Beach over the Water

Beach over the Water

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June 9, 2010

My apologies for missing Friday; a pretty nasty sinus infection got the better of me, and I was sidelined all day.  But today I am back, mostly, and wanted to keep up with the posting that should have gone out Friday.  This is from the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan, an interesting and very beautiful place to roam around.  You walk out to the end of the sand, looking out over a body of water so large you'd swear it was an ocean.  It was brisk and crisp, even in June, and you could see the summer clouds popcorning across the sky.  Enjoy.

Technical notes:

Camera: Nikon D80

Lens: NIkon 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6

Focal length:  32 mm

Exposure: 1/160 @ f/16  ISO 400

Post-processing: Minor tone adjusted with PS 4 and LR 1.4.

Marine Still Life

Marine Still Life

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December 25, 2007

Sticking with Washington today, this time a silly little still-life from the coast.  While out hiking near on the Dungeness Spit, Washington, there was this riot of kelp along the sand.  Masses of algal tubes and fronds were intertwined on the shore, and there was this single blue stone, obviously having spent some time in the ocean with its toupee of seaweed still clinging to the top.  But I thought the contrast in color made a great little still-life of the sea, and so here it is for you to admire and think of the vast Pacific ocean.  Enjoy.

 

Technical notes:

Camera: NIkon D80

Lens: Nikon 18-135 mm f/3.5-5.6

Focal length: 85 mm

Exposure: 1/60   f/5.6  ISO 800 

Post-processing: Slight texture,toning and curves adjustment in PS4

Lights Along the Beach

Lights Along the Beach

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December 23, 2006

Summer is in full swing in North Carolina, with the twin devils of high heat and high humidity.  These warm days bring to mind a number of classic summer images, and the fair is one of the definite highlights of summer to a kid (or most adults).  That carefree atmosphere, the food, the games, and the rides.  Garrison Keillor wrote a terrific piece for the National Geographic reminiscing about the state fair and all that it entails.

This photo, which to me invokes these ideas of nighttime hi-jinks and fairs, was taken in the dead of winter.  Being Los Angeles (Santa Monica, specifically), it of course never gets cold, and the ferris wheel lights up and runs all year long.  The image at night was begging for monochrome, and the winter sky kept the humidity and the haze away, leaving this long shot along the pier, with the lights of Santa Monica in the distance.

Technical notes:

Camera: Nikon D80

Lens: Nikon 18-135 f/3.5-5.6

Focal length: 18 mm

Exposure: 2.5 sec @ f/8, ISO 200

Post-processing: Desaturation,  curves adjustment in PS4