Cormorants at Work

First, a sidebar. I know this and continue to ignore it: tripod = tack-sharp photos.
The IS (image stabilization) inside my Olympus is pretty darned good. And with the right shutter speeds, I can brace the camera in such a way that it renders crisp images without a tripod or monopod — which is super, because [...]

Posted Under: Bay Area, California, Photography
This post was written by ingrid on November 8, 2009 Comments (0)

Bay & Beach Flotsam #3: Why Coastal Cleanup Days Are Critical

It was the best of the beach and the not-so-best of the beach. The best — luminous in color and texture, with Brown Pelicans, porpoises and whales gliding parallel to the shore.
The not-so-best, well — that was the inspiration for Bay & Beach Flotsam, Episode 3.
We had just found two dead sea lions washed ashore [...]

Posted Under: @ Bay Flotsam, Fishing, Pollution & Trash
This post was written by ingrid on August 28, 2009 Comments (0)

Fishing for Fins & Wings

270,000 is the number — the estimated number of sharks killed daily for their fins. The practice of shark finning is brutal and wasteful, but the activity persists in a vacuum of globalized policy mandating otherwise.
This particular fact played into a stroll we took on an Alameda Beach recently. As the tide receded to unsual [...]

Posted Under: Fishing
This post was written by ingrid on April 19, 2009 Comments (0)