Mar 05
On our little ‘Central-Coast’ California trip to find a Wedding B+B, we stopped over in Carmel and looked at a few places that we could stay in August. In the past I’ve only been to the Point Lobos area of Carmel, so it was nice to see more of the town [though it’s not exactly reflected in the images below]. On the day we we arrived there were some amazingly huge waves, this man was out on the rocks and I was pretty sure he was going to get washed out at any second. He seemed pretty content listening to his iPod while counting the seconds till the tide came in more…
About: Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
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Carmel-by-the-Sea, usually called simply Carmel, is a small town endowed with a rich artistic history situated on the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey County, California. In 1906, the San Francisco Call devoted a full page to the “artists, poets and writers of Carmel-by-the-Sea” and in 1910 it reported that 60 percent of Carmel’s houses were built by citizens who were “devoting their lives to work connected to the aesthetic arts.”
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Mar 01
One of my favorite places is up in Central California by Monterey and is a small little park on the ocean called Point Lobos. I’ve visited Point Lobos probably a good 7-8 times since I’ve moved out to California and every time it’s always a great treat- especially at sunset.
Point Lobos State Reserve
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Point Lobos State Reserve commonly referred to as simply Point Lobos is a sea side state reserve south of Monterey, California, north of Big Sur. The very precipitous drop in the ocean floor off Point Lobos (reaching levels characteristic of the mid Pacific within a few kilometres of shore) gives rise to strange tidal effects, with unusual levels of oxygen being injected into the ocean water. This in turn has attracted an unusual collection of plant and animal life, ranging from high plankton concentrations, moving up the food chain to large mammals.
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Feb 07
Well if I forgot to mention it, I’m magically getting married this year [August to be precise]. So with that, we’re heading up to the Monterey area this weekend to find a place where the family can stay. It’s going to be a super low-key wedding compared to ones that I’ve shot, but nevertheless we’re going to go see about 5 B+B’s in Pacific Grove and Carmel-by-the-Sea. Since Tanya’s mom is out here to visit and help out we’re going to show her Point Lobos where we’re going to have a our quickie ceremony. We’ve done more traveling these past two months than in awhile, it’s been great! I also finished editing my
Ireland photos! Now I can go get caught up with more important things!
Sep 23
I might have mentioned awhile back that I’ve been spending a lot of time getting my entire library up on my UK Stock Photography Agent’s site, Alamy.com. I got accepted with them back in 2005 and until now haven’t put a whole lot of effort into getting all my stuff up on there. For the last week or two I’ve been keywording down my list of 1900 images which takes a very long time- but to my surprise, the other day I sold my first image on there- an old-school Point Lobos image from my first time there. For get this, $297.00 [royalty-free]. After commissions, I see about $200 of it, so for minimal amount of work, the payoff is pretty substantial. Pretty cool, I’d say.
Mar 29
Location: Point Lobos State Reserve, CA // Google Maps
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One of my favorite drives from LA is up to Point Lobos Reserve above Big Sur and below Monterey and Carmel. Its a small but amazing little piece of land where there are tons of tidal pools, beautiful Monterey cypress groves, otters, seals, etc. all in one place. I usually go up there a few times a year and every time I love it just as much. If you’re ever in the area, it’s a definete must of a stop. Good friend Edward Weston used to hang out in the area.
Edward Weston - Point Lobos, 1940
Edward Weston - Cypress Point Lobos, 1939
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Point Lobos State Reserve commonly referred to as simply Point Lobos is a sea side state reserve south of Monterey, California. The very precipitous drop in the ocean floor off Point Lobos (reaching levels characteristic of the mid Pacific within a few kilometres of shore) gives rise to strange tidal effects, with unusual levels of oxygen being injected into the ocean water. This in turn has attracted an unusual collection of plant and animal life, ranging from high plankton concentrations, moving up the food chain to large mammals.
Point Lobos contains a large number of hiking trails, many next to the ocean, and a smaller number of beaches. The reserve also contains a small museum in the historic Whalers Cabin. Point Lobos is one of only two places were wild Monterey Cypress can be found. The waters around Point Lobos contain extensive kelp forests. About half the reserve is under water, and can only be explored by SCUBA diving.
Landscape artist Francis McComas described Point Lobos as “the greatest meeting of land and water in the world.”
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Mar 29
I’ve somehow found some time [granted this is delirious time aka 4-5am] to edit up the Point Lobos photos and got a good start on the 150 or so Big Sur images. So far they’re looking amazing, far better than anything I’ve got from the last 4 trips up there. Hopefully I’ll be able to post them up in the next few days.
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