SuperMarina's photos

I've heard there's an eclipse tomorrow morning which should be visible from the California coast just as the moon sets. Only two problems; it will probably be ligth before the eclipse, and the forecast calls for rain. Meh!

Zoom lenses aren't near as sharp as fixed focus, but when a pelican takes off almost directly below me, it would have been handy to be able to zoom out. So far, my best shot at a pelican, and it was ruined by me having too good a lens. If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all.

Just another seagull. They are the only creatures in the greater Los Angeles area who want their pictures taken.

I finally got around to converting my old D70 to IR. Apart from that the RAW images come out hot pink, I'm quite satisfied with the result. This image is modified using Capture NX2 and Photoshop CS3 to remove the pink and modify the resulting colour to something resembling natural colours.

I-10, somewhere between Santa Monica and Los Angeles.

Sometimes the seagulls tries to break open a clam or mussel by dropping it on the sand. This can take some time, and it gives me a chance to get some good shots of the gulls since they usually stay in one area for a while.

The clam broke open after being dropped several times. The gull was happy and had its meal, I was happy since I got some decent shots, but somehow I don't think the clam was entirely satisfied with the situation.

This is not really LA, but a stretch of coast near Pacific Palisades, looking towards Marina del Rey and LAX. The little streaks of lighting in the sky are airplanes on the approach to landing. It was so cold I forgot to adjust the white balance setting on my camera, so this was shot set to "sunny" which was entirely wrong. I changed it in Photoshop to reflect the temperature; not a degree over 15! If this continue we'll soon be skiing on Venice Beach.

... only slightly enhanced. ;)

Afternoon comes early in Los Angeles now. This is actually Santa Monica though. Some would say the difference is important. I don't.

Looks like it is slightly see-through too...

That's what I keep thinking when I see these birds flying, and even more when they dive for fish.

Pelican taking off to go look for its next snack.

Once when we were kids two of my cousins dared each other to swallow whole anchovies. They would have got away with it if one of them hadn't gotten the fish stuck in his throat and almost choked. Somehow I don't think pelicans would have such troubles.

... and I hear Hell hasn't frozen over yet either.