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Patrick Smith Photography - Santa Barbara Area |
Santa Barbara Sunrise Purchase Print Wallpaper: (1024x768) (1280x1024)
Location: Stearn's Wharf, Santa Barbara, California
Details: 1-minute exposure @F22 with ND grads 0.9 + 0.6
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Story:
Stearns Wharf is the central attraction on the beach in Santa Barbara. There are shops and great places to eat while you take in the dramatic
views of the ocean and the ridge of 4,000-foot mountains behind the city. In the winter, the sun rises behind this wharf, which is the oldest
working wharf in California.
It took 10 trips to this pier over the course of a year before I finally made this photograph. On the other occasions, it was either completely clear
(most of the time) or completely foggy. There are few places on the west coast where you can see a sunrise, but this beach faces southeast so
during the winter, the sun rises behind the pier and over the ocean.
Location: Stearn's Wharf, Santa Barbara, California
Details: 1-minute exposure @F22 with ND grads 0.9 + 0.6
Comments on this photo: Flickr
Story:
Stearns Wharf is the central attraction on the beach in Santa Barbara. There are shops and great places to eat while you take in the dramatic
views of the ocean and the ridge of 4,000-foot mountains behind the city. In the winter, the sun rises behind this wharf, which is the oldest
working wharf in California.
It took 10 trips to this pier over the course of a year before I finally made this photograph. On the other occasions, it was either completely clear
(most of the time) or completely foggy. There are few places on the west coast where you can see a sunrise, but this beach faces southeast so
during the winter, the sun rises behind the pier and over the ocean.
The Santa Barbara Area
This area is generally regarded as the northernmost portion of Southern California. It is amazing how as you drive north from here, the
landscape changes radically into the Central California look. Another element that contributes to the change in the landscape is how the coastline
abruptly curves to the east as you drive south. So the coastline in San Diego winds up being further east than Reno Nevada. This makes for
warmer weather in general as you move east and south as the coast gets sheltered from the near constant northwest winds. This also means that
the waves get much smaller and the coastline gets less dramatic. But there are still lots of scenic places for landscape photography along the coast
and elsewhere.
This area is generally regarded as the northernmost portion of Southern California. It is amazing how as you drive north from here, the
landscape changes radically into the Central California look. Another element that contributes to the change in the landscape is how the coastline
abruptly curves to the east as you drive south. So the coastline in San Diego winds up being further east than Reno Nevada. This makes for
warmer weather in general as you move east and south as the coast gets sheltered from the near constant northwest winds. This also means that
the waves get much smaller and the coastline gets less dramatic. But there are still lots of scenic places for landscape photography along the coast
and elsewhere.
Montecito Morning Purchase Print Wallpaper: (1024x768) (1280x1024)
Location: Montecito, California
Details: 1/4-second exposure @F16 with ND grads 0.9 + 0.6
Story:
A thick fog began to clear as the sun rose, allowing the warm light to filter through to the sand. This groyne keeps the sand in place and has
some good rich tones in the grain. The boats anchored offshore are there year round..
Location: Montecito, California
Details: 1/4-second exposure @F16 with ND grads 0.9 + 0.6
Story:
A thick fog began to clear as the sun rose, allowing the warm light to filter through to the sand. This groyne keeps the sand in place and has
some good rich tones in the grain. The boats anchored offshore are there year round..
Santa Barbara Evening Purchase Print Wallpaper: (1024x768) (1280x1024)
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Details: 3 vertical images taken with ND grad 0.9 3x2 ratio. 6768x4512
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Story:
This is the view from 4,000 feet above Santa Barbara looking south towards Santa Cruz Island. Part of Channel Islands National Park. To the
right is Santa Rosa island and far to the right is San Miguel Island. The Channel Islands are America's Galapagos Islands and home to the oldest
dated human remains in North America—Arlington Springs Woman (13,000 BP). The world's most complete pygmy mammoth specimen was
discovered on Santa Rosa Island in 1994. These miniature mammoths, only four to six feet tall, once roamed island grasslands and forests during
the Pleistocene.
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Details: 3 vertical images taken with ND grad 0.9 3x2 ratio. 6768x4512
Comments on this photo: ePHOTOzine
Story:
This is the view from 4,000 feet above Santa Barbara looking south towards Santa Cruz Island. Part of Channel Islands National Park. To the
right is Santa Rosa island and far to the right is San Miguel Island. The Channel Islands are America's Galapagos Islands and home to the oldest
dated human remains in North America—Arlington Springs Woman (13,000 BP). The world's most complete pygmy mammoth specimen was
discovered on Santa Rosa Island in 1994. These miniature mammoths, only four to six feet tall, once roamed island grasslands and forests during
the Pleistocene.
Santa Barbara Twilight Purchase Print Wallpaper: (1024x768) (1280x1024)
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Details: 1-second exposure @F11 with ND grad 0.9
Story:
This was taken just after 'Santa Barbara Evening.' The lights of the city were getting brighter and just at the same level as the natural light. The
light in the clouds illuminated the water, completing the soft mood of the moment.
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Details: 1-second exposure @F11 with ND grad 0.9
Story:
This was taken just after 'Santa Barbara Evening.' The lights of the city were getting brighter and just at the same level as the natural light. The
light in the clouds illuminated the water, completing the soft mood of the moment.
