12-APR-2017)
- Commercial Photo Contests (01-AUG-2016)
- Comments and Opinions on the 5D Mark II (02-APR-2009)
- Photography Competitions (12-AUG-2007)
- Accessories to the Camera (10-SEP-2006)
- Javascript Off (05-NOV-2004) - Important Update 17-FEB-2007