One of the photos I took this morning in Long Beach after the rain passed last night.

 

Is that an oil platform out there?

 

Is that a real picture? I mean, with the colors and the lack of streetlights and... wow... looks more like a painting...

 

Yes, it's a realy picture. There was a low layer of fog blanketing the city and the sun was rising off to the east (camera left). There were thick clouds off on the distance. The colors are actually very close to the way they were at the time and I haven't cloned anything out of the photo (like streetlights).

The "paint" quality of it reminds me a lot of this photo I took out in Malibu earlier in the year. Also, a real picture and also nothing cloned. The only real "photoshopping" was a some work with levels, but again, actually pretty close to the colors I saw through the lens.

 

nice pics DiD, as always

 

Very nice Dave! Looks like a watercolor postcard! Awesome!!! Uhm, that's a compliment by the way.

 

Great pictures as always, Dave! I really like the first one. Who knew an urbanscape and oil platform could look so good?

I also like the heavenly " " in the second one...

 

Nice shot.

 

Just amazing pictures, your talent continues to astound and inspire

 

Awesome shot Dave. Love the gradient look to it.

Early mornining eh. Hope you coffee'd up.

 

That cloud feature has always been pretty cool to me too.


Oh, I definitely coffee'd up.

Here's one more.

 

awesome pic, man. It reminds me of my time in Santa Barbara. Do you sell prints?

 

Your presence and art is incredible...

Being part of NAM is like belonging to an art gallery.

Absolutely stunning talent to capture moments so well.

- Charlie

 

Wouldn't be surprised. I grew up in Long Beach, and they mine for oil right in the bay. But to conceal it, they built "islands", and huge drills/pumps on tracks, and then covered them in a 'pretty facade', so from the coast it looks like an island with neat colored towers & trees, that aren't in the same spot they were yesterday.





http://images.google.com/images?svnu...ch+oil+islands
http://images.google.com/images?sour...or&sa=N&tab=wi

 

Yes, do you sell prints?

 

yeah, I have made and sold prints in the past. My usual print sizes are: 8x10, 10x15, 10x20, 16x20, and 20x24. If you're interested in a specific image or images (MINI or non-MINI), drop me a PM and we can discuss it more.

 

Cool shots DiD. You had an early morning. I like the last b&w one.

 

what a view

 

beautiful!

 

Surreal. It makes me thing sandstorm or at least a double exposure with a beach. I brain first thought that oil rig was the skeleton of a pirate ship!
The scond photo is great to...I think it would look good in sepia.

 

The crazy thing is all three shots were mostly done on camera in one shot (i.e. a little levels adjustment and no double exposure or compositing).

Nature is awesome.

 

Wow - gorgeous photos, David!

About 20 years ago, I lived in Orange County, used to go to Belmont Shores and swim in the harbor there, around Naples Island early, early in the morning. Those photos made me realize how much I miss the place!

Thanks for sharing!

 

Great stuff Dave....they look fake like paintings....WOW....really great....