Beach - Open Sky Photography

Pismo Creek Sunset Pismo Beach, California Gallery: Central Coast And then this happened… Honestly, I was just taking a quick trip to the beach after work to check out the Pismo Creek outlet. I hadn’t been to this spot since moving here and wondered what it would look like the day after a storm. And […]

Awaiting the Storm

Awaiting the Storm Pismo Beach, California Gallery: Central Coast One of the biggest “if only” moments in quite some time… The evening before a November storm rolled in. The sky was filled with clouds except the horizon. I had hoped the entire sky would light up. I mean, I should have been fine with it, […]

Winter Colors at Memory Park

Winter Colors over Memory Park Shell Beach, California Gallery: Central Coast Storm clouds never get old… I thought maybe the sun would break through a bit more this particular evening, but it had to fight just to show itself even this much. Which made it quite moody as I stood on the small outcrop watching […]

Pismo Beach After the Storm

Pismo Beach After the Storm Pismo Beach, California Gallery: Central Coast There’s just something about a “sand” reflection… I think there’s something uniquely exquisite about a moment when the light doesn’t easily spread across the sky like some of the more iconic beach sunsets. When the light has to battle through the layers of storm […]

Storm over Pismo Beach Pier

Storm over the Pismo Beach Pier Pismo Beach, California Gallery: Central Coast When the light has to fight its way through… These types of photos aren’t always everyone’s favorite. They are judged as too gloomy, too cloudy, without enough sun lighting up the sky. I think, however, that these moments are spectacular in the stories […]

Pismo Sky Marshmallows on Fire

Pismo Sky Marshmallows on Fire Pismo Beach, California Gallery: Central Coast This makes sense if you’ve ever made s’mores… Yet another time when I was playing pickle ball, stared up at the sky, thought, “this might be a good sunset,” then scrambled on down to the beach in hopes of capturing something beautiful. This was […]

Pismo Sun Rays After the Storm

Pismo Sun Rays After the Storm Pismo Beach, California Gallery: Central Coast Riding the “sand waves”… There’s something I really love when I see the bluish reflections in the water trapped between the “sand waves” at lower tides. They make such beautiful patterns and really bring a cool dynamic to the beach. This photo was […]

Summer at South Palisades Park

Summer at South Palisades Park Shell Beach, California Gallery: Central Coast God’s goodness… This was taken my first evening chasing the light after moving to the Central Coast. It was a hard move involving betrayal, pain, disillusionment, and more. Yet here I was at this magnificent place, given the privilege of exploring tide pools while […]

Point San Luis Skyfire

Point San Luis Skyfire Point San Luis, California Gallery: Central Coast A (foolish) walk in the clouds… This was one of those nights when I felt so torn. Jessie and I had gone out to dinner, then took a walk on the beach. Foolishly, I had my camera with me. I said foolishly, yes? I […]