Ocean Abstracts
Take a very low tide and a sun at the golden hour, and you often find magic. I think of these images as abstracts creating by nature. That's what this gallery features. In some cases, that means some images may appear in more than one place.
Sand & Gravel Grimes Canyon
Something about the way the road forms a ribbon as it works its way through the hills of Grimes Canyon reminds me of Italy. I had passed up this shot many times because the gravel mine is an "unnatural element" in the composition. Well, so is the road and I like it....
Sunset framed by Palms
These two images show the sun setting behind the towering palm trees near Ventura Harbor. Anyone traveling toward the harbor on Los Olivos Park Drive has probably noticed how nicely they frame the sky. One evening in July I was close enough to sunset to wait for the...
Two More Wet Ones
Here are two more seascapes. The first was taken early in the morning at low tide at the beach adjacent to Ventura Harbor. The shallow pools formed by the retreating waves caught my eye and I captured the moment. The other image was taken on a brief stop after a...
Lupine Mania
The rains returned to SoCal after a long dry spell. That has every nature lover and photographer outside hunting down the latest blooms before the all-too-soon mid-April die off. Here are two images of a vast bloom of lupines on a hillside nestled up against the...
Making hay while the snow shines
With California's extended drought there have been precious few chances to capture the beauty of the Topa Topa mountains dusted in snow. The chance came this week after 2.5 inches of rain fell in Thousand Oaks and much more in the mountains. The snow usually melts...
Wildwood Park Paradise Falls
Thousand Oaks is known for Wildwood Park, a great outdoor space with 17 miles of trails and great vistas. It has appeared in numerous film and TV productions including Spartacus (Kirk Douglas), Bonanza and Gunsmoke. The park's most notable feature is its waterfall....
By the light of the moon
On September 16th, 2016 at 3:43 am, the full moon was in place to illuminate the Ventura coast near the pier and surfer's point. I marked the date on my Google calendar, dragged myself out of bed and drove to the beach. I had an idea what I might find: tide pools...