Lao Tzu said: “To lead the people, walk behind them.” And so I did… and snapped a few photos while at it… 😉
To view other entries on this challenge visit http://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2013/11/07/a-word-a-week-challenge-behind/
“Never have I found the limits of the photographic potential. Every horizon, upon being reached, reveals another beckoning in the distance. Always, I am on the threshold.”
– W. Eugene Smith-
This entry is part of Weekly Photo Challenge: Horizon http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/10/25/weekly-photo-challenge-horizon/
Although Fall had officially started on September 21, summer weather lingered on for a while here in Southern California. The temperature in Los Angeles last weekend was around 90F (about 32C) and beaches were full. But these may have been the last days of summer weather. It’s been getting cooler each day and today we had our first rain (more like drizzle). So, it’s only fitting that I bid farewell to warm days of lounging on the beach…
First, I thought I’d declare my passion for the beach using pictures taken around my two favorite beaches, Santa Monica and Venice. These letter collages are a bit challenging, but fun.
Second, I thought I’d pay a small tribute to those lovely seagulls that inhabit and rule the beaches around here. I hope you enjoy the slideshow. 😉
Which way to the beach?
For more on this challenge go to: http://www.ceephotography.com/2013/10/02/cees-which-way-challenge-no-10/
I love catching those spontaneous moments when people are just being themselves and going about their business. I’ve gotten some nasty reactions when photographing strangers, so I try to do it in a non-obtrusive way or with their permission. Here is a series of candids taken in Santa Monica and Venice, California.
This entry is part of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: http://www.ceephotography.com/2013/10/01/cees-fun-foto-challenge-candid-shots/
This week’s Photo Challenge is “From Lines to Patterns.” I have quite a few shots that fit the category, so it’s been hard choosing. But here are some. I may post others later.
This entry is part of the Weekly Photo Challenge: http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/09/20/lines-patterns/
I have a new passion: Brown Pelicans! They are so beautiful, so gracious. I love how they fly in perfect formation and how they plunge-dive to catch small fish, coming very close to the shore, sharing the space with swimmers and surfers. It’s an awesome spectacle. I’m glad they are no longer in extinction!
This is how the Cornell Lab of Ornithology describes the Brown Pelican:
“The Brown Pelican is a comically elegant bird with an oversized bill, sinuous neck, and big, dark body. Squadrons glide above the surf along southern and western coasts, rising and falling in a graceful echo of the waves. They feed by plunge-diving from high up, using the force of impact to stun small fish before scooping them up. They are fairly common today—an excellent example of a species’ recovery from pesticide pollution that once placed them at the brink of extinction.”
I shall improve on my shots of these lovely birds, but for now here’s some I took last Friday in Santa Monica.
This week’s photo challenge is “Sea.”
If we were to get technical, I couldn’t post anything as I don’t have photos of any of the world’s “seas.” However, since in popular language “ocean” and “sea” are used interchangeably, I will ignore that there is a difference between them and post photos of the beautiful Pacific Ocean on the California coast. 🙂
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/08/30/weekly-photo-challenge-sea/
“Focusing” on scenes from the beach…
Photos taken in Santa Monica, CA, on August 23, 2013.
This entry is part of http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/weekly-photo-challenge-focus/
Los Angeles is known for beautiful, sunny weather, and that’s indeed what we get here most of the time. But when moving from district to district in this huge metropolis, one must be ready for changes in temperature within just a few miles, and for other unexpected changes…
The day I shot these, we had spent time in the West Hollywood/Beverly Hills areas, where the weather was sunny and pleasant. Driving back to Santa Monica, as we moved closer to the ocean, we ran into increasingly low fog that foreshadowed the creepiest-looking night one could imagine.
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