Beach Inhabitants in San Diego

I have always thought that seagulls are such characters, and the ones in San Diego didn’t disappoint! 

Here’s Looking at You

Yep, definitely a character!  I loved this guy, just daring me to come closer to get the shot.  Of course, if I had done that, he would have flown away!  Still, I love the character of this guy!

There’s Always One

These four would pose in perfect alignment until they noticed my camera.  Then, one of them would look up, down or around!  It reminded me of little kids when you want to photograph them!

Flyin’ Free

I watched them carefully, and managed to capture this shot of one of them as they took off just over the surf.  For as corny as they sometimes look on shore, they sure are graceful once airborn.

Flyin’ Free II

I just kept following him with my camera and got him as he soared over the water.  I loved the artistry that they portray when they fly, and the sense of loneliness of this image.

Flyin’ Free III

Now, image doesn’t convey loneliness to me – it says freedom…..and joy.

Enjoy!



 

San Diego Beach Waves

When I was in San Diego the other week, one day we went on a walk down the beach.  We had sort of thought about not going, because it was a “June gloom” type of day, with overcast skies and no sun.  But, then I thought it might make for some interesting mood shots, so we decided to give it a go!  Was that a good decision?  I’ll let these images speak for themselves!

Rollin’ In

The waves were rather rough on this day, and I couldn’t resist capturing a close up of the wave action.  There were some surfers out there, in their wet suits.  We had on some light fleece type jackets – when there’s no sun, it’s a might chilly at the beach! 

Rough Surf

Here’s a better shot to give you an idea of how rough the waves were.  I tried to take my images so that people generally didn’t appear in them, but don’t be fooled.  There were quite a number of folks there enjoying the beach despite the surf and the lack of sun!  Still, my friend told me it was far less crowded than it typically is.

Rollin’ In and Out

I loved the sense of motion that this image gives you – or at least, that it gives me!  The waves were being drawn back out into the ocean, and I can sort of feel that by looking at this image.  The next couple of images are of the same theme – rolling waves – in or out!

Shoreline

I really was taken by how the retreating waves left their “mark” on the sand – kind of like a piece of abstract art.

Lines in the Sand

In this image, the waves are sort of at that “in between” stage between rolling in and being drawn back out again.  I was fascinated by the design of it all!

Into the Surf

As I said, there were plenty of people on the beach, and this little girl was so sweet, I had to capture her in a watercolor like image.  She would run as close to the surf as she could get, sort of chasing it as it rolled out.  She then sat in the sand until it began to come back in, waiting until the last minute before she raced back up the beach, laughing all the way!

Formation Flight

This image is actually a compilation of 3 images – the base is actually a photo of some cloud formation that I took back home in New Mexico a while ago.  However, the image of the seagulls flying and the surf pounding the shore is from San Diego!  The seagulls were flying over sand, not water, but thru the magic of PhotoShop, they are ow flying over the water, where they look best!

Enjoy!