Serendipitous Sunset

Sometimes images fall right into your lap when you least expect them. While on our vacation we went to a street market in Oceanside, California. Shortly afterward while walking along the road next to the beach I spied the sun going down behind the pier. I thought. Hmmnn... that would make a nice image with all of the people lined up on the pier watching the sun go down. Then I spotted the bicycle and I realized it would make a much stronger image. Such a beautiful Southern California sunset. God's love and blessings to all, chris

It's a Grand View

Today the clouds passing overhead where I live were spectacular. Which is pretty unusual for summertime. We rarely get clouds like that. As a result I was really looking forward to a phenomenal sunset. However long before the sun even came close to setting the fog came rolling in from the coast. Well, so much for that idea. My plans for the evening were foiled by the fog. On to editing images. I found a really nice image from Southern California of Grand View Beach late in the afternoon to take its place. I hope that you like it. God's blessings to all, chris

Fiery Sunrise

Every morning for the past week the morning sky has been filled with smoke from the forest fires in Oregon. The smoke has been streaming southward down to us blocking up the skies each day. This was yesterday's view of sunrise over the Mendocino Mountain Ranges east of Willits, Ca. God bless , chris

Editing

I would probably spend a lot more time doing photography if it wasn't for the editing! The more photos I create the more time I spend in front of the computer screen editing images. I have been slowly wading through all of the images our family trip to Southern California. Here are a few Jellyfish from the aquarium in Long beach. what a beautiful place! God's love and blessings to all, chris

Time for a Honey Bee

Most of today was spent cleaning up the backyard and power washing the flagstone patio. At some point during the day I spotted some Honey Bees feeding on the Cone Flowers in the front yard. I quickly ran back inside the house and grabbed my camera and a macro lens. I sat down next to the Cone Flowers and waited taking a quick break from my yard cleaning duties. It wasn't long before a Honey Bee returned from the hive and started feeding on the flowers. I ended up making some beautiful Honey Bee images. God's sweet love and blessings to all, chris

Stock Image From a Day Off

I took yesterday and today off. Well actually I didn't take today off because I spent a good chunk of the afternoon processing the last of some wedding images. Yesterday Jay and I spent an absolutely gorgeous day at the coast rock fishing. I caught two really nice rockfish and one really small one the size of a minnow and tossed them back. The weather was perfect and the surf was extremely small for the North Coast of California. The biggest waves were less than a foot high! Here is one stock image from the drive over. I have wanted to make an image like this for some time now. A flagman looking away at the highway and one image created by Jay while I was trying to pull a rockfish up off the bottom and it didn't want to budge.Fishing for rockfish on light tackle is a lot of fun. God's love and blessings to all, chris

Rocks of La Jolla

On one of my mornings in Southern California I got up bright and early to create some images of some of the rocks in the cove at La Jolla. Hoping for a pink lovely sunrise instead I got fog. Which was fine because it just created more of a dark mood in the images I wanted to make. I placed my camera on a tripod for some long exposures to blur out the motion of the waves and water. Here are a selection of my favorites. God's Light and Love to all, chris