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Big Waves
I was on the Coastside over the weekend. It was a brunch meeting but, as my associate asked me, “you going to take some pictures?” Of course, the camera is always ready to go. It was a brilliant mid-day with … Continue reading
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Tagged A Grape in the Fog, beach, California, Coastside, D7000, graphics, Highway 1, Image, images, Nikon, Pacific Ocean, Pacifica, Photography, Postaday, Rockaway, San Mateo County, surf
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The Other Princeton
Princeton was a big deal where I grew up. New Jersey. Now I live near the other Princeton. That would be Princeton-by-the-Sea, California. Don’t confuse the two… that one in New Jersey has some kind of college while Princeton-by-the-Sea has … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Coastside, D7000, graphics, Half Moon Bay, Highway 1, Image, images, Nikon, Photography, Pillar Point, Pillar Point Harbor, Postaday, Princeton, Princeton-by-the-Sea, San Mateo County
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Photo Challenge: Signs
Daredevil… See the Weekly Photo Challenge here.
Photo Challenge: Nighttime
It’s dark at night. I’ve noticed that. People like to fish at night. I’ve not figured out why. Maybe it has something to do with beer? I’ve noticed beer is an excuse for many, otherwise, unexplainable things. See the Weekly … Continue reading
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Tagged California, D7000, fishing, graphics, Image, images, long exposure, night, Nikon, Oyster Point, Oyster Point Marina, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Nighttime, Photography, pier, Postaday, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco Bay Area, South San Francisco
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Photo Challenge: Humanity
While thinking about this challenge and the idea that people are different but very much the same I realized that photographers are, too. Well, different that is. Much of our personality comes through in what we photograph and how it … Continue reading
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Tagged California, D7000, graphics, human, humanity, Image, images, New Jersey, Nikon, people, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Humanity, Photography, Postaday
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Photo Challenge: Adventure
You don’t always need a road to follow to start off on an adventure. In our modern age we don’t have to pack our meager belongings and choose a path to somewhere unknown. We’ve created so many sports and games … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonny Doon, California, D7000, graphics, Image, images, kite surfing, Nikon, ocean, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Adventure, Photography, Postaday, Santa Cruz, surfing
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Not Endless Summer
Labor Day brings the summer season to a close. I grew up near the Jersey Shore on the Atlantic Ocean and loved my hot summer days and warm nights in Atlantic City (before casinos), Wildwood, Cape May, Ocean City (and … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Coastside, D7000, graphics, Image, images, Landscape, Nikon, ocean, Pacific Ocean, Photography, Pigeon Point, San Mateo County, Tunitas Creek
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Photo Challenge: Fray
I hear the fray. I don’t see it. It’s just down the hill from where I live. I don’t enter the fray. I avoid the fray. I’m not afraid to tango… it’s just that they’re so crazy. They’re always in … Continue reading
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Tagged California, D7000, graphics, Image, images, Interstate, Nikon, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Fray, Photography, Postaday, San Francisco Bay Area
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Photo Challenge: Silhouette
There’s little nuance in a silhouette… bang… it’s right there in deep contrast with all that surrounds it. It’s a simple graphic element that does not take much brain power to decipher. Yet, as simple as it is – at … Continue reading
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Tagged California, D7000, graphics, Image, images, Nikon, Ocean Beach, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Silhouette, Photography, Postaday, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area
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Photo Challenge: Texture
My day has a texture all its own. Soft light brings awareness and blessings for another chance at redemption… hard noon-day light leaves me squinting and reaching for sunglasses and thankful for landscapes in black and white where the harshness … Continue reading
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Tagged California, D7000, E-500, graphics, Image, images, Nikon, Olympus, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Texture, Photography, Postaday, San Francisco Bay Area, San Mateo County
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