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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Shoreline AccessOne of the many beautiful images that are a result of an early morning hound walk during our last trip to Monterey. As I have said before, that was not really my idea of a relaxing trip but the hound sure can sniff out a good photo opportunity!beach 52 | Cannery Row 5 | glow 10 | glowing 4 | light 53 | Monterey 17 | Monterey Bay 1 | morning 6 | night 28 | sunrise 5 | Walkin' the Hound 49 | water 59 |
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Sunday, December 24, 2006
Dolphins at SunriseThis morning The Hound decided it was time to implement her morning vacation walks. This one was particularly early as you can see. She must know I love the morning light, but I am unlikely to see it without a little prodding. |
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Tuesday, December 6, 2005
Playing with DolphinsI'm not totally sure if she was reaching up to hug the dolphin, or she was imagining it jumping through her arms. I think it was the latter. Either way, I can thank my hound dog for the opportunity to capture this scene. I would have slept in if not for the fact that she was in the mood for an uncharacteristic early morning walk. |
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Sunday, November 27, 2005
Monterey Bay SunriseThe morning fog on the other side of the bay really made this image interesting. This is another image that I have to credit to the hound. I would normally have been sound asleep while this opportunity was passing me by right outside! And, as I post this now she is rolling over on the couch behind me and sighing, reminding me that at 4:30am it is waaaaay past time to hit the sack. |
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Monday, April 25, 2005
Moring Cloud TrailsThis was a particularly interesting sunrise. One of the times I was really happy I was carrying my camera with me everywhere.This photo made me think quite a bit about the position of the clouds in the atmosphere. If you take a look at the contrails, they appear to be casting shadows up on the clouds. This is a result of an optical illusion. The contrails are at a higher level than the clouds. They appear closer because they are much denser than the high altitude Cirrus clouds. The clouds are made of ice crystals, blown in the wind like grains of sand. And, being thin and wispy, you see more blue sky through them which contributes to the illusion. All other things equal, your brain is wired to see a bluer object as being further away. Like a mountain in the distance, when there is more atmosphere between you and the object you are viewing, the object appears bluer. There are actually two layers of clouds, one right below the trails and another, much thinner and hazier one, quite a bit lower. This accounts for the double shadow. |
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