before the crowds
Capture this on Venice beach, Florida in the morning, before the beach filled up for the July 4th. weekend.
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canon 20mm
CP filter, f/16
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Malcolm Chant
What a fab shot Kathy.
Excellent Title as well.
Malcolm
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, hours later this area was packed with people
Isa Rodriguez
wow, what a gorgeous scene. beautiful shot , kathy
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much isa
JennyDean
looks like it’s heading for a great day Kathy! love the clouds :)
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much jenny, it was a great day there
Shoaib .
amazing shot kathy love this capture .. wow its larger than life
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
IndraniGhose
Fantastic!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
Mark Tull
Super shot, well done ;o)
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks alot mark
Carlie Hensley
Fantastic shot Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
valzart
O WoW! tis is a magnificent capture sweetheART great photography ;} happy hippy hugglez
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
Chris Clark
wow wow wow excellent work Kathy – wanna be there….......................
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much chris, well come on over, plenty of sun and warm water. lol
Martin Beerens
great shot Kathy
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you martin
Trudi's Images...
Love all the variance of blue Kathy, great shot and pov !
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much trudi
Aleksander
great point of view Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
Martina Fagan
THIS IS JUST WONDERFUL
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much tina
Denis Molodkin
Fantastic work, excellent composition, well done!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much denis
Kim McClain
Awesome perspecitve! Great work Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks alot kim, I love this beach
Rajdev D
Excellent
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
rasnidreamer
Another fantastic shot for sure!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much sue, I spend alot of time here in the summer.
roseduggan
excellent composition,great sky ~ may the good day after ~ great shot Kathy :)).
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you rose
Cora Wandel
Stunning work, Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you cora
Roseann
That’s simply lovely. I didn’t think Venice Beach was ever so empty. Great shot.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, it the summer, it’s mainly us locals there, so not many people, Ican have the beach sometimes for 3 hours… it’s great.
ozczecho
Great PoV..beautiful image
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
Ruth Maginness
Great shot Kathy !!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you ruth
Elaine Teague
Terrific shot Kathy and love the blue sky. Your pics are always very sharp and clear. Do you use a tripod all the time?
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, no normal I don;t , only during really low light
John Vandeven
Gorgeous shot Kathy….I love the clouds and the beautiful blue.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you john
Bradley Nichol
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
WayoftheWarrior
That is an awesome one!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much tony
LisaR
Fantastic capture!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you lisa
Karl Schlemmer
Just awesome !!!! :-)
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you karl
Tainia Finlay
Amazing Kathy, favorited the moment I saw this! Spectacular skies, colours & clarity it certainly has the WOW factor!! Well done
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
KatsEye
Excellent capture. Would love to be there. Never been to the ocean. Just gorgeous.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, I love living near the Gulf of Mexico… it is sooo beautiful
Karen Moore
This photo is Awesome !! I love it Kathy, I like the fact that the horizon is not in the center it really bring this photo to life. !!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much karen… I really wanted to add the clouds in this shot
BigD
Excellent work and capture, Kathy
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much big D
Virginia N. Fred
Wow looks great Kathy, love the colors, nice work…gina
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, how did your turn out ?
CynLynn
wow look at that sky! Excellent work here Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much cindy
Memaa
Super shot, Kathy. Marvelous color and effects.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you sue
Lucindawind
beautiful deep rich colours on this lovey landscape
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
Karen Checca
So, so beautiful, Kathy! That sky is amazing! Instant fav! :)Karen
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
James Corley
Fantastic shot Kathy!
Wonderful clouds.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you james
Paul Thompson ...
Stunning sky Kathy
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you paul
Angel Perry
I want to go back there! cant say I have ever seen it empty.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much….summer time is the time to go there… I can have the beach to myself for 3 hours
Karen Brodie ...
Wow to that sky Kathy, wonderful :))
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks alot karen
Susan Kimball
Fantastic capture!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much susan
Virginia N. Fred
not as good, but its ok I will add it later or tomorrow lol
kathy s gillen... replied
lol, bring your CP filter with you and be prepared for a lesson. lol
Robert Elliott
wonderful image Kathy
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
Ilene Clayton
This is gorgeous!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
Bill Gamblin
This is an excellent photo and thought….I love the calmness and serinity
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much bill
Lisawv
Beautiful scene and the sky is absolutely gorgeous. I want to be there right now. Great shot.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks alot lisa, this is my favorite place to go
Nathaniel Arnold
amazing colours, love it
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
Shaun Whiteman
Lovely shot Kathy, great compositiona and colours….love the clouds!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, it was prefect timing the clouds didn’t last long at all
Steve Chapple
Great shot, again good composition and that sky against the blues of the building work really well.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you steve
PrairieRose
Stunning shot Kathy!!! LOVE the blue tones…....... :)))
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much rosie
suefel48
Stunning capture, Kathy!!.... :-))
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you sue
neezhom
a stunning shot, excellent compo, marvellous sky!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
joyousmoon
Gorgeous colors…so quiet yet!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
Anne-Marie Bok...
Great blues in this shot Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
James Coard
Striking image – can you recommend the 20mm lens on the 5DII?
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, yes I would I also love the canon 17mm-40mm len
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Lori411
Perfect composition!! Love the sky! Gorgeous!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
BettinaSchwarz
oh Kathy this is a total hit!! Fantastic! The blue and white … those clouds … viewing the structure from the corner … this shot just sucks you right in! Fantastic!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much…. I am there all the time in the summer
laurav
Gorgeous love the sky!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
BlaizerB
love the blue tones, cheers
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
PPPhotoArt
just a beautiful shot Kathy, looks wonderful!!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
Svetlana Sewell
Stunning shot Kathy, wow! love the sky!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
PhotoAvenue
Nicely composed and presented!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
JonRussell
Stunningly Brilliant!! ;-)
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much jon
Daniel J. McCa...
Beauty! Great colors! Perfect title! Excellent capture, Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very very daniel
luanda
AMAZING & SPECTACULAR, as always! And …yeah! I’m back!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much , welcome back, how was your holiday ?
Sharon Mau
It is a beautiful image Kathy, I love the dramatic skies and brilliant blues!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, the sky was perfect and I was there at the right moment
Adam Gormley
What a beautiful beach, and lovely sky here, the clouds are beautiful!! I bet you had a great day here :)
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, I love going to this beach…in fact I am getting ready to go there now. lol
Dragan Petrovic
Fantastic capture, beautiful!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
Laurie Search
Beautiful!!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
Monica Scanlan
kathy s gillen... replied 21 days ago
thank you so much , I am honored, sorry for the delay
tori yule 21 days ago
beautiful sky
kathy s gillen... replied 21 days ago
thank you so much