La Jolla Children's Pool Canvas Print

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San Diego, California:

The Children�s Pool � a small beach tucked into the coastal neighborhood of La Jolla. Its seawall was constructed in 1931 to protect beach goers from large incoming swells. Seals also noted calm waters, however, and over time established a sizable presence -- especially during pupping season.

This shot was taken during pupping season; a cloudy afternoon with unusually high surf. Seals shelter behind the Children's Pool seawall.

My first taste of photography was (seemingly ages ago) while taking an intro to photography course. There we learned the basics of shooting, darkroom development, and print with film. In following years I carried my Cannon AE-1 all over the world taking pictures for fun and memories. Upon an introduction to DSLRs, my devotion to photography exploded given the new possibilities I found for manipulating and personalizing images. What feeds this passion is the emotive capacity of art – its ability to evoke strong reactions from viewers. I could spend hours sifting through and losing myself in the work of Eugene Atget or Michael Kenna. I absolutely love their long exposures, how textured skies and oceans soften into a quiet haze in which...