It’s so good to have friends who know the area one travels to! We were very lucky this time to have as guides Olaf and Kasia. They took us in, showed us around and shared with us a few of their favorite spots.
Exploring the Sea Floor - Scotland with Fuji
At the northwestern tip of Trotternish Peninsula on the Isle of Skye, we have found another picturesque location for our photo adventures, right by the ruins of Duntulm Castle. Since the tide was low and a portion of the sea floor was revealed I have had a rare opportunity to explore the multitude of sea plants with their wonderful colors and shapes as well as take in the views.
Summer Evening at Qualicum Beach - Landscape Photography
It's been a while since I have shared some of my shots taken during our summer travel on Vancouver Island ( you can check the last installment from that trip - record of our visit at Victoria’s Craigdarroch Castle in Beautiful British Columbia - Part 7). During our stay on the Island we have been lucky to spend an evening at Qualicum Beach, being guided by one of our photographic friends, who was kind enough to take us to his favorite part of the coast and, though, the tide was high and most of the beach was covered with water, we still had a chance to take a wonderful walk, admire the views and, of course, snap a few shots ;D. It is such a pleasure to watch the sun disappear behind the horizon, making the sky burn! Landscape photography can be so much fun!!! I miss those summer days.. I hope sharing these pictures will take your minds away from this long and cold winter. I took mine off, for sure. Enjoy! :D Kasia
Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 4
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Concentrate on the details
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Rocks and rolls..
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The dreams we dream..
The sun goes down, the stars come up..
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Missing the Beach - When the Weather Turns Cold
It's been rather chilly outside lately and my thoughts are drawn to the memories of Spain and beach, hot sun and waves.. I have been slowly going through some more photos from our April trip to Spain (I did bring a couple of thousand of them back, after all...) and I thought I'd share some of the images of the beautiful Mediterranean Sea and the beach in Almerimar, where we've spent some time enjoying the sun, waves and pebbles, not mentioning a beautiful sunset. So here they are, with my hope that they'll warm all of us up just a bit ;D. Enjoy! Kasia
Goodnight to California... and goodbye
I thought what better way to finish the series of posts from California and Disneyland, then with a lovely sunset at Santa Monica beach. As typical to any sunset at the beach, lots of people came out. There were even some guys that had tripods, huge backpacks and set themselves up right by the ocean. Personally if I had that gear with me I would probably find some secluded part of the beach so people do not walk in front of the camera, but that's just me. So goodbye California, hope to see you someday....
Santa Monica
What would a vacation in California be, without seeing the ocean, and sampling of at least one beach? I thought exactly the same thing.... so off we went to Santa Monica. Yes there are closer beaches to Anaheim, but Santa Monica it was for a few reasons. The main reason, was that we were meeting up with an awesome photographer there, namely Christa Meola. I'll get to that meeting in a later post.... but let's just say, this has made my day. It was a beautiful day, warm and sunny, albeit a little too windy at times. The ocean was surprisingly warm. At least warm enough to get your legs wet. The kids had a blast. At one point my youngest, Sebastian, got pulled in a little by a retreating wave, and fell into the water..... of course I was snapping pictures :) ... Enjoy.
