Quote Originally Posted by mbrager View Post
Welcome to the forum. I've enjoyed the photos you shared and am not surprised you have a thriving business. Can you give us an idea at the area this photo covers and how you lit and shot it, i.e. lens, etc? I am thinking this is a near macro shot, but I'm not sure. Your style is very intriguing and unique for sure. Thanks.
Thanks for your comments. I'm not sure I would call it a "thriving business" haha ! My imagination tends to be more thriving than my finances, that's for sure.

This one was shot with my Canon D60, using the 18-200mm kit lens. I had it set on around 50mm and took it from about 3 feet away. I think there are a couple of reasons my style is unique: 1) I have scoured dozens of beaches along the west coast of the US, and I've only found two that produce patterns that are this rich, and they happen to be 10 minutes from where I live. I think there's just the right amount of black in the sand, mixed with colored minerals from the bluffs, to produce them. 2) a lot of people think that photos must be "pure", i.e., untouched by human hands. I don't. I'm not afraid to add a rock or a piece of seaweed to produce what I think is a more interesting image, and one that tells a story, at least in my mind.