Coastal Orange County
March 05, 2012
January 26, 2012
The Pelicans
Photo by Carl Garrard
Carl got the best shot of the day last Sunday in my opinion. I hope he doesn't mind me posting the photo.
- A wonderful bird is the pelican,
- His bill will hold more than his belican,
- He can take in his beak
- Enough food for a week
- But I'm damned if I can see how the helican!
- Dixon Lanier Merritt
January 24, 2012
Going retro in Newport
Photographer buddy Carl Garrard and I headed out to the Balboa Peninsula Sunday morning to shoot some photos. Our mission was to use a couple of old cameras we picked up on ebay for about $25. In my case, I bought a 4MP Canon S45 which was a state-of-the-art point & shoot from about 10 years ago.
Sine it was early morning, I shot mostly at iso 400, the maximum for that camera.
While Carl stayed true to the mission and used only the two old cameras he brought with him, I cheated and got the shots below with my 5DmkII (below).
December 11, 2011
Once in a blue moon...we get a red moon
Here's a shot of the lunar eclipse from Crystal Cove early yesterday morning. This shot was taken at 6:08am, 36 minutes before sunrise. Normally, taking a photo of the full moon in a single exposure one-half hour before sunrise would be impossible unless you were willing to give up detail in the moon. The difference in brightness between the moon and the landscape is just too great and exceeds the dynamic range of the camera's sensor (the range of light it can capture in one exposure). I was able to get just two shots of the moon before the light from the sunrise overpowered the moon's diminishing moonlight from the full eclipse.
Of course I had to hang around Crystal Cove and get a few shots of the beach and the old cottages before I left.
And one from Laguna Beach on the way back home.
November 27, 2011
Laguna again
Roll your own
Here's a few more visual anthropology shots (aka street photography) from Laguna Beach.
Prayer circle at Main Beach
Chess game
Morning joe
November 02, 2011
What the heck is Los Rios and why are we going there?
It usually starts something like that. Fellow photographar Carl Garrard will have an idea of where we can go to practice our photography. Last Sunday morning it was the Los Rios neighborhood in the historical district of San Juan Capistrano. We went down there to practice low-light hand held (no tripod) photography using only one prime (not zoom) lens, in Los Rios and the adjacent train station. If you are into photography, it's a great exercise. Find an unfamiliar location and restrict your equipment to get out of your comfort zone.
June 21, 2011
June 07, 2011
Shooting Laguna
Without a doubt, one of the best places for street photography in Orange County is Laguna Beach. There's no shortgage of interesting a diverse people wandering around this town.Here's some color shots. I'll post some B&W in the next few days.
When shooting the street, I look for people who I think would look interesting photographed. If I saw me walking down the street, I wouldn't lift the camera. Now I hope I'm and interesting person, I just wouldn't be a good photographic subject. The folks on this page are.
