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May 25, 2010
Way back when I was in high school, I had a job as a designer for a local contractor. Much of our field work was done in remodeling custom homes in the Manhattan Beach area. As soon as the work day was over, or often times before it began, you could find spending countless hours surfing sandbars here.
I've been working lately on on my landscape technique. It's an area of photography that doesn't come easily to me. I find I just don't have the patience that it requires. But I have come to realize that these pictures are not for sale or for any clients, they are for me. Suddenly I am learning to slow down and enjoy the process. They are pictures to remind me of my life and who I am. They are pictures that will hang in my house.
Tonight I drove down to Manhattan Beach at sunset to see what the sky would offer up. The ocean was choppy and the sky was dark but it somehow felt right to me. I walked up and down the beach, finding the right lines and angles to match my memories. It was a relaxing experience full of good memories.
This frame here is the standout to me from tonight. Soon enough it will hang on my wall because of what it means to me. Somehow just looking at it makes me think of watching the sun slip past the horizon as I caught just one more before heading in.
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That is a gorgeous picture.