Catch a Wave

Photographing surfers is a lot of fun. Whenever I'm in Southern California I always make an attempt to spend some time photographing them. Luckily most California beaches are perfect for photographing in early morning light. It's still a hit or miss thing depending upon the morning fog.One morning I got off to an early start and went to Cardiff by the Sea worked my way northward to Swami's and Grandview and I finally settled on Moonlight Beach in Encinitas due to the fact that it has a great beach break that is close in and is perfect for photographing with a 400 millimeter lens. It was wonderful that there was no shortage of surfers. It was nice to see a lot of young kids surfing as well. One young man in a green and black wetsuit was exceptionally good. I must say I had a superb time. God's love to all, chris

Looking for Wildlife

For those of you that are conscientious followers of my photoblog you have probably noted my absence and wondered where I have been. I just returned yesterday from almost two weeks in Southern California with my family. Between activities with my family I managed to squeeze in a little bit of photography. As a result of that I have thousands of images to edit. Wildlife along the coast in that part of the state is found in little pockets. A good example of that is one morning I was out looking for surfers along Moonlight Beach in Encinitas and I found a small flock of Marbled Godwits feeding on sand crabs. I had a great time crawling around on my belly in pursuit of them. Here are a few images. Looks like I'll be spending a lot of time editing images over the next few weeks. God's love and blessings to all, chris