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CA Central Coast

Ken Bondy - 6-21-2012 at 09:21 PM

I spent two days in Morro Bay last week with dive buddy Gary. No diving for me, I am still "grounded" from arthritis surgery on my left hand two months ago. Gary did two nice dives under the North T-Pier and I did topside camera duty.

The Rock from Windy Cove:


The road to the Point Buchon trail in Montana de Oro:


Boats tied up on the North T-Pier:


The stacks from near The Rock:


On the Point Buchon Trail, Montana de Oro:


Weird sinkhole on the Point Buchon Trail (remind anybody of La Lobera?):


Flower fields on Los Osos Valley Road:

Ateo - 6-21-2012 at 09:26 PM

Insane pictures Ken. Love the color versus black and white. I'd love to print these out and put on my wall.

DianaT - 6-21-2012 at 09:33 PM

HDR at its best! Great images. Two, three and the last one are my favorites!

Looking very forward to you getting back under the sea with your camera!

Mulegena - 6-21-2012 at 10:15 PM

What a delight, Ken, to view your quality work.
Its always clear that your heart is fully engaged in your work.

goldhuntress - 6-21-2012 at 10:19 PM

Gorgeous photos! When I moved with friends to SLO in 1981 we looked in Morro Bay for a rental and I remember some of the ads said "view of the stacks". We always thought that was a strangest thing to put as a plus in an ad, lol. Some things you get used to and it doesn't seem as bad now. There are Black-crowned Night Herons nesting in the eucalyptus almost in front of the stacks, just a hair to the south. I've been hearing and seeing lately when I go to work.

Skipjack Joe - 6-21-2012 at 10:58 PM

Generally I'm not a big fan of HDR. It makes every landscape look as though Edgar Allen Poe had conceived it.

However, image #3 is an exception. It's really quite beautiful. I really don't know enough about the technique to understand how an image may appear to be largely colorless and yet have some objects well colored.

David K - 6-21-2012 at 11:35 PM

Nice Ken... yes, a mini La Lobera!

TMW - 6-22-2012 at 10:57 AM

Thanks Ken, you always have such great pictures.