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Waterfalls, Streams, Oceans and Creeks

John Harrison is an Award Winning Landscape Photographer specializing in Nature Photography. Mostly shooting in Yosemite & Kauai Hawaii. Buy his Yosemite Landscape photography prints & art pieces.
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The “Lone Surfer at Natural Bridges” Santa Cruz, California
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The “Lone Surfer at Natural Bridges” Santa Cruz, California

The “Lone Surfer at Natural Bridges” was captured on a winter day at Sunset. The waves were strong, and the sunset was beautiful. There was one surfer that I caught dreaming about hitting the waves one last time before the sunlight totally disappeared. This location is a beautiful cove and has endless amounts of places to photograph. In the spring, school children frequent this location on field trips to see the monarch butterflies.

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From Landscape Photography Portfolio

  • "Flowing Through the Moss"
  • "Sunset Along the Northern California Coastline" Sharing an image from our trip down to Big Sur this past weekend with the family. The sun had already set and the outlines of the cliffs and hills can be seen with a little haze from the fog. Love the simple colors and rocks down in the water. The depth of the hills along the Northern California Coastline can be seen as it goes off into the distance.
  • The “Lone Surfer at Natural Bridges” Santa Cruz, California
  • “Nature’s Firefall” is a rare photograph of Horsetail Falls in Yosemite at Sunset in winter by John Harrison, <a href="http://www.jharrisonphoto.com">http://www.jharrisonphoto.com</a>. This is nature’s version of the old man-made Yosemite Fire Fall.During the winter in Yosemite, coming off of El Capitan, there is an almost non-existent waterfall called “Horsetail Falls.” Many maps don’t even have it marked. During the last two weeks in February, IF there is water trickling over the edge, and IF it is clear at sunset (which doesn’t happen too often due to the winter storms) the setting sun will turn this waterfall into a stream of molten fire. The waterfall lights up like molten lava due to the angle of the sun. Inspired by Galen Rowell, many photographers have chased this elusive photo opportunity. John spent two evenings in a foot of snow in the middle of meadow trying to get the shot. The first evening was an absolute bust as it had been clear all day and at sunset the clouds hung over the peak. Luckily he captured his photograph titled “Full Moon over Half Dome”. The next evening everything worked out for this stunning shot.
  • "Tropical Waves in Kauai at Sunset"
  • Big Sur Sunset and waves_DSC1781. I captured this at Sunset in the middle of the rocks and waves. The waves would come crashing in and through this little trough between the rocks. My friend I was shooting with got stuck down in the trough when the wave came in and almost lost his camera
  • "Burney Falls at Sunset" Burney Falls State Park, Mount Shasta, California
  • "Enlightened" This scene really caught my eye while shooting along the Gorge on the Washington side near Panther Creek. The flowing water cascading down with green moss around and the light glowing in the trees behind. This image is still a work in progress -- let me know if you enjoy it. I really liked the way the water curved around on both sides and the soft texture of the water was captured. You can just hear the rushing of the water coming by! Just an amazing amount of detail is in the image as you can see the pine needles on the moss covered rock in the front. A little about the capture - This is captured with the new Nikon D810 (now the most amazing camera for landscape photographers!) Nikon D810 and Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 at 14mm. 3 images. ISO 125. f/13, 1.3 seconds for the primary exposure, .6 seconds for the optimum texture for the water. 1/3 second to keep from blowing out the sky and tree in the back. Blended using Mark Metternich's Blend-If techniques. Enjoy and LIKE and share if you like it!<br /> Copyright John Harrison Photography — in Washington.

  • Lawrence L. deBoxtel III

    on May 2, 2012

    Fantastic shot John. Your work as a whole is supremely rich in color and captivating to say the least. I hope to see many new pieces in the future. I have been to this beach many times, but in my tries to capture something as nice as this one I have gotten dealt the bad hand. Great work.

  • dennis p sheehan

    on July 19, 2009

    really tremendous shots,I really enjoy them.

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