Best of 2019 Photography
Space Ship Earth
This is not the only time i have attempted to capture this scene. It probably will not be the last either. But this time was special and the first time I was satisfied. Lots of things have to happen; big low tide, clouds in the sky, low sun... but perhaps not so low!
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Secret Beach
Low tide created this secret beach along the Southern California coast. It's only here half of every day. The other half it is under the sea!
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Chimera
From the Seadreams series - #14
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Pacific Sunset
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Contact
From the Seadreams series - #18
As with all of my Seadream images, very little if anything was done with them in post production. The effect was a consequence of what I was doing with the camera at the time. Of the thousands of images I have taken only a few achieved this particular sceneabstractabstractionartbackdropbackgroundbeautifulblurcommunicationconceptconnectconnectioncontactdecorationdefocuseddesignlightliquidmotionnatureoceanpatternseaseascapeskysoftsunbeamsunlightsurfsurfingtelepathytexturetrendywallpaperwaterwave
Riptide
From the Seadreams series - #20
This photo is the final shot in the series. I don't think I can add any more! Will I stop experimenting? No! But the 20 images that contain this entire collection feel like an entire body of work to me. Ive printed about 6 of them thus far and have a goal of printing all 20 in hopes of showing them all together somewhere, some day.abstractamericabackgroundbeachbeautifulblueblurcaliforniacoastcoastalcoastlinecolorcolorfuldarkdestinationsduskenvironmenteveninghorizonlandscapelightmotionnaturalnatureoceanorangeoutdoorsraysreefreflectionriptiderockssan diegosan diego californiascenicseaseascapeseasideshoreshorelineskysouthernsouthern californiasunsunsetsurftexturetidaltidetourismvacationwaterwaveswetyellow
Rising tide
I worked very slowly for close to an hour to get near to these gulls whom I knew would get antsy as the tide consumed their perch
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Ocotillo
Spring bloom in the desert rarely disappoints but getting some exciting clouds in the scene is much more rare, especially mammatus! I was driving and literally pulled a U turn and grabbed my camera. The formation was going in a minute!
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Beautiful end
The end of an ocotillo comes after many decades of life, This one was definitely leaving its own memorial while providing nourishment for new colonies of life at its base.
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Men of Wind
Nothing like a good breeze to help a photo! Always hard to pick just one or two of my favorite sailing photos each year.
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Rose of Sharon
A beautiful 1930 Burgess schooner whose five owners have kept her not only wonderful to look at but very competitive too!
sea shore patterns
Micro landscapes can be more intriguing than full scale ones!
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Spirit Tree
This old oak tree is growing out of a rock. It must be several hundred years old and shows the scars of many fires but no sign of giving up whatsoever!
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Crossing
Legacy crossing in front of New Zealand seems to have been the crowd favorite where I have shown it!
American Eagle Crew
Love this shot with all the action and teamwork going on here on American Eagle with Columbia just in front of her. One of my personal all time favorite sailing photos I've captured!
Starting Line
Onawa is to leeward of Nyala in this classic match racing start on Narragansett Bay
Access
Without this walkway it would be difficult to get to the beach. The clouds and the light made it memorable!
Timid Mist
The first rays of sunlight had quite an effect on the direct atmosphere it touched
Green River Church
Built in 1838 in the village of Guilford, Vermont. Everybody else was looking at the covered bridge and i did too. But when i turned around I saw this old stairway leading up to the church from the old road and it became the defining shot of the trip not the bridge!
Sunflower
Every year I shoot flowers. Some years more than others. The winner from this year was my neighbors' sunflower at its peak color!
McWay Falls
This was a bucket list location for me on the Northern California coast and the trick is to get it in the late afternoon which is not generally where you are when driving by the location. So you have to plan for it. I'd driven by a few other times over the years and it just wasn't the good light late afternoon can produce
Deepwods #4
This morning session was one of the best of the year. The light was very soft and filtered. It was an incredible experience I will remember forever. There are several similar photos from this trip but this ones too out for me.
The Clearing
The Clearing was very near to the Deepwoods. Shot the following day, This of course led to another collection, only a half dozen or so. This one I especially like because of the scope and angle of the old oaks in the foreground offset by the small oak in full fall regalia! This would look awesome printed big on metal!
