Tag: California

Tower Pizza of The Danish Town Solvang

A couple of miles out of Santa Barbara, California, is a small Danish town called Solvang. It feels as though Vikings built it one hundred years ago or something. Actually, they probably did, but I haven’t done my research on the place yet.
Redondo Beach Pier

The different beach cities all along the coast of California all seem to have their own little vibe. And Redondo Beach is no different. For this shot, a thick marine layer blocked most of the sun. A few minutes after this, the light from the sun was pretty much gone, even though the sun was…
Two Seagulls in a sea of Mussels

This is an HDR photo of two seagulls relaxing in a sea of mussels during sunset. It was a very low tie, so the mussels were all exposed. I’m sure the seagulls were looking for an easy meal with all the other animals that were exposed. I’m on a 16mm shot in this photo, and…
Victoria Beach Tower

This Photo is of the Victoria Beach Tower, which is actually a 60-foot spiral staircase built with reinforced concrete that leads up to a house on the top of the cliff. This was built in 1926 as part of California Senator William Edward Brown and his wife’s summer vacation home so they could escape the…
Hermosa Pier Sunset

This shot is of the Hermosa Pier right before the sun went down. The sun is there but very small in the shot because I’m on a really wide lens. This photo is just before the sky turns to a deep purple color, which created a totally different look from the one found in my…
Beneath the Hermosa Pier

My experience photographing the Hermosa Pier was much better than when I went to the Santa Monica Pier. Parking was much easier in Hermosa, with fewer people and photographers crowding around. I basically had the whole purple hour to myself. The purple hour is the hour after the sun goes down when the sky transitions…
Downtown Los Angeles City View

This is a view of Downtown Los Angeles from the Griffith Observatory. It was one of the rare clear nights—we’ve actually been having a lot of them lately. It’s very nice weather this summer. If you plan on making a trip to the Griffith Observatory at night, prepare for a crowd. It can be hectic…
Griffith Observatory – Los Angeles

The Griffith Observatory is a pretty sweet spot in Los Angeles. It’s incredibly crowded and almost impossible to get a photo of without people everywhere. It’s incredible I pulled this off. I stayed a little longer after the park ranger told everyone to leave and got about a minute to myself.
Yosemite Falls – Selective Coloring Technique

This is a shot of the Yosemite Falls. I singled out the color of the man at the base of the falls to really capture the scale of the falls. This trick is pretty easy to do, and there are a few ways to do it. I did it with Lightroom. Here is how.
The Haunted Queen Mary

In WWII, the Queen Mary was called the Grey Ghost, not because it was haunted but because of its color and the way it smoothly sailed across the water. Doesn’t it just look haunted? Apparently, some 150 ghosts haunt the Queen Mary, and I’ve read that up to 49 people have died aboard the ship.…