Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Tide Pools

One of the things I love about having visitors is that we do things we don't normally do. Things we think about doing and even talk about doing but for some reason we just don't. I think maybe it's just easier to be in the routine of life and stepping outside of that familiarity can be hard.

Tide pooling is something we've talked about doing for a while. Bolinas isn't too far, but on a weekend when we look forward to lazy mornings in p.j.'s, getting up and out of the house with a lunch packed seems next to impossible. Somehow, we pulled it off and made the trek on the windy road to the coast. Low tide was at around 9am and we arrived around 10.

The fog couldn't quite make it's way to leave so the sky was a beautiful gray. It was pretty cold but the snails and crabs and sea creatures were wonderful to see.

I've been loving playing with the 50mm 1.4 lense. Everything drops out of focus so quickly and I just love the blur. Here are some shots from our adventure....













6 comments:

  1. Beautiful Laura! Really really beautiful. You've inspired me to spend more time with my 50mm. :)

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  2. you guys are so lucky to live so close. i wish!!! great shots.

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  3. Lovely pictures!
    MAN! I miss pretty foggy mornings!

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  4. that lens is the only one i have:) i love it...but need to expand into a new one. it will probably always be a fave though. i love tidepools. we used to go to the tidepools in Pt. Loma, here's the link if you ever make it down to San Diego http://www.nps.gov/archive/cabr/tide.html
    need to see if they have them here in Hawaii, such a fun experience, especially for the kids. love your pics, as always!

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  5. Great shots! The one of your neice looking up is beautiful!

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  6. PS - I love my 50mm, it is my favorite lens! (I only have 2, haha)

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