I wasn’t there this past weekend for the big surf championship. I was nearby on a beautiful section of the coast a bit further south. I saw really big waves. I saw surfers. But I didn’t see Mavericks. (My photos are scheduled show up here in early February, though you can see a preview at my Flickr and Photo.net galleries now.) Jim Goldstein did photograph Mavericks, from all evidence from very close to the action, and he has posted a first set of images.
A Best of Best Lists?
Jim M Goldstein has compiled a list of the “best of the year” images from a bunch of photographers who read his blog. I think it is interesting to see how photographers regard their own work, and these individual “best of” lists are a great resource… and a lot of fun to look at. Kudos to Jim for putting this list together and sharing it!
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” (Heyday Books) is available directly from him.
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Green Wall, Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Green Wall, Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Vallejo, California. February 3, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell
This photograph comes from a night photography shoot with The Nocturnes, a SF Bay Area night photographers’ group. It is another image that I had passed over originally and which I rediscovered during my end-of-year search through the 2007 photograph archives.
The Grandstand, Racetrack Playa
The Grandstand, Racetrack Playa. Death Valley National Park, California. April 2, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
The “Grandstand” is a large rock formation standing in the middle of the otherwise-flat Racetrack Playa in the “outback” of Death Valley National Park. (The Racetrack is the location of the famous sliding rocks.)