Coast Guard training in the Line Up

I noticed a few Coast Guard helicopters pull up out back in the afternoon. The helicopter that was close looked was a bit more photogenic.

The helicopter further away had a paddle foiler in the perfect spot when I was taking pictures.

So glad the Coast Guard is around to keep us all safe!

Sunset hang 5, surf chat, and sun spots!

It's always fun to catch some fun shots at sunset.

This guy had a nice long ride on the nose and the shot probably doesn't do it justice.

Looked like some very relaxing chats going on out in the line up.

I also managed to get a shot of sunspots using the hazy atmosphere as a make shift sun filter. Even with the thick atmosphere I had to set my camera to 1/8000th of a second at f32 and iso100 to get the shot exposed close to correct. Lots of atmospheric ripples just like the ocean -:]
 

Big sun spot turning to face us!

This is the biggest group of sunspots in a while and I was excited to get a picture.

It could send some solar flairs in our direction causing some more big aruras and interfering with electronics and wireless communications in the next few days.

Sunset Foiling

 

Owl finds out what we do to Turkeys today!

Then gives me a look that chills me to this very day!

Fun Spreckels Boats

Some fun RC boats at Spreckels Lake this weekend.

Bonus African Queen with mini Katharine Hepburn!

I guess there is also a mini Bogart but Katharine is the best! They were pretty great together in the African Queen.

I love the smoke on the Intrepid and hope to see the African Queen in action one weekend. Fingers crossed it has smoke too.

 

Okay Great Egret Shot

I enjoyed the pose and lighting of this great egret standing in a mostly shady spot.