Laguna Beach at sunset

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Laguna Beach at sunset

Postby gstark on Sun Jan 02, 2005 4:14 am

The weather's not been the best - quite a storm yesterday, in fact - but here's a few images from the other evening. We had a latish lunch and then just waited for the sun to set over Catalina Island.

'Twas a little disappointing, but maybe I'll be able to grab some shots at Mission Beach this evening.
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Nice shots

Postby the foto fanatic on Sun Jan 02, 2005 6:29 am

Hi Gary
That looks like a nice fillet of blue-eye you were served for dinner.

And a couple of moody sunset shots too - seeing the sun set into the ocean is terrific, isn't it? :D

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Postby Glen on Sun Jan 02, 2005 7:55 am

That first shot is great.
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Postby gstark on Sun Jan 02, 2005 8:20 am

Trevor,

The Mahi Mahi was actually Walt's; I had Sole with spinach, preceeded by cerviche, but I was sitting too close to get a good (in focus) image of them with the 24-120. I should have passed the camera to Walt.

I'll throw a couple more images from Thursday up later this evening. There's one of a rose that I took from within Las Brisas; it was outside and not in an optimum position - but the colours and sharpness are very nice. Also perhaps one of the general view from our table. :)
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Postby Greg B on Sun Jan 02, 2005 8:35 am

They look great Gary - I like the one with the two seagulls in loose formation.

It doesn't look bad for the middle of winter either!
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Postby BBJ on Sun Jan 02, 2005 9:05 am

Nice shots Gary, but this time of year over there guess you take the good with the bad. Even the tucker looks ok too. Uhm now i'm hungry!!
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Postby gstark on Sun Jan 02, 2005 10:08 am

Ok.

I've added a few more images; these extra pnes were all taken earlier, from where we were seated within the restaurant. They're all taken looking though a window (dirty) and show you the general view that we had, a couple of close-ups of the flowers outside the restaurant, and a couple of zooms right into the bird colony on the rocks outside the main bay at the beach.
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Postby Onyx on Sun Jan 02, 2005 11:33 am

Awesome, the name Laguna Beach made famous by that new TV series, and some of your shots looks just like the TV ads. ;)

You have dust on your sensor. Along the right third of the frame, in the middle.
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Postby Killakoala on Sun Jan 02, 2005 1:44 pm

Dinner looks tasty.

I think you've found the perfect couple with the D70 and 24-120VR.
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Postby gstark on Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:37 pm

Onyx wrote:You have dust on your sensor. Along the right third of the frame, in the middle.


Could you please email me one of the images with this highlighted? Not that I can do too much about it till next week. :)
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Postby meicw on Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:47 pm

Nice shots. Makes you wish that you were there. Liked the sunsets.

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Postby Onyx on Sun Jan 02, 2005 4:57 pm

gstark wrote:Could you please email me one of the images with this highlighted? Not that I can do too much about it till next week. :)


Emailed. I'm being very very picky you understand... ;)
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Postby gstark on Sun Jan 02, 2005 5:24 pm

Got it; thanx. Also saw another similar one, further towards the right in the bottom section, but you can't really see it in that image.
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Postby mudder on Sun Jan 02, 2005 5:44 pm

Wow, what a view! Mmmmm, that food looks very yummiee...

Think it's time to put the barbie on!

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