Bad Seed Photo Blog

SoCal Golden Hour

Chasing sunsets or other nature shots always leaves you at the mercy of nature as to what is going to happen. I saw some big clouds hanging around a couple hours before sunset the other night, so I went chasing. I was looking around in Seal Beach by the pier, but just couldn't find a composition I liked. So, I ended up on the pier. The clouds which had been hanging about kinda morphed into this huge thing in the sky, but I found myself in just the right spot for it. I sat there until after the sun went below the horizon, and I waited for a bit, but the sky never lit up. Bummer, but that is the way it goes. However, before the sun actually set I did get this shot with some nice color, a great reflection, and perfect leading lines. Hope you enjoy.

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No Parking

I found a computer folder with some images off an old phone. I really like some of these shots, so I've edited them anew. This be one. I remember this well:  I drove into this parking lot to hike down the trail to the beach and get some shots down there, and I parked my old truck directly in front of this scene, and the seagull did me the favor of staying still for me to photograph it. An hour later, when I returned to my truck, the seagull was STILL there.

That is Catalina in the background.

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Rare SoCal Clouds

Sometimes getting cool shots with clouds in the sky around is tough. A side effect of the fantastic weather in coastal SoCal is the normal clear sky. Yeah, it's rough. But...if you wanna get cool sky photos, it's nice to have some interesting clouds now and then. Well, this morning was one of those times. I was strolling back home from getting my morning shot of espresso, and I saw some crazy clouds hanging in the sky, and the way the sunlight was getting knocked around by those clouds was super interesting. So, as soon as I got home I grabbed my camera bag and headed for the beach close to where I live. I got there in time to get some pretty good captures. Hope you like them.

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