Laguna Beach fire photos and movies

Today quickly switched from a pleasant Sunday to a little too exciting when my wife arrived home from grocery shopping and yelled “Fire!” At almost the same instant, I could smell smoke and there was a helicopter flying over the house. Once my heart started beating again, I saw that the fire was south of . . . → Read More: Laguna Beach fire photos and movies

Beautiful Sunset on 9/7

We had yet another amazing sunset last night, as the following pictures show. Click on them, because the thumbnails don’t do them justice and often cut off important bits.

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Catalina Island in the distance and San Clemente Island barely visible on the left

The neighborhood at sunset

Zoomed in on Catalina

The wispy orange hues were stunning

Changing the exposure showed a glowing sky

More wispy orange clouds

As the sun sets, the shadows got darker

Santa Catalina Island with bright sky above it

Morning moon

When I awoke this morning, the moon was brightly visible as the sun was rising. I grabbed my camera and took these shots. I’m trying to learn to be a better photographer, so I am at least shooting in RAW now and with Aperture Priority mode. This is the first time I’ve used Adobe Lightroom, . . . → Read More: Morning moon