Ormond Beach has a special place in my heart I have been going to Ormond Beach my entire life. My family started going there before I can remember, and it has always held a special place in my heart. I love going and spending all my time on the beach. The waves there are excellent. […]
This photo is from Hampton Beach State Park I travel for work, and often leave early in the morning. Thus, I am fortunate to see many beautiful sunrises over the Atlantic Ocean. This photo was taken at Hampton Beach State Park in New Hampshire. I’m a big fan of sunrise photos, they always feel more […]
I was on a liveaboard dive board off the coast of Catalina Island This was my first “west coast” sunrise photo. This photo was taken from the top deck of the boat I was on. I was on a liveaboard dive boat out in the Channel Islands National Park, off the coast of southern California. […]
I took more than 50 photos here as the sun was coming up This photo was taken on a multi day kayak trip in the Florida Keys. I was paddling past this small red mangrove tree at sunrise. I probably took 50 photos here as the sun was coming up. Of those photos, this is […]
At the northernmost edge of Keawakapu Beach With this month’s theme of light, I pored through the hundreds of sunrise and sunset photos that I have taken through the years. I absolutely love trying to capture the immense intensity of the sun while it is close to the horizon. The colorful light shows that are […]
74+ mph is when we start calling them hurricanes Before we get to hurricanes, you should be aware of tropical waves, tropical depressions, and tropical storms. A tropical wave is an elongated area of showers and storms that typically moves from east to west across the Atlantic Ocean, along the tropics, near the equator. As […]
The storm did end up coming my way. This photo was taken on day 3 of a 4-day solo kayak/camp trip through the Middle and Lower Florida Keys. I was paddling south, and hammock camping in the mangroves each night. I remember looking out at this storm and thinking, yikes I hope that isn’t headed […]
Lightning Fun Facts I was out on a “blackwater night dive” Capturing a flash of lightning in a photo can be pretty challenging, even in Florida (the state with the most lightning strikes every year, ~1.45 million strikes). This photo was taken about 5 miles offshore of West Palm Beach, Florida. I was out on […]
[The] beach is accessed by going through a gap in a stone wall! Another photo from the honeymoon of a lifetime that Jill and I had in Maui! This one was from a beach that we found ourselves at regularly while we were there, Secret Cove Beach. This beach is accessed by going through a […]
[To] the right side of the island…you can see a lightning strike! I took this photo one evening while Jill and I were in Maui for our honeymoon. We were eating dinner on our lanai. We slowly watched as the sunset, and then clouds started to form out over the ocean as the sky darkened. […]