One of my very favorite beaches in the world is Ocean Beach in San Francisco. It's foggy, often overcast and chilly. I know...not the things most people love about a beach. I used to live one block off that beach so I really came to love it. It helps that I am not the beach bunny type. My Irish roots make it so that I burn to a crisp really fast on most beaches. I always wanted to be tan in junior high. It was in vogue then but I couldn't ever pull it off, oh well...my skin is happier now for it.
Ocean Beach is fierce. The water is really cold and has lots of great white sharks swimming around in it. The rocks are jagged and the sand is dark. You can light fires on the beach in certain places too so you often see bits of burned wood in the sand. I'm reading what I just wrote and realize it may sound kind of scary to some people. It's not really. It's beautiful and powerful.
So, on day two of our trip to San Francisco, I woke up really early because of the time change. It was still dark outside and my very first thought was, let's go have coffee and watch the sun rise on Ocean Beach! Steven is an early riser so it didn't take too much convincing.
We sipped coffee and walked on the nearly empty beach for a while. It was so nice.
we stumbled on this...ah l'amour!
We weren't the only ones with the idea of enjoying the morning on the beach.
I shot these all with my new 90 mm tilt-shift lens. I love the lens! Looking for a new way to get creative with your photography? This lens is a fun way to do that.
Hope you guys are enjoying the new blog and the bigger images. Post a comment and let me know what you think!
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Bren says:
Love, love, love the new blog. It's beautiful and so you! Really - it's awesome. Congrats!
(12.16.08 @ 10:21 PM)
Hay says:
Stunning! What a great layout, a beautiful place to showcase your art.
(12.17.08 @ 02:16 AM)
Julie Schultz says:
Love the new blog, the bigger pictures, the colors. It's so you.
(12.17.08 @ 07:02 AM)
Wanda says:
Gorgeous. I love the big pictures and, of course, your vision.
(12.17.08 @ 11:44 AM)