Photo Blog- "Find your Latitude..."

Every day we are grateful. We feel lucky to live in such a beautiful community full of amazing people and breathtaking surroundings. We are certainly spoiled! We are reminded how incredible our city is, every time visitors come in and gasp at the images on our walls. We are lucky enough to be like a little “Best of Ventura” exhibit, and are honored when residents bring out of town guests to our gallery first, before taking them around town. We have the best Latitudes Family! They stop by to just say “Hi” and walk through regularly to soak in a...

In one of the biggest El Ninos the California coast has seen in years, large waves have done severe damage to the Ventura Pier. With an early start on Friday, December 11, 2015 the waves started pounding and continued all day. Many pilings were torn off and washed up down the beach in the Pierpont area. We will have to wait and see how long it takes to get it repaired so we can all enjoy strolling on it again.

Big waves in Ventura, CA on Friday, Jan. 24th. Seems that about once or twice each winter, the waves get big and put on a show. Today the conditions were right for making a beautiful sight at "C" Street in Ventura. Ventura Pier Monster Wave

After receiving a new water housing from Sean at SPL Water Housings last month a whole new world has opened up, shooting wave photography is beyond challenging :) Photographing anything at a Gallery quality level is extremely difficult, having that composition disappear in the blink of an eye is mind boggling :0 I am learning to see and react to scenes that have not yet materialized and maybe never will :( But when they do it's a thing of magic. Here are a few Images from my attempts at understanding this difficult but extremely rewarding new path! Enjoy!!

Since moving back to my old stomping grounds in Hollywood Beach, I have made it a point to be up and out of the house before day break, walking the beach and capturing the incredibly diverse wildlife and ever changing shoreline. Here are a few of my recent images. Willets trying to stay warm in the pre dawn cold. High Surf and Tides created large foam formations. Offshore winds and large waves create perfect wind surfing conditions for this California Brown Pelican. Early morning Surf Session silhouette. Sanderlings racing in and out with the tides in search of food. Enjoy!...

Another great day on Hollywood Beach. The day included a Nursery Pod of Common Dolphins where mothers were teaching their babies the fine art of surfing.