The Turquoise Monterey Bay
Recently, residents in and around Monterey, CA have noticed a beautiful turquoise glow in the Monterey Bay. It’s especially prominent when it’s very sunny. I went down to Fisherman’s Wharf yesterday planning to capture this color in the Bay. It was a partly cloudy day and the color wasn’t as intense as I had seen it a couple days before, … Read More
The “Conductor”
Pelicans on a rock wall in Elkhorn slough at Moss Landing on the Central Coast of California (To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 6D, EF70-200mm f/4L IS lens + 1.4x tele-extender (280mm), 1/2000 sec at f/8, ISO 250
Point Sur Panorama
[To see this panorama in its fullest, extend the web page as wide as your monitor, then click on the image to enlarge it.] This panorama is from ten individual images that are stitched together into one. I was standing near the Visitor’s Center and took ten shots, starting on the right, where you can see the side of the Visitor’s … Read More
Point Sur Lighthouse – The Light
Today and tomorrow, we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Point Sur Lighthouse. The light on the lighthouse was first lit on August 1, 1889. It sits on top of Moro Rock and the Lightstation includes 11 historic buildings including, in part, the light keeper’s house, a barn, carpentry and blacksmith shops, and a visitor’s center which used to be … Read More