Winter approaches....

Despite our recent heat wave there are signs that summer is releasing its hot grip and making way for its chilly cousin, winter. Nowhere is it more evident that in the coastal regions where the ocean never ceases its relentless attack upon the coast. Here the waters churn and swirl, they pound into the coast with unimaginable ferocity it is here that winters coming chill can be felt the most. It is but a faint feeling of cold right now, but as the days grow shorter that chill will become a permanent fixture in So Cal. Our 80 degree paradise will give way to a freezing 60 degree nightmare that will send all so cal residents running for their fireplaces and taking shelter in, heaven forgive us, pants sweaters and shoes. It is a nightmarish scenario that none of us want to think about.........but it is coming make no mistake. Yesterday afternoon i got a glimpse of the impending doom when i went shooting at the beach, seeing that the cloud cover was broken up but relatively thick i knew that an "epic" sunset was not going to happen. Still there was potential, it wasn't going to be the suns intense golden light that we all love but a more subdued pastel kind of sunset. Turns out my instincts were right and while that golden light never surfaced there was still a lot to take in and i am grateful i was able to go out. I am a big proponent to revisiting areas that i have already photographed, to think that you can photograph an area once and think that you have captured it is really kind of arrogant. Light is not that predictable or boring, every minute of every day light falls on a subject differently than the day before, giving you endless possibilities to the scene before you. With that in mind i decided to revisit the cliffs, i had photographed them in the golden light of sunset before and it was spectacular. Yesterday though, there was mood to it a dark brooding feeling to it that cannot be described, i knew that the tide would be high and i had never been able to photograph it at that time as it is to dangerous to do so from my usual spot. So i decided to to go and see if i could find a new vantage point from where i could take some shots. Man am i glad i made that decision, everything was there the cliffs in all of their grandeur, dark moody clouds reflecting just a little of the suns color, and the ocean.....violent, churning and relentless. This is what i crave, this is where i lose myself not in pretty colors but in the untamed fury of nature and as the suns rays tried in vane to escape their prison of clouds the heat of summer dwindled away and the chill of winter was there lingering.......ever-present. Reminding me that it is coming........i for one look forward to its return and the foul weather it brings :) Enjoy!

Back in the office

Im back in the office now, no trips are planned until december when we go to australia for a month.......unless we take a spontaneous road trip or something. Anyway, i have been looking forward to being back in my office and spending sometime going through some of my images from hawaii. I have been editing and re-editing some of the images that were previously posted on the blog. I hate to edit on my laptop, but its nice to have the ability to update the blog while on vacation to let people know what we are up to. Those photos are always posted as a disclaimer though, letting them know that they are not the final versions. Now that im back in my office i can edit in a much more controlled environment where i have my monitor calibrated and ambient light under control. So since im pooped and i know you came here for pictures ill leave you with photos from Hanalei Bay on the island of Kauai. Some of these are re-edits and other are new ones. Enjoy!

The last few weeks.....

and weekends have been.......well......incredible! Having the ability to go out and spend time with my beautiful wife and get to do what i love to do all at the same time is an incredible blessing. Since we got our puppy our never ending quest to tire him out so he is not ridiculously hyper at home has gotten us out of the house pretty consistently. The ever changing weather patterns in San Diego have also been a blessing, its given me many opportunities to capture some cool landscapes. Here is the end result. Enjoy!!

The good thing about having a dog......

Is that it forces you to get out of the house, fine by me as i have needed to get out of the office and shoot as all i have been doing lately is editing. These were shot in Carlsbad over the last couple of days. Enjoy!















These next few images are actually older images that i have gone back to and reprocessed.....i like the newer versions better.

Koas 1st afternoon at the beach...

So this little guy has pretty much changes our entire lives all in a positive way mind you. We love to go out for walks and go for drives along the beach, and Sunday after lunch with the fam we spend a little time at the beach throwing the rope around and watching him eat seaweed and munch on just about everything else that he could get at. On another plus side i love photographing this little guy, hes always playful and he definitely really cute and photogenic.........so prepare to have your heart strings pulled cus hes like super model dog. Enjoy!!

Back in the water....

Well i went to the beach yesterday afternoon to take some sunset photos......but this time from the water! Shooting in the water is a whole different animal and so many different variables to take into account int a matter of seconds it get pretty hectic. All in all it was very enjoyable and i got to take a nice little sunset swim with my lovely wife once i was done. Im not a big fan of this set of photos but i post them anyway so those of you out there that are discouraged with your photography can see that even those of us who do it for a living have crappy days. Will i try again? You better believe that i will!! You cant just give up you have to keep trying until it becomes second nature and you get it right.