I took this picture of a forest stream bank along the coast in central California. I like the image because it has a nice contrast between the complicated detail of the static stream bank and the almost featureless fast-moving water. I’ve taken photographs at this particular place quite a few times over the years. This particular stretch of stream has a nice feel to it.
Sadly, the large number of inexpensive consumer drones available has made low level aerial photography a bit ubiquitous these days, but I still very much enjoy taking aerial photographs by hand from manned aircraft. I like that you can see all the variations in a landscape that are not obvious from the ground. I love the patterns and geometry when looking down from overhead. There sure is a lot of variety in this world.
It’s surprising sometimes how precarious life can be. Sometimes a whole ecosystem can be just 30 feet wide. I took this photograph at Heron Reef in the Great Barrier Reef just off the coast of Gladstone, Australia. The coral only lives at a specific depth were the light is strong enough, but it is always covered in water during low tide and protected from wave damage. To the left, the cliff drops down to the depth of the surrounding sea. To the right, the water depth increases again to the inner protected water of the coral cay. In-between those depth extremes, is a thin strip of abundant life. Not too deep, and not too shallow; just right.
Just some flowers tonight.
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Sometimes it’s nice to take a minute and look at the small world that is right under your feet.
It’s hard to beat a summer evening along the California coast with surf splashing on the rocks. The warm sun, the salty smell of the ocean, and the sound of the surf and sea birds will always be nostalgic to me.
The Alaskan Range is a neat place. There are endless valleys, peaks, and rivers to explore.
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