Category Archives: Photography

Virtual tour of the renewed downtown Redding

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Skip@RR

I walked through the new downtown Redding shortly after it opened in early 2021, and I created this virtual tour. It was all so new and clean. It was almost startlingly surreal at the time. Some of the businesses seen … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Pride Month in Redding 2022

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Skip@RR

Greetings from Downtown Redding’s Umbrella Alley. Image from June 2021.

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A rare foggy day in Redding

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Skip@RR

Today is foggy in Redding. It doesn’t often happen. Here are some images of local scenes draped in mist. I took these shots last November.

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A pandemic Spring in Redding

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Skip@RR

I last posted here during a grim Christmas season. Despite lockdowns and (frequently ignored) masking and sanitizing regimens, infection rates were on the rise with no end in sight. I could not escape a feeling of gloom and uncertainty about … Continue reading →

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Redding’s lovely City Hall

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Skip@RR

We received a light snowfall a few days ago. I was hoping to shoot our City Hall with a dusting of snow, but it had melted away before I got there. Took these shots anyway. It’s a beautiful building.

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Granddaughter takes flight

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Skip@RR
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Shasta Dam with floodgates open

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Skip@RR

Redding is blessed by an abundance of fresh water. “Freshwater makes up a very small fraction of all water on the planet. While nearly 70 percent of the world is covered by water, only 2.5 percent of it is fresh. … Continue reading →

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The waterfalls of McCloud

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Skip@RR

With perfect Fall weather, we and the dog spent the day hiking around the 3 waterfalls of the McCloud River you can reach easily from Highway 89. Upper Falls: Middle Falls: Lower Falls: Just over an hour’s drive north from … Continue reading →

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Fireworks for the 4th in Redding 2018

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Skip@RR

We celebrate Independence Day in Redding with a big free fireworks show put on every year by the generous McConnell foundation. Here it is as I captured 4K video from a friend’s kitchen in the west hills. 20 minutes condensed … Continue reading →

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Sundial Bridge from above the Sacramento River in Winter

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Skip@RR

The post title says it all. We got a little break in the weather and so I went looking for something to photograph.   Same view from a lower altitude. Here’s a couple fishermen casually discussing something or another, while standing … Continue reading →

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