Established 1875 Winter Harbor, Maine  Egg Rock Lighthouse 

Just For Fun -   Big Guns Are Always In Style 

Atlantic shoreline just before rain -->  Shoreline View

And now for some comments -- this was taken with a Sony point-and-shoot on a very dark day.  Every time I try to lighten the photo it gets grainy.  Any suggestions?

Portland Maine 

 Sandy Neck Lighthouse 

Cape Cod, Massachusetts

New Haven Connecticut  Harbor Light 

Well, since I'm on deck for the next challenge I figured I should probably contribute to this challenge.

In addition to being a color freak, I am by nature a fill the frame kind of guy.  So I had some trouble deciding what to use for this challenge.  For my first shot here's a follow up to a shot I posted recently.  This swan seemed very content to be swimming in the rain.

Next, it's important to Remember the Fallen.

Finally, I freely admit that this surfer is NOT on a par with SG's work.  In my defense, I was using an offbrand 300mm zoom handheld.  I like the use of negative space in this shot though.  I feel it portrays the power of the sea.

Thanks for looking - comments welcome.

Well, I've gone on another long stretch without posting.  I thought I'd share a few from my trip to Oahu in January.

Rough Seas

In the Clouds

For the challenge - Palm Symmetry

Thanks for looking.  Don't let the cannons keep you from commenting honestly!

For me, the ocean is most dramatic at the end of a rain storm.  The air is clear, clouds are dark and the sun is trying to come out.  At sunset last night, I expected bright colors across a wide sky, but the clouds would not give in, and the sun was limited to one small opening. 

The offshore oil platforms, with their early evening lights, prompted me to take this set to show an end of day scene as the rainstorm makes its exit.

From earliest to latest, as the sun sinks behind the horizon:

 DnS1     DnS2     DnS3b    DnS4

November 26, 2008 in Huntington Beach, CA

I have not had the opportunity to go and take any new pictures for the challenge. I have been working out of the home office and the available daylight keeps getting shorter. I looked back at some photos taken earlier this year and thought that this would make a nice conversion. I am glad that I did.

 MB pier BW

Here are some shots that I took when I was in San Diego not too long ago.

 Janet took this one of Me and San Diego .

 I walked out along this looong pier and snapped a surfer riding a wave.

This guy was having fun.                  

Then I walked along the beach... got this dude making a hard turn

Jersey Blue - Barnegat Inlet Jetty 

Jersey Blue - Fishing Boat 

1, 2, 3 and  4.

To give you a size perspective the rail fence up on that bluff is about four and a half feet tall.

Tech note: All were taken with a Canon 40D, Canon 18-40mm L lens and tripod with a remote shutter release. I used manual mode and manual focus all preset to enable me to watch everything unfold and hit the remote as I wanted to.  

   Mystic Blue_HERE

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This picture was taken from my deck at exactly 9:00 am PDT

Wet Sand

I know that some of the pictures are grainy.  I think this is due to the fact that I was trying to shoot from a distance and didn't have enough zoom to get a perfect ungrainy picture.  Anyway I hope you enjoy.  The race was fun like it is every year.