David Wilson’s Photo Stories – Page 2 – MindscapeFX

Reflections at Richardson Grove

August 19, 2019

Humboldt County, California. My brother Seth and I watch the world go by one summer night on the ...

Redwood Highway Commute

August 1, 2019

Humboldt County, California Folks were going places late one night in Humboldt County, ...

Perceptions of Time

July 24, 2019

Humboldt County coast, California The rugged northern California coast is battered by a constant ...

Eel River Overlook

July 12, 2019

Humboldt County, California The Eel River glides between Redwood-covered hillsides under the ...

The Survivor

July 4, 2019

Ancient Pear Tree in Humboldt County An old, stunted pear tree abides in its nightly vigil ...

Avenue of the Giants Guardians

July 2, 2019

Humboldt County, California The full moon rose over the redwood forests of the Eel River valley, ...

Vista Point, Humboldt County

June 20, 2019

Humboldt County, California I am not a huge traveler, but I’ve seen the marked exits up and down ...

South Fork Bridge

June 2, 2019

Northwest Pacific Railroad Humboldt County, California Built in 1910, this old railroad bridge ...

Close Encounters on the Avenue

May 9, 2019

Humboldt County, California The Avenue of the Giants is as beautiful a drive as you will find. ...

Milky Way over Kneeland Snow

April 30, 2019

Humboldt County, California. A snowy pre-dawn panorama just outside of Kneeland, Humboldt ...

"Four Fireplaces" at Women's Federation Grove

High Water Mark of the South Fork Eel River from Dec. 1964.

Redwood Guardians

Milky Way over Pacific from Tepona Point

Crescent Moonset from Beach Cave

A Fire Broke Out

Camping with family at Richardson Grove

A gnarled old tree stands silent sentinel through the long night as the world turns beneath the stars. Alderpoint Road, Humboldt County, California. August 26, 2016.

Beacon on Trinidad Head

Some of the visible galactic points of interest that are reasonably identifiable passing over the old pear tree as Earth spins beneath them. Humboldt County, California.

Star Animation from Vista Point

Vacancy at 4th & E Streets, Eureka

January 9, 2020 By DavidWilsonMFX Leave a Comment

Humboldt County, California For years, driving by, I would see her lonely figure sitting on the bench. I never stopped, but in time I grew used to her presence there, and I would look to touch base visually when I passed. Huddled inward and ...

Lost in Space (Big Dipper over Trinidad)

November 6, 2019 By DavidWilsonMFX 2 Comments

Humboldt County, California The planet hung silently in space. A tiny jewel in the blackness, it was a half-lit marble of greens and browns and blues and whites. But it was more than a planet, it was a life-bearing droplet, a little oasis of life ...

Eel River Overlook

July 12, 2019 By DavidWilsonMFX Leave a Comment

Humboldt County, California The Eel River glides between Redwood-covered hillsides under the night sky. I was there with a former student and her friend and we played with our cameras while we stood in awe of the night. There was even a shooting ...

Milky Way over South Fork Eel River

January 31, 2019 By DavidWilsonMFX Leave a Comment

Humboldt County, California The word “photography” literally means “light painting,” and there is something about taking that idea and actually adding my own strokes of light that appeals to me. Nighttime gives me the opportunity to make images ...

The Survivor

July 4, 2019 By DavidWilsonMFX 2 Comments

Ancient Pear Tree in Humboldt County An old, stunted pear tree abides in its nightly vigil beneath the Milky Way. The tree lives in Southern Humboldt County, California, but the far ridge line is in Mendocino County. The gnarled old pear tree ...

Holiday Magic 2019

December 24, 2019 By DavidWilsonMFX Leave a Comment

Humboldt County, California. It certainly looked a lot like Christmas in Old Town, Eureka. I’d gone down to photograph some nighttime holiday lights, and what should happen by but a wooden Santa ornament. It hobbled stiffly out of the store as ...