Alameda Padre Serra Street Photos

Monday, February 16, 2015
Evening Blanket
Some evenings the fog is so thick in Santa Barbara it seems you would never get a good view of anything. But sometimes it only takes a small change of perspective to see what once blocked your view is actually something to behold itself. I love to watch for the evenings, more common this time of year, when the beautiful thick fog hugs the surface rolling in just at sunset leaving a clear view out above it's fluffy beauty. As the stars start to glow from above the city lights light the fog from below and the effect is something quite amazing that you would never expect from the surface.

Saturday, January 5, 2013
Santa Barbara Twilight
This angle over the city is one of my favorite views of Santa Barbara. But I usually wait for just the right combination of weather and clear air to make the sky beautiful, and the islands sharp. Usually the islands are shrowded in mist at this time of the evening if there are good sunset clouds, and you can't truly appreciate how large they actually are since they just poke out of the fog with their bases hidden. After my last shot at this location I knew I wanted to focus on the harbor and the wharf when I returned. This evening everything finally fell into place to get the image I was looking for.

Friday, July 6, 2012
Santa Barbara Independence Day Celebration
Fourth of July fireworks over Santa Barbara California. This was early in the show, when there was just enough light left in the sky to see the horizon and for the long exposure to get the colors in the sky and the high clouds above the city.

Thursday, July 5, 2012
Fire Palm
The fourth of July fireworks, last night, from one of my favorite locations high above Santa Barbara. I love the closer palm trees in the photo, and from this angle it almost looks like the fireworks are trying to immitate the palm trees. Fire palms.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Fireworks Over Santa Barbara
The Santa Barbara Fireworks from one of my favorite spots in the Santa Barbara hills. Have a wonderful and safe holiday!!

Monday, January 16, 2012
Santa Barbara Channel Islands View
This winter has been unseasonably dry, but this weekend we had some beautiful clouds. I had been planning a trip to this spot in the hills for some time. But to get what I wanted (a view of the islands and a clear shot of the wharf and harbor with a beautiful sky) I needed the perfect combination of clouds and clear air. I finally got it!

Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Santa Barbara Hills
Happy New Year!
It's been a busy holiday season. This
was from one of my many trips by the Mission
to see if the animals were in
the nativity scene yet.
I had no luck there before things got too busy, but
as long as I was out with my camera...