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Panther Beach Clean-up and Photography – and You are Invited!

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Photographer Ivan Makarov recently emailed to let me know about an beach cleanup and photography event at Panther Beach on the Pacific Coast north of Santa Cruz. (Ivan, I have shot at Panther Beach – this past winter – and it is a really wonderful location! Proof below… ;-) Follow the link for more information.

Last Light, Panther Beach

Last Light, Panther Beach. Pacific Ocean North of Santa Cruz, California. January 11, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

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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Photographs: People, Photographs: Urban/Street

Woman on Street, Santa Cruz

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Woman on Street, Santa Cruz

Woman on Street, Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz, California. February 16, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

A colorfully dressed woman on the street in downtown Santa Cruz, California.

Sometimes a photo just walks right past you… I was in Santa Cruz photographing the finish of the second stage of the 2009 AmgenTour of California when I looked behind me and saw this wildly dressed woman.

This photograph is not in the public domain. It may not be used on websites, blogs, or in any other media without explicit advance permission from G Dan Mitchell.

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Photographs: Central California, Photographs: Nature

Brown Branch and Bark

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Brown Branch and Bark

Brown Branch and Bark. Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California. January 17, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

A brown branch lies across the rough textures of redwood tree bark at Big Basin, California.

I’m posting this one new even though I don’t think it is yet in its final form. The photograph was made in a shaded portion of the redwood forest at Big Basin State Park last weekend on a very cold afternoon. I just happened to spot this solitary dead branch/twig against the deep and rough texture of the redwood tree bark as I started up a trail.

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Photographs: Central California, Photographs: Ocean & Coast

Pacific Ocean, Evening Sky

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Pacific Ocean, Evening Sky

Pacific Ocean, Evening Sky. North of Santa Cruz, California. January 11, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Pacific Ocean evening surf and sky at Panther Beach, north of Santa Cruz, California.

I’ve been working on a series of “minimalist seascape” photographs for a couple years now, and this is the latest in the series. This was shot quite a bit after sunset and the only light left was the soft, diffused light from the sky.

This photograph is not in the public domain. It may not be used on websites, blogs, or in any other media without explicit advance permission from G Dan Mitchell.

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