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Tag Archives: beach

Playa La Ropa Beach Parachute Ride

During all my days on the beach there were a constant stream of people taking parachute rides over the beach. I of course wanted to do it and bring my camera, but I saved it for my last day so that in the event of a camera destroying water landing that at least it would...

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Sea Kayaking in Zihuatanejo Bay

I was invited to play with a sea kayak yesterday, so I immediately jumped at the opportunity. Zihuatanejo Bay was pretty chopped up in the late afternoon, so I wasn’t about to attempt any photos while on the boat. But I did take a beach break and snapped a photo of the boat...

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Week 1 = Scenery. Week 2 = ?

A week has gone by and I’ve mostly been spending my days lounging around the beach. As a result, most of the photos so far have been mostly easy scenery shots.  I’m starting to get a little bit bored with them.  I need some more weirdness.  I’ve also been lacking in willing subjects for portraits....

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Sunrise over Playa La Ropa

I enjoyed my first day in Zihuatanejo. In your head, imagine the most perfectly awesome first day you could possibly have. It was just like that. In order to honor and breathe in the initial sensory overload, I left the camera back at Casa La Ropa.
I rose before dawn this morning and took the...

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Warm Sand Between Your Toes

I’m imagining that I’m sitting on the beach, squishing the warm sand in between my toes. Mmmmmmmm.

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Fashion Model Shoot at Fort Desoto Beach: Does it get this cold in Florida?

I’m still catching up with all of the photo shoots that I did while I was down in Florida. I’m almost through with 2007, can I get a ‘Hell Yeah’? These pictures were taken at Fort Desoto which is at the very southern tip of the St. Petersburg peninsula. This day was...

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Florida Swimsuit Fashion Photography Shoot

A funny thing about being a photographer is that when you go on vacation it’s easy to just keep on working. New scenery is inspiring, and leads to more and more shooting. Usually there is not enough time to edit all the photos that you take while traveling, so when you get home...

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Valerie and Mike – International Supermodels

Well, OK, maybe not international.  Or supermodels. But I feel a catchy title is an important part of blogging, and ‘Valerie and Mike’s Denver Engagement Shoot’ just didn’t have the same kind of ring to it.

Here we have Mike whispering sweet nothings into Val’s ear. I think he said, “When he’s not looking,...

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Daily Photo – Adding Some Color

I am not a black and white only kind of guy. And the site is looking a little drab, so I thought I’d add a splash of color today. This is an old photo that I resurrected for the portfolio. This is a small beach in Marblehead, MA.

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