What I like most about the beaches in California is the combination of smooth sand and rock formations, adding a lot of character. This particular beach is located in the Presidio of San Francisco.
Here's a shot of the Pennybacker Bridge in Austin, Texas. I took this after midnight under a full moon on a warm Friday night late last summer. I had to wait a while to claim a good spot amongst all the young couples having a late-night "picnic." I shot this at f/8, ISO 200 for 30 seconds on a sturdy Manfrotto tripod. The wind was blowing harder than the photo suggests, so I had to hold down the tripod for the duration of the exposure to keep it steady, and it's a fairly heavy tripod. I wasn't planning on working out the old guns that night! I think by the time I took this particular shot my arms were shaking from all the work, so I do notice a bit more softness than I'd like in the image. Hopefully someone out there enjoys it...
Nikon D90, Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX AF 11-16mm f/2.8 shot at 16mm, f/8, ISO 200 for 30 seconds. DXO Optics Pro 6, Adobe Photoshop CS3.
This photo was taken about two weeks ago from "Riserva Naturale dei Calanchi di Atri" in Abruzzo, Italy. This particular portion of the territory is known for a very impressive rock formation where you can see particular "calanghi" thousands of years old.
The HemLoft is a secret tree fort; built on a mountain side in the Whistler area. I managed to find it yesterday and thought it was pretty cool! Be sure to read the whole HemLoft story.
I shot this photo on my first day in New Zealand. Our guide didn't know it yet, but this was only the first of 491,000 times that I would ask him to pull over. I blame New Zealand!
This image was taken at Awenda Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. I wanted to capture the moment of peace, relaxation, tranquility of a seagull's daily life. I used a Lee Big Stopper to slow down the motion of water while the Sun was still bright and just about to set.
Bracketed exposures were used to bring out the highlights and colours of the rocks via HDR and to mask-in the lonely flying seagull in the center of image.
During my Honeymoon I woke up before the sunrise and went out for a walk. This picture describes what every sunrise was like in French Polynesia. The water by the first hut is only 3 feet deep, and by the furthest hut is about 4 feet deep.
If you ever have the opportunity to go, make sure you have your camera by your side at all times. I ended up with over 1450 pictures during my two week stay. This is one of my favorites.
I intended to go out and shoot the Perseids but it is actually very hard to take pictures of a meteor shower. But it was still very impressive to just lie there and look up to the sky. I'm pretty happy with how this picture came out.
Taken at the Black Mountain Open Space Community Park near Rancho Bernardo, California.