Tag: central coast

  • Spring Scenes Around Morro Bay

    Spring Scenes Around Morro Bay

    After shooting the Solvang Century I camped in Morro Bay on my way back north. The next morning I walked around to shoot stock photos and other scenes that caught my eye. It was nice to see the paddlers hit the calm bay under morning light, which motivated me to capture these scenes. Morro Bay…

  • February Wall Art Sales

    February Wall Art Sales

    The months following the holidays tend to be slow as far as landscape wall art sales go. But, here are two of my most recent sales that a client took some final product phone pics of and send back to me. Below that is an additional images that sold as a exhibit mount metal print.…

  • Late Fall Morro Strand Sunset

    Late Fall Morro Strand Sunset

    While camping at this beach I’ve had a lot of luck shooting sunsets out towards the open ocean (Example: Vibrant Morro Strand Sunset), but until recently the clouds never lined up well for me above the iconic Morro Rock at sunset. Fortunately, on the last night of our coastal camping trip, and just before a storm…

  • Morro Bay Birding — Sunset and Sunrise (Sony A7RIV, Sony 200-600 5.6-6.3)

    Morro Bay Birding — Sunset and Sunrise (Sony A7RIV, Sony 200-600 5.6-6.3)

    California’s central coast is an excellent area for bird photography. Spending sunrise and sunset on the beach near our campground with a 200-600 lens I managed to photograph and capture video of a Great Blue Heron, a couple of Snowy Egrets, a Great Egret, and Long-billed Curlews. I focused my efforts on sunrise and sunset…

  • Texture and Color

    Texture and Color

    New addition to the California Coast Gallery I’ve shot quite a few incredible sunsets from west coast beaches, but these clouds were very unusual … Texture and Color. Santa Barbara County. California. October 2023. I later read that “super rare” and only recently documented asperitas clouds were spotted off the California coast around the same…

  • Along the Central Coast (Canon 5D Mark II — 2013)

    Along the Central Coast (Canon 5D Mark II — 2013)

    From the archives … Central Coast. California. February 2013 Various scenes from a camping trip along California’s Central Coast. Winter is mating season for the Northern Elephant Seal along California’s central coast. In February, when these clips were taken, the mothers are still weaning the pups and birthing continues, but at a slower pace than…