the 312 hole

I’ve played around with taking photos both underwater and above – by slightly dipping the camera into the water and splitting the lens at the waterline. This provides a pretty interesting effect sometimes, but I definitely don’t do it with any old camera – Canons hate water. My favorite point-and-shoot is the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2, which is waterproof and shockproof. It has been a wonderful camera for the last year, and I’m even more excited for the next generation to come out this spring – the TS3, with full HD video and hopefully improved image quality.

Since it’s February in Chicago, I keep flashing back to some older beach photos – which I will probably continue to post for the rest of this week as I anxiously await Costa Rica. Below are some black & white portraits from a great Florida day back in November. For some action shots / video from that same day on the beach, click here.

With the week coming to a close, I figured I’d get a couple older photos posted. These photos were taken approximately 3,000 miles apart – one looking at the Pacific Ocean and one looking at the Atlantic Ocean.

The first photo is from Carmel City Beach in Carmel, California, with the sun setting over the famous 7th hole at Pebble Beach and 17 Mile Drive.

The second photo is from Gulf Stream, Florida, with the moon rising over the Atlantic Ocean. That night, the moon was so bright and orange, it felt like we were watching the sun rise.

Here is a goofy little video from some of our time spent on the beach over Thanksgiving.