Today isn't going to be much of a sequential story, but more of a theme, with standalone photos. Due to less text, I will have more photos!
My theme here is the ocean -- the Pacific Ocean to be exact. My entire life, I have never lived further than a few minutes away from it, and it is an endless source of variety and beauty to me. I love the beach, the waves, the smell... absolutely everything about it. So, without further ado, photos!
A Lighthouse in the Fog
This shot was taken along the Oregon coast. This little red-roofed lighthouse stood out to me in the fog, and I thought it made for a wonderful subject.
Odd One Out
Also along the Oregon coast, this poor little seal just could not make it up to his friends. I felt a little bad for laughing (don't worry, he got up eventually). Waves can be powerful!
An Underwater Forest
This place, near Monterey and Big Sur in California, has a bit of life to it. Under the water are these tree like plants, which wave back and forth with the water. It makes for a cool effect, but not a place I'm swimming any time soon.
A Splash on the Beach
Pro-tip. Try not to get the camera wet. Thankfully I have a zoom lens!
The California Coast
Here's another shot along the California Coast, up near Crescent City. This spot caught my eye as an interesting geographical feature, and I was tempted to stay here to check if the tide would cover the little walkway when it is fully in. Make for a nice picnic, at least!
Santa Cruz Beach
A panorama! Yay! I rarely do these, but this one turned out alright. You'll probably want to open the image in another tab to see it nicely.
This beach is actually away from the boardwalk and main beaches in Santa Cruz, and can be a bit less crowded (its further southwest). The little building on the left is the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum. A cloudy day (I have the best luck), but a beautiful beach.
For those of you interested: Camera is SONY NEX-7, with a Zeiss 16-70mm lens. As always, these are my original photos, and I maintain the copyright. See the gallery of all my photos, as I build it, here.
Don't forget to follow if you like my blog, I will keep posting picture stories! :)
How is your NEX treating you? I'm on the fence for a Sony mirrorless and I keep changing my mind...the photos look great though!
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I love Sony's mirrorless cameras! The NEX (And its successors, A6000 series) are the perfect size and weight for hiking, while still taking amazing shots. This guy would last me forever, it seems, but I'll be upgrading to a full frame camera when I can.. and I'm definitely staying mirrorless.
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nice to know that. I might get on it soon!thanks
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a splash on the beach and a lighthouse in the fog are probably the best.
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The seals look so pretty. Maybe we should have seals around here in Steem, not just whales, dolphins and minnows.
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Beautiful pics - very atmospheric.
Are you guys seeing a lot of animals dying around the coastal areas? Reports suggest that a lot of marine life is being affected on the Pacific Coast due to Fukishima.
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Thanks for the freshness. And for the beauty. The ocean has always been for me something distant and desirable. Living in Siberia, I'm used to other landscapes. But I still long to be with the ocean :)
Following you, @anyx!
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Beautiful photos, thanks so much for sharing! I live on the California coast and the views are spectacular, as your photos show. Not great weather for me to wear a bikini though, haha.
Upvoted - cheers!
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The ocean! Your pictures allowed me to plunge into this wonderful world. The ocean for me is an infinite power. Is an immeasurable depth and eternal mystery. It is the eternal movement of the waves on the surface. And the same eternal calm of the ocean depths. It's freshness. This sense of delight from contact with all this splendor. Yes. The ocean is probably one of my most favorite images of the universe. Thanks for the inspiration! Your work is lovely!
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Very exotic photography . at least for my view .. the panorama is all the money
check : this maybe you like it .is from southern coast of the Greek island of Crete
https://steemit.com/steemit/@johnsarris/geological-photography-this-volcanic-rock-formetions-through-the-cooling-and-solidification-of-magma
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Great photos Anyx:)
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Oh, man, I miss the Pacific. I grew up surfing Huntington Beach in Southern California. I do miss it. Thanks for these great photos.
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