September 5, 2013

finding my balance on the beach with black and white.....


there's an old mirror with scratchy black peeling paint on it, across from the pizza bar in seaside. other than making this photo black and white, this is exactly how it came out of my camera. i love it. plus my bicep looks amazing. snort.


i haven't shared the love of my life lately, so here he is. he looks so calm and happy. actually, blissful is a really good word to use here. simply blissful. {gosh, if you all only knew how much i love him}

the beach always does that to us. i wonder if anyone else notices the silly little grins on our faces and the softness in our hearts when we're there?


sometimes when he doesn't stop taking photos of me, 
he gets this. not very lady like of me, but funny.



another cloud with an image. 
do you see a plane?



this is my new little friend, E. he and his mom were playing in the sand while his dad was busy making dinner. he was so content to play and just be, the way kids always are, that he really didn't care what i was doing. i was completely happy to sit in the sand and just watch him.





it wasn't until i was editing photos that i even noticed the beach chair in the lower right corner of the photo above. because of that, i think this photo needs a name. maybe, "where'd you go?" or "waiting for you."


21 comments:

  1. Lovely lovely, you and your photos :-)

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  2. so many great photos. i love that first photo of your husband and you sticking out your tongue, lol... that little boy playing in the sand is adorable. and those clouds look just like a plane. hope all is well. have a great night~

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  3. You look SO adorable in these photos. And you both look so happy (the beach makes me happy, too...)

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  4. I love this. All of it. Every. Single. One.

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  5. Beautiful photos - I choose the name for the one to be "Silent Sentinel."

    Your bicep IS amazing and you look great. Can I say that in a non-creepy kind of way? LOL!

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  6. What wonderful photos. They speak of love, joy, great fun and much beauty. I love them all!

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  7. I love these photos - black and white is so powerful and yet you make the photos of your husband look so soft. Amazing.

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  8. Gorgeous photos! I especially like the one with the single beach chair, but so many are really great!

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  9. Making me drool over here!
    Happy for you, and as always, love how you love and how you capture it with that lens.
    Hugs!

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  10. I see a care bear in the clouds!!!!!

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  11. Oh I love all of these so much. They have such a soft feel to them. I especially like the one of you sticking your tongue out! So when you post of photo of a child you don't know, do you ask the parent's permission to put them on you blog? I never know what to do about this.

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  12. Oh these speak volumes to me- I SEE YOU and feel you through all of them. Gorgeous and artsy and emanating love and light. That first one- I'd say- and great shoulders and arms- oh and your neck- awesome. "I'll have what SHE is having... " to quote a line from that favorite movie :)

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  13. Yes I love the 'soft' black and white too, the relaxed happiness shines through as well. Lovely, as ever.

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  14. Another day in paradise, Beth. All gorgeous photos. And you look amazing! And happy :-)
    xo jj

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  15. Lovely.... All of them.... But I especially like seeing that full shot of you! We don't get to see you that much since you are always on the other side of the lens :)

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  16. I love all of the images, and I think you and your husband are blissfully as cute as can be. Really.

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  17. Your soft sweet images fill me up with kindness & comfort <3

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  18. Whoa ... such sexy photos of the two of you!

    This is my favorite post of all your beach photos.

    Envious!

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  19. Sweet pictures of you both.
    Love the black and white.
    Your friend, E., is just the perfect capture of delight.

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  20. Wonderful to see both you and the love of your life! The choice of black and white is very nice...and, yes, I saw the cloud airplane. That's one of the best ever. Usually, I only see lofty cotton candy puff!s

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**I love reading the comments you leave, as they make me feel like we're sitting in my kitchen, having a cup of tea, discussing life and wondering where all the time has gone ...beth