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2010-07-31
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And The Sun Goes Down Like Lightning
So sue me, I like photographing sunsets on beaches.
Back in May we had a meeting with the Brazilian Minister Of Science And Technology (who, unlike the professional politicians of many other countries just happens to be a physics professor) in Laguna Beach. It's one of the more chi-chi Orange County neighbourhoods, but we managed to find a Best Western just off the coast highway. It turned out to be a rather delightful little hotel, a boutique hotel at motel prices like the Palm Springs Travelodge. It also was just a short walk from the beach.
We wandered down to watch the sun set, golden in the pale blue Pacific sky. We weren't the only people there, a group of dog walkers was enjoying the evening light.
It was a spectacular sunset, golden light gilding the wet sand and reflecting off the deep blue sea. A southern California classic in the making...
Laguna Beach, California
May 2010
Back in May we had a meeting with the Brazilian Minister Of Science And Technology (who, unlike the professional politicians of many other countries just happens to be a physics professor) in Laguna Beach. It's one of the more chi-chi Orange County neighbourhoods, but we managed to find a Best Western just off the coast highway. It turned out to be a rather delightful little hotel, a boutique hotel at motel prices like the Palm Springs Travelodge. It also was just a short walk from the beach.
We wandered down to watch the sun set, golden in the pale blue Pacific sky. We weren't the only people there, a group of dog walkers was enjoying the evening light.
It was a spectacular sunset, golden light gilding the wet sand and reflecting off the deep blue sea. A southern California classic in the making...
Laguna Beach, California
May 2010
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A very steampunk moment
At the tip of Palos Verdes, the small peninsula between Los Angeles and Long Beach, is a whale watching plaza. At the right time of the year it's a great place to see whales, as they come in close to the cliffs - and the docents at the site keep a list of what's been seen recently, usually greys and humpbacks, but occasionally they list a blue or two...
After this year's FiRe, we stopped off at the plaza to drink a cup of coffee and nibble a sandwich, watching a small pod of dolphins lope through the forests of kelp, sea wolves on the hunt. Suddenly we heard a buzzing sound and looked up. Maybe a portal had opened up into some alternate world, where zeppellins still ruled the skies, as an airship loomed out of the breaking marine layer, climbing up through a gap in the clouds. Were my brass goggles handy?
Sadly, no. It was just a Goodyear blimp, making a circuit from its home base at Long Beach airport. But it was still cool enough to photograph.
Palos Verdes, California
May 2010
After this year's FiRe, we stopped off at the plaza to drink a cup of coffee and nibble a sandwich, watching a small pod of dolphins lope through the forests of kelp, sea wolves on the hunt. Suddenly we heard a buzzing sound and looked up. Maybe a portal had opened up into some alternate world, where zeppellins still ruled the skies, as an airship loomed out of the breaking marine layer, climbing up through a gap in the clouds. Were my brass goggles handy?
Sadly, no. It was just a Goodyear blimp, making a circuit from its home base at Long Beach airport. But it was still cool enough to photograph.
Palos Verdes, California
May 2010