Category Archives: Beach

Cold, Gray Day Down the Shore and a Search for Inspirational Light 0

Cold, Gray Day Down the Shore by richard.haber. Where I grew up in New Jersey and from where I am living now, going to the beach involved driving south down US-1, then south down US-9, then south down NJ-34 and finally south down NJ-35 till we got to Belmar; hence the expression, “Down the Shore”. [...]

The Local Tourist 2

Barnegat Light in the Afternoon, by Richard. It is said that to make interesting photographs one must stand in front of interesting things.  It is also said that one should view one’s familiar surroundings as if one were a visitor from another place.  I’ve lived in northern New Jersey for most of my life and [...]

West Coast Trip: Day 1-AM, the Red Eye(s) on Cannon Beach 0

View with a room, originally uploaded by Richard. We drove all night to get to Cannon Beach, Oregon, the last leg of the drive taking us over the coastal mountains on a twisting band of pavement, humorously called a ‘road’. The straightest stretch on route 26 would be referred to as a ‘hairpin curve’ anywhere [...]

Flipping the bird…making vs. taking a picture 2

Cattle Point Beach, originally uploaded by richard.haber. There we are at Cattle Point Beach on San Juan Island, Washington, with the sun setting, the sky lowering and the mild surf crashing on the drift-log strewn beach. The sea birds are circling overhead and we are ripping frames off as fast as our cameras will allow, [...]