Went to the beach last weekend. A storm had just hit the previous day and the waves were churning and the wind was blowing. It made for a pretty scene. There's nothing like the salt air and the sound of the crashing waves to relax you. This was taken from the pier looking south.
Here's another take on the Disney Concert Hall in LA. The reflective colors, patterns and textures of this building make it a wonderful subject for photography. There is no end to the possibilities when you walk around this building.
This is a fan made from peacock feathers sitting on a couch in the Perkins house in Colfax, Washington. This 1884 Victorian style house makes you feel as though you are in the1800's. It is full of antique furnishings of the period. A photographer could spend all day in this house and still feel the need to stay longer.
You've heard of "Muscle Beach", here are muscles on the beach. Low tide at San Clemente pier at sunset.
It's been awhile since I posted mostly because I haven't been out photographing. I'm hoping to change that in the coming weeks. With it being the dead of winter here in SoCal (80 degrees today) I'm hoping for some rain and storms to get some dramatic skies. Unfortunately, nothing in the forecast about rain.
Saw this old truck in Texas along side the road. It was obviously part of someone's outdoor Christmas display. Unfortunately, I wasn't there at night to see how it looked all lit up. But since I like old rusty vehicles as photo subjects, it looked good enough to me in the daylight to make a photograph.
I wish my family and friends a very merry Christmas and I hope all of you are able to be with those you love this Christmas season. Please join me in praying for the well being of our troops across the world defending our freedom.
Well, winter is on the horizon as autumn fades away. Here in SoCal autumn doesn't really kick in (i.e. leaves changing color) until late November on into December. The photo above was taken in my backyard of the leaf of a liquid amber tree. As you can see, there is a little glare on the leaf in the upper left. Had I not been so lazy, all I had to do was to go get my polarizer and that glare would have been history. Either way, I like the detail in the leaf.
Here's a night shot of the San Clemente Pier. This was taken about a half hour after the sun went down using a long exposure setting. As you can see, the sky looks more like it does in the daylight. Of course because of the long exposure the water looks silky and smooth. This is one of my favorites of this pier.
