The Road from Ventura

As the fog rolled in this evening, reminding me of the rain storms scheduled for tomorrow, I felt myself reminiscing about the lovely, sunny drive home I had from Ventura a little over a week ago. 

I started off on Highway 101 North, but I decided to make the trek more scenic by taking CA Route 1 from just north of Ventura to Santa Barbara.

Then I picked up 101 North for a hot minute only to get off and take CA 154 through the beautiful San Marcos Pass for about 30 miles until it connects back with the 101.

(that's Santa Barbara way down there, by the ocean)

Then I was on the 101 until until sunset, when I connected with the routes closer to home in Oakland. It wasn't as easy to stop for photos on the 101 but I'm glad I had a leisurely beginning to my drive home, it's made it much more enjoyable.

Rock Portraits

As promised, here are more photos from Sunday's photo shoot at Mile Rock Beach. I am quite pleased with the images I made that day. I think they show a distinct difference from the beach pictures I've made over the past few years.

Splash

Just one photo today, an action shot, taken at Mile Rock Beach. It was unexpectedly warm this morning, so I spent 2 hours crawling across the rocks at the wave line and taking photos. There will be more to come, but with 354(!) photos to go through, that will take a while. 

Receding Waves

View from Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California

For the past 4 years I have been taking pictures of the beach. Not necessarily the ocean, but all the items that end up on the beach in some way. Today, despite feeling a bit sick, I decided to take a walk down to Ocean Beach to get some fresh air and take some photos. There weren't many items in the sand, but the ocean was pretty mellow so I took pictures of the waves as they retreated back into the ocean.

I have to admit, I think this image is my favorite of the day