Santa Cruz County

There's something about arches in the ocean that I'm really drawn to. They are like windows to the sea that are always changing. Over time many of...

North of Santa Cruz, CA., there are a series of great little beaches. Most locals know about these, but I don't think they're well known outside of...

*** Explored #169 on 2/9/2012! ***

Normally I don't post 2 photos from the same night, but I really liked these 2 compositions and couldn't decide...

From this last weekend. There were a lot of people taking pictures earlier in the day but once the sun went down it seemed like everyone left....

Natural Bridges State Beach is a 65-acre (26 ha) California state park in Santa Cruz, California in the United States. The park features a natural...

The Davenport stack, lit by the light left from the setting sun. I like how the light washed across the moss and rock in the foreground. I was hoping...

*** Explored #74 on 10/30/2012! ***

The beginning of May 2012 greeted us with 3 straight days of beautiful sunsets. I almost missed all of them. On...

Yesterday I checked the weather forecast and it looked like there were some nice clouds rolling in. I asked Willie if I should head home, grab my...

Because it's slippery around there...

This is the crack at Davenport, CA. Photographers who have their act together usually have the sun setting at...

The Seacliff pier (wharf? What's the difference?) at Seacliff State Park in Aptos, CA. You can see the concrete ship at the very end. Just prior to...

Santa Cruz pier after sunset, new years eve 2011, California, USA,

Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz, California, taken just before sunset on new years eve 2011. There were 4 main things working against me...

Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz, CA.

A couple weeks ago I decided it was time to order a Lee Filter holder and a set of HiTek filters as well. They finally all arrived on Friday and my...

*** Explored #26 on 2/7/2012! ***

I had a feeling that the skies last week would we worth a trip to the coast and I threw my camera gear into my...

Update: UPS delivered a nice, brand spankin' new D800 to my door today! Super excited to get outside and shoot with it soon!

During the winter...

Panther Beach after the sun went down. The tide chart said it was still on the rise till around 7pm... and it was only around 5.

The ocean was...

This is quickly becoming a spot for me much like Natural Bridges or Rodeo Beach -- a place I've gone numerous times and never come away with an image...

I had been keeping an eye on the weather and my work schedule this past week, itching to escape and shoot but really wanting the conditions right for...

Willie and I have been waiting for a while for the clouds to come back to California so we can head back to the coast and get some coastal seascapes....

This is looking away from the rock formation and toward the setting sun. As often happens, you can see a bank of fog right on the horizon.

Thanks...

I returned to Santa Cruz this weekend. This area is so abundant with hiking trails and spectacular scenery; I plan on returning often. I visited...

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This park features 15 miles of hiking and riding trails through a variety of forested areas including redwoods, mixed evergreens, riparian, Ponderosa pine, as well as rare ancient marine deposits called Santa Cruz sand hills. We took this shot while visiting the Henry Cowell state park en route to the natural bridges state park in Santa Cruz. This is an awesome location to see some old growth Redwoods and spend some time on a leisurely hike traversing the simple trail through the state park exploring the amazing tall giants around here.

This is an HDR capture using HDR Efex pro 2 for the first time and I am liking the results a lot much better than the software I used previously. Enjoy and hope all had a great Thanksgiving!!

Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz, California, taken just before sunset on new years eve 2011. There were 4 main things working against me...

Summer time may not be ideal for sunsets on the coast in California, but it had been far too long since I had done any serious shooting, so I headed...

This is my third image from a dramatic winter sunrise in Santa Cruz, California. For this version of the scene, I composed a little outside of my...

I know, too many shots from this outing. I don't get out enough so I have to make the best of the opportunities I get. Plus, this is the best time of...

In Santa Cruz, CA.

This is from my second shooting trip with Yves, and it happened to coincide with my last day working at HP. After packing up my cubicle and a nice...

*** Explored #196 on 1/16/2012! ***

This year happens to be the first year since the 1970's that Tioga Rd in Yosemite National Park has been open...

I really like this little channel here. The water would come crashing into the rocks on either side as well as the one in the center. It was really...

Where the cement ship Palo Alto lies beyond.

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From a visit to Hole-in-the-wall beach, north of Santa Cruz, CA.

The day was pretty grey, but sunset brought some nice colors peeking under the...

We drove around the highway to look for this 4-mile beach, and after we arrived, I was a little disppointed to be honest. This beach is not as...

North (about four miles - how about that) of Santa Cruz.