Four Mile Beach (Santa Cruz, CA)

Yesterday, I set out to locate Four Mile Beach, just outside of Santa Cruz along Highway 1. I was surprised to have found it relatively fast considering that there are no markers. That seems to be the case for all of the best beaches. Cars parked in the middle of nowhere is usually a good sign though. Stephen Trainor's "The Photographer's Ephemeris" got me in the general vicinity, and I marked my preferred spot in the app on my iPhone for future reference! Four Mile Beach is a beautiful location and I intend to go back very soon! My filters required more repeated cleaning than usual due to the constant mist that stubbornly insisted on coming in my direction, lol. Friend and fellow photographer Phil Richardson, and I planned on shooting with the full moon later on that night, but the tide was starting to get close to the shoreline, so Phil and I decided against it. Not exactly a tough call. I suggested we stay and go surfing, but Phil wasn't too keen on that. Can't imagine why :) Anyway, I had a lot of fun and was happy to walk away with a few decent images.

Natural Bridges

This image was taken on an extremely windy day in Santa Cruz, CA. While I was hoping for a more interesting and dramatic sunset, the blue sky and reflection on the water do lend a nice quality to the image.

Pebble Beach - Pescadero

This past Saturday, I had the chance to hang out, and go shooting with friend and fellow photographer, Phil Richardson at Pebble Beach in Pescadero, CA. I've probably shot in this area 4 times within the last two months, and its always a completely new experience that comes with various challenges. I suppose this is why I keep returning. Though most people will always associate Pebble Beach with the one closer to Carmel, this remains a special place in my opinion. I was quite pleased with these three images.

Downtown San Jose

I recently went to shoot in downtown San Jose for a class project. I had forgotten how many changes the downtown has gone through over the years. Here are two images from the night.

Pfeiffer Beach in B&W

I got a chance to drive down to Pfeiffer Beach this past week. Unfortunately, there was too much going on and I was not able to make the drive at an earlier time. By the time I arrived, it was really far too windy, and extremely bright. But I decided to capture a few images anyway. Here is one that came out okay.