Feather on the Beach, Will and Other Stuff at Pomponio Beach

Will and I went over to Pomponio Beach on Saturday afternoon. I came up from Monterey and Will came over the hill from San Jose. I had to endure the trip through Santa Cruz, never a favorite thing of mine. Will had to cut his way through The Great Pumpkin Festival at Half Moon Bay. I think I got the better part of the bargain.

We arrived there in late afternoon. Will was working on a project for his photography class and was shooting full manual film. Oh my. I, on the other hand, was footloose and fancy free to take in the late afternoon light and do whatever I wanted.

So I did.

At the Beach

Son Will and I headed out for the Pescadero coast yesterday and dropped by one of my favorite spots, Pompino Beach.

This shot caught just how big the cliffs there are. If you look to the bottom right you can see two people walking on the beach. This is an awe inspiring place.

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Mother and Daughter

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I finally have things running pretty much in a satisfactory manner.

I have been remiss in visiting other blogs over the last couple of weeks. That in part is because of all the computer hassles and in part because I simply have not felt like it. It has become more of a chore than a pleasure, but I suspect that will change now that i am fully functional again.

I shot this pic about a week ago at Pampino Beach near Pescadero which is a lovely place. The mother and daughter were having a good time and it showed. So, I took a few frames. I added some vignetting (now there is something I don't do every day!) to bring the focus to the subject. The original image was good, but I liked it this one better.

One More Lightroom

Fiddled with vibrance, curves, contrast and vignetting to make the image pop.

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Another Shot at Dusk

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Hard to Improve on God's Handiwork

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Footprints on the Beach

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This is the shot I was taking when Manu shot that picture of me on my knees with my backside elevated to the heavens.

I like the optical illusion. The footprints appear to be raised rather than depressed into the sand. I saw this illusion before, notably in the craters on the moon when the astronauts aboard the Eagle were making their approach for landing. It's a strange effect.

Manu in his Mileu

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Do pay him a visit at San Francisco Daily Photo.

Picture of MJ and his New Lens Gratis of Manu at SF Daily Photo

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Well, Manu (SF Daily Photo) and I headed out for the Pescadero coast south of Half Moon Bay. It was my first chance to use the new wide angle lens here captured magnificently by Manu. The ugly dude behind the camera is moi. It was a great day and fine company. Manu has the equipment and the ability to use it. My humble lens gave me a couple of nice images that I'll post later this week.


Below is an image of me in an embarassing posture getting a picture that will also be posted later in the week.

From Inside a Cave

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A Hunting We Will Go

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Shooting in a Gale

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I thought I'd put up a few pictures taken on my trip down Route 1 from Pescadero to Pidgeon Point. In the first image you can see the foam that blew in from the ocean. If you look closely, you can see some of it is airborn. The 50 to 70 mph winds carried the foam hundreds of yards inland to the highway. You can also see some of the foam blew onto the UV filter.

The wind nearly knocked me off my feet, and I weigh over 200 lbs. The last image almost, but not quite, captures some of the effect wind.

Pescadero

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