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While it has been closed for renovations, it was a couple of years ago I made by way to City Park Golf Course for some photography.

As you walk through City Park there are great views of the city of Denver due to the proximity of the city to park. This is also true on the golf course, and on an early spring day I went to one of the more popular view of the city. For this image I decided to do something a little different and took the image as a vertical while also including the flag for the hole. The tall vertical of the flag worked well with two of the taller buildings in Denver in the background before heading beyond to the mountains.

Prints: City Park Golf Course

As the snow in Denver on a winter I walked past the Denver Art Museum. Like I have so many times in the past as I walked by the building I looked at the varying angles and directions which the building takes. On this day I decide to get out my camera and photograph up into the snow concentrating just on the main architectural point. Instead of capturing the image in a symmetrical manner, I went for a slight angle to bring out more of the lines in the building itself on this day especially with the overcast sky.

Prints: Denver Art Museum in the Snow

As I spent the day exploring on Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay, I came across a water storage unit. With the age of the wooden storage structure I got close to capture the details of the wood and metal rings which were starting to rust. From the position I was in of the structure I was careful to position one of the tension tighteners so it was in the upper right of the frame.

Prints: Water Tank on Angel Island

Walking through the central business district of Sitka, Alaska you will find St. Michael’s Cathedral. The cathedral itself has been in existence since prior to the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. However the present day cathedral was rebuilt due to a fire in 1966 in the structure which was over 100 years old. On this day it was overcast in Sitka which helped create this image. The soft light from the clouds allows for the cathedral to be evenly lit and the sky provides a nice background which helps the stand out on its own.

Prints: St Michael’s Cathedral in Sitka

While heading south to Bellingham on the M/V Malaspina there are some limited open water crossing along the inside passage the path Alaska Marine Highways makes the journey. On the first of these we crossed the Dixon Entrance which is also where the border is located between the United States and Canada. During this crossing the waters were quite calm which made the for an enjoyable sunset on the deck during this March evening.

Prints: Sunset at Dixon Entrance

An overcast morning can lead to creativity while photographing, which was the case on this morning in Hawaii. The overcast skies allows for some longer shutter motion and with that you can give a scene a different feeling. With the water moving along these rocks on Oahu the water turns into almost a fog on the rocks as it climbs and recedes on them in a quick fashion just after sunrise.

Prints: Water along the Shore in Hawaii

While exploring the North Shore of Oahu, I came across an interesting grouping of rocks. I sat and watched as the waves of the ocean pushed up on the rocks and then as the water cascaded back into the ocean like a waterfall. Depending on the strength of the tide each time it determine the effect of the water. From some rocks higher up I set-up my tripod to capture this waterfall, and just like when photographing any waterfall you want to use a little longer shutter speed in order to capture the motion and not freeze the water. With the body of water also in the image, I was also able to capture the motion letting it add to the photograph.

Prints: Waterfall in the Ocean

As I stood in the pre-dawn light on the beach in Hawaii, I noticed two rocks in the sand which the tide was coming to during each rotation of water. Using the low light I set up my tripod to capture the two rocks and the motion of the water with a longer exposure. Once my image was framed I wait for the water to move up the beach and let extended shutter opening turn the water into a dream-like state.

Prints: Rocks along the Beach