Stark

Midday sun shadow sculpture

In sharp contrast to the delicate and subtle early morning light in the previous shot, here's a somewhat harsh and stark photograph of one of my favorite subjects - those dune fences. I love how different lighting conditions can generate such different moods...

Silver Lining

A sliver of light and color at the end of a drab and stormy early December day

I know it's been a while since I've been posting one of those ocean shots, but once in a while I just have to sprinkle one in...Here, the storm clouds gave way to a small band of orange at the end of the day. I just loved the speck of otherworldly red in the sky, but oh boy was it cold! I specifically drove down with tripod and all my gear to take photographs, and this is the only (& handheld) picture I took before running back to my car shivering like crazy!

First Light

Fishermen walking into the first light of the day at Robert Moses Field 5

There are few things in life which I find as magical and enchanting as experiencing the sunrise at the ocean, no matter what time of the year. These days it feels quite fresh out here by the water, but the sun rises late enough that it is easy to catch. Photographers and Anglers are the only crazies you will find out here at this time of day.

Gone Fishing

Gone Fishing on the Great South Bay

After a crazy hot summer, we suddenly experienced some sort of "fall preview" during the second half of August. Low temps and cloudy skies prevailed for almost a whole week and the beaches remained pleasantly empty. Shot this on a calm and peaceful Wednesday afternoon :)

Washed Up

Seashell fragment on foam-dotted sand

The sand was looking pretty in the tender evening light after the last wave receded and left this part of a broken shell behind

Benched

Two lonely benches at Short Beach on the North Shore

I thought I'd stay true to the theme of the past few days and post another "abandoned" shot, this time two empty benches on an empty North Shore beach.

Footsteps

Footsteps in the sand at Robert Moses Beach

Although the evidence of people present prevails, the beach was deserted during my sunset walk. You can tell that it has gotten colder by the sight of shoe prints as opposed to bare feet.

Deserted

Strange exercises at Robert Moses Beach

This is yesterday's picture and the beach is deserted after it suddenly got rather cold. I took my dog there to play and was baffled by this lone walker who kept flapping his arms while calmly walking towards the water...

Grey and Sand

Rainy skies at Robert Moses Beach

As I have said before, I won't ever get tired of taking pix at the beach. I love the beach when it is stormy but warm like today. If you look closely, you can still see the life guard towers lying in the sand - for the first time in history, the beaches were open on Columbus Day weekend, with temperatures reaching 87 degrees this past Monday! Now it has somewhat cooled off but it was still warm enough to walk along the beach in a T-shirt today.

Bowed

Beach and Green

This was an easy choice, although I can't put my finger on what intrigues me about this picture. It's almost like the end (or the beginning?) of a story...

Island Dreaming

Beautiful as well as deserted beach by Sailors Haven, Fire Island, NY

I just had to return to that beautiful spot I discovered beyond those stairs from my last post. You'd think you are in Florida, but this pic was actually taken in good old New York. It's not that easy to get there, that's why there are almost no people around, but it is absolutely worth it - this beach makes you feel like you've traveled far far away from home.