Endless Sun

This is the result of some camera experimentation yesterday at Silver Strand State Beach, across from the Coronado Cays.

Shooting a photo into the sun is always tricky, but I kind of like the blown-out effect in this situation.

I got the acid kool-aid test effect by shooting at 1/1000 shutter speed, f/8, ISO 400 with a custom white balance.

Surfer Dude

I tried running on the beach this morning in an effort to get in better shape and it was quite a workout! 

Okay, so I walked for an hour and ran a few times, but running on sand is harder than solid ground, so I'd like to think it counts for more... especially since it's Girl Scout cookie season!  ;-)

The surf was fairly high this morning, and I got these shots of a surfer getting a much better workout than mine.

There was a school of big fish jumping near the shore, but they were too fast for me to photograph.  They may have been porpoise, but I'm not sure.

Days like this I'm happy to live in California!

Coronado Lifeguard Subaru

I'm always impressed with the lifeguard Subarus that easily cruise up and down this long strip of Coronado beach.  Plus they look pretty cool with their surf board on top!

I thought this was a nice photo of a typical morning on the beach in Coronado, with lifeguard and surfers doing their thing, until I noticed the man stretching on the right appears to be headless... upon closer inspection, he was just doing a very deep neck stretch.

Coronado Surfers

Nothing says California like surfers.  Especially surfers in January!

I saw these two yesterday morning on the beach between the Hotel Del Coronado and The Shores Condominiums.

I've never surfed, which is a pity given all the opportunity here.  Maybe it's my Northern upbringing, or maybe it's just my terror of going out in public wearing a skintight wetsuit.

Yep, it's the wetsuit.

Surf's Up!

The surf must have been good this morning, because there were lots of surfers on the beach.

I'll post more surfer photos tomorrow.

Have a great day and make the most of your New Year!