Photographs: Ocean & Coast

Bird Rocks – Point Lobos

Leave a comment

Bird Rocks, Dusk
Bird Rocks, Dusk. Point Lobos State Reserve, California. December 30, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

Photographed in the last decent light on this late December evening, I was trying to capture the interesting color in the sky behind the small silhouettes of the birds on these offshore rocks. The long exposure created the misty effect on the water.

(keywords: birds, rocks, sunset, point lobos, state, preserve, reserve, park, california, surf, dusk, colorful, sky, time exposure, landscape, seascape, travel, scenic, outdoors, ocean, shore, pacific, monterey, peninsula, carmel, stock)

Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Ocean & Coast

Pelican Sunset – Point Lobos

Leave a comment

Pelican Sunset

Pelican Sunset. Point Lobos, California. December 30, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

There I was, with a long lens on my camera to photograph something else, when I noticed the flocks of shorebirds flying along the coastline in the dusk light.

(keywords: pelicans, birds, shorebirds, flock, fly, flight, pacific, ocean, coast, sunset, dusk, evening, point lobos, state park, california, usa, carmel, monterey, peninsula, scenic, seascape, landscape, travel, stock)

Photographs: Nature, Photographs: People

Golden Light on Lembert Dome – Tuolumne Meadows

Leave a comment

Golden Hour on Lembert Dome
Golden Hour on Lembert Dome – Tuolumne Meadows. Yosemite National Park, California. July 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

I like this photograph because it evokes the quiet and warmth of early evening summer light in the Sierra. This group of university students was bunched together on the summit of Lembert Dome above Yosemite National Park’s Tuolumne Meadows, quietly watching the sunset scene unfold.

(keywords: yosemite, tuolumne, meadows, lembert, dome, summit, hiking, outdoors, scenic, summer, travel, cathedral, peak, national park, california, usa, evening, golden hour, sunset, people, camping, scenic, landscape, stock)

Photographs: Central California, Photographs: San Francisco

San Francisco at Night: Bay Bridge, The Embarcadero, and Transamerica Pyramid

Leave a comment

San Francisco at Night: Bay Bridge, The Embarcadero, and Transamerica Pyramid

San Francisco at Night: Bay Bridge, The Embarcadero, and Transamerica Pyramid. San Francisco, California. December 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

On this cold December evening I detoured to Treasure Island on my way home from Muir Woods to photograph the holiday lights of the San Francisco skyline across the waters of the San Francisco Bay. (Although not apparent in the small image displayed here, the original is stitched from a series of 12 megapixel files, producing a highly detailed image that can be enlarged significantly.)

(keywords: san francisco, night, bay bridge, the, embarcadero, transamerica, pyramid, building, lights, urban, city, skyline, bay, reflections, downtown, skyscrapers, treasure island, california, usa, travel, stock)

Photographer and visual opportunist. Daily photos since 2005, plus articles, reviews, news, and ideas.