Sunrise at Opito Bay #3

When taking these photos of the sunrise at Opito Bay , since the sun was above the horizon and I was shooting right into the sun, I adjusted the camera to a very fast film speed equivalent (ISO 50) and took very short exposures. The result was the beautiful gold color you see in these photos.

Nikon E8700
1/320s at f7.4
ISO 50

You may also enjoy seascape paintings of Opito Bay by Keith Townshend

Surise at Opito Bay #2

Opito Bay is located in the Mercury Bay area of the Coromandel Peninsula on New Zealand's North Island. The bay is reached by a gravel road, and there are no shops at the bay so you have to bring all your provisions. You typically have the long sweeping beach all to yourself. I like this photo for the reflection of the sun in the wet sand and shallow water.

Nikon E8700
1/500s at f7.4
ISO 50

You may also be interested in seascape paintings of Opito Bay by Keith Townshend

Sunrise at Opito Bay #1

Opito Bay is located in the Mercury Bay area of the Coromandel Peninsula on New Zealand's North Island. I got to spend a couple of vacations at a beach house located right at the water's edge thanks to a good friend. This isolated beach was the perfect location for endless photos. Of course capturing the sunrise was a great treat. I like the sweep of cloud above the sea in this photo.

Nikon E87001
1/700s at
f8.0
ISO 50

You may also enjoy seascape paintings of Opito Bay by New Zealand artist Keith Townshend

Campus Drive Pedestrian Bridge UCI

You can cross Campus Drive by walking over the pedestrian bridge to the University Center owned and operated by the Irvine Company. In the center of shopping center is the office tower seen in the background of this photo. Other business in the shopping center include several restaurants, movie theaters, Trader Joe's, and several clothing boutiques catering to the student population.

Student Services 2 at UC Irvine

Student Services II is actually a building that appears as a collection of cube-shaped buildings joined together at different angles. The exteriors of these post-modernist cubes is primarily concrete, but unlike its earlier counterparts designed under the Brutalist school such as the Langson Library and Social Science Tower, these buildings have completely flat exteriors and the addition of some color, and some design elements in the surface concrete itself.

Social Sciences Tower UC Irvine

Another of the buildings built in the 1960s at UCI is the Social Science Tower. Another example of Brutalism, the building from the ends is an imposing unadorned monolith, but from its sides as you can see from this photo, you can capture a cascading collection of intersecting lines and shadows created by the window framing that creates a Lego-like effect.

Jack Langson Librarary UCI #3

Although architecturally characterized as being of "Brutalist" style, the strong vertical lines of the Jack Langson Library are broken by a curved concrete vignette which gives the impression of pleated fabric.

This photo focuses on these gracefully curved vignettes on the sides of the building. This feature breaks the strong linear lines of the building that run from this point to the roof. Something about this feature has an Art Deco flavor to it in my mind, although the building is an example of Brutalism.

Jack Langson Librarary UCI #1

The Jack Langson Library at UC Irvine is one of the eight original buildings on the campus, designed by architect William Pereira in 1965. The Langson Library contains the collections and services that support research and teaching in the Arts, Humanities, Education, Social Sciences, Social Ecology, and Business & Management. The exterior of the building features strong linear vertical lines and its architecture is classified as belonging to the "Brutalist" style. “Brutalism” comes from the French phrase “béton brut,” meaning “raw concrete.” Buildings in the Brutalist style were often characterized by an unfriendly appearance. Most Brutalist buildings did not have many doors or windows

Photo of Flamingos

This picture was also taken at the Marriott Resort in Palm Desert, CA. The flamingos are captive in a pond in front of the hotel. Flamingos are fascinating to watch as they are not only very attractive but also very comical on their incredibly skinny legs that bend forward at the knee rather than back when they walk. Like all birds, they are concerned with preserving their personal space and establishing their pecking order.

Song Sparrow with Spring Wildflowers

I love taking pictures of birds. This little guy, a song sparrow, was singing away very merrily when I was walking along the boardwalk at Moonstone Beach in Cambria, California last spring. I love how all the background yellows and pinks came out so well in this picture too.




Song Sparrow with Spring Wildflowers
Canon EOS 20Df/5.61/640 sec
ISO 200
fl 300 mm
(c) John Corney 2006