Rick's Photography

First Rays of Light for 2012

CoastalRick — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:28:15 +0000

Shot this image this morning, January 1, 2012 – first sunrise for the year – what a great way to start out this season. The fog was just clearing up in Laguna Beach, California when the sun began to rise over the local hills. A group of local teenages who were collected to watch the first rays of sun for the year let out a cheer when the sun began to peek over the hills. It was a pretty neat moment. I spent the rest of the morning shooting a few other images in the area. I’ll post them in the next few days. Thanks again, to my shooting partner, Craig, for getting up at “zero-dark, one-hundred” to capture these moments.

First rays of sun for the year.

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First rays of sun for the year.

High Flying Surfer…

CoastalRick — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:24:08 +0000

This photo was taken a few months ago, although, I have just recently “processed” it. The image was captured at the Hurley Surfing event in San Clemente (Tresles) and it was part of an experiment to see if I could get a few good images while shooting at a slow shutter speed. During the morning session, I shot “normally” which is about 1/240 to 1/1000 of a second to freeze the water and the surfer at the height of the action. After a few hundred of these shots, you get bored and need to figure out what to do next. I like this image since it still shows the action and gives you a feel of what the spray of the water was like.

Hurley Event in San Clemente

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Hurley Event in San Clemente

: Hurley Event in San Clemente

Thanksgiving is over and the leafs are turning…

CoastalRick — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:47:29 +0000

Who sez that we don’t get beautiful color leafs in Orange County. There are a few trees in my neighborhood in San Juan Capistrano. Remind me of living in the Midwest…except that it’s late November and the temp today is 79 degree and I’m outside in a t-shirt. The weather keeps going from cold to warm within the same week and it drives some of us crazy. Of course, every time I see a few images of the East Coast, I remember that you need to learn to love the winter – or you’re going to very depressed.

Every section of the country has it’s individual appeal, and I’ve lived in Calif., Texas, Indiana, Louisiana, Mass., Flordia, Alaska, Turkey, and Viet Nam (very briefly), I always remember that I can back to California years ago; and while I have fond memories of all the above except Turkey (was in the military), Orange County is the place that just “feels-right.”

It’s late November and we’re just getting fall colors.

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It's late November and we're just getting fall colors.

Family Tradition

CoastalRick — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:08:04 +0000

Yesterday, I attended a workshop on Portrait Lighting using colored gels. Our model for the day was a young lady named Haley. During the course of taking photos I, and others noticed a tattoo on her inner arm. She explained that her grandmother and mother also have the same tattoo – three words (Saremo Sempre Insieme) in Italian which translated means “We are always together!”

This photo highlights both the model and the family tradition.

Haley’s tattoo which translated from Italian means – “We are always together!”

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Haley's tattoo which translated from Italian means - "We are always together!"

Romance at the beach…

CoastalRick — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:16:56 +0000

Last night I was a second shooter (assisting one of my Orange County Photographic Club buddies) shooting a couple at the beach. As you can see, I was shooting the “overalls” while Ron and Mike were shooting the closeups and portraits. The weather really cooperated and we got some very nice sunset at the beach which is exactly what this couple were looking for. Of course, it really helps that they were “naturals” for creating nice poses. By the way, Kristi really wanted to have her “boots” highlighted in the beach shot.

The End of Summer?

CoastalRick — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:03:44 +0000

Yes, we’re getting to the end (hey, it’s almost time for the Great Pumpkin) of summer and winter is just around the corner. If you’d like to see a 3 minute video of my “Images of Summer 2011” click here. Hope we have a crisp and clear winter.

End of Summer – 2011

End of Summer - 2011

The Sunsets just keep getting better and better!

CoastalRick — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:06:49 +0000

Showed you a good one the other day…tonights was even better! The clouds gathered early and I grabbed my camera (this time I was ready for a nice photo). This is a nine-shot HDR composition which was cleaned up in a Nik filter to allow the detail to be crisp and clean.

I’m getting ready to teach a free class on how to achieve these results…if you’re interested leave me a comment and I’ll forward the details to you.

Three minutes after sunset.

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Three minutes after sunset.

Crazy Beautiful Clouds tonight!

CoastalRick — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 06:35:28 +0000

My wife and I took a quick look outside – just after sunset and noticed the crazy red lights. I ran to grab my camera – sadly, I had my telephoto lens on the camera and the light was fading fast. I took a quick series of photos so I could capture the colors. The photo is a HDR series (actually seven photos shot in quick succession so that all the colors could be combined into one image.

Notice the blue sky at the top (just a little of the blue sky was peeking through the clouds. Next the yellow band of light around the scattered clouds and then the intense red light from the sun – it had just set a few minutes before the shot was taken.

Hope you enjoy it.

Tonight’s sunset – every color from baby blue to intense red.

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Tonight's sunset - every color from baby blue to intense red.

Race for the Cure – 2011

CoastalRick — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:40:38 +0000

The Susan Koman – Race for the Cure was held today. In Orange County, Fashion Island, Newport Beach was the venue. This year was marked by cool weather and a visit and speech by Dr. Oz. The event was bigger than ever as thousands listened and walked/raced for the cure. Along with the few photos here; I’d invite you to view a 3 minute music video of the event that I prepared which should give you a nice flavor of the day. Here’s the link to the YouTube video.

Dr. Oz was the guest speaker for this years event.

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Dr. Oz was the guest speaker for this years event.

Here’s part of the Miller Time Team.

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Here's part of the Miller Time Team.

Record number of people attended

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Record number of people attended

Hurley Surf Contest at Trestles

CoastalRick — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:50:58 +0000

Today the Hurley Pro Surfing Contest began at Trestles (San Clemente). The international line-up is very impressive and despite less-than-great surf the participants put on a great show. Actually, the afternoon sets started getting larger and the pros made every waves count. The contest continues through the 24th…if you get a morning off this week head down to San Clemente for a great show.