Regular Joe Surf Festival - Sebastian, Florida

The Regular Joe Surf Festival kicked off today at the Sebastian Inlet, North Jetty. I went early to catch the sunrise, warm ups and several heats. The event continues through the weekend. Make sure to check it out.

The Regular Joe Surf Festival is two days of surf at the premier break in Sebastian, Florida, a surf stomp and lots of aloha! To support Surfrider Foundation - Sebastian Inlet Chapter efforts to preserve and protect our beach!

Visit www.RegularJoeSurfFestival.com for full details and to register!!!

Throw-Down at Mulligan's Beach House - Vero Beach, Florida

Checked out the skim-boarding competition at Mulligan's Beach House in Vero Beach, Florida yesterday. The event was hosted by Shore lb. [shore pound - def: surfer slang used to describe how waves crash directly on the beach] out of Ft. Pierce, Florida. What a terrific event.

The Winners of the Shore Lb. Throw-Down are:

I Suck Division - 

  1. Collin Gonzallez

  2. ET Berugrand

  3. Ethan Grumpel

  4. Landon Farrow

I'm Good Division

  1. Cody Pittman

  2. Gage Christiansen

  3. Corey Kiltz

  4. Jonathan Capen

I'm Better Division - 

  1. Nick Turdo

  2. Tyler Ferris

  3. David O.

  4. Collin Heffelfinger

Turning Pro Tomorrow -

  1. Michael Bishop

  2. Rodrigo Haberfeld

  3. Brian Strauss

  4. Jack Bourbeau

Pro Division - 

  1. Eddie Dixon

  2. Willy Cunard

  3. Troy Rhoten

  4. ET Baker

Next up is the Atlantic Surfing Championships - October 8-11 (Sebastian Inlet State Park, Sebastian, Florida)

Below is the full Florida - Atlantic Surfing Federation schedule:

  • October 3 (Stuart)

  • November 7 (Jacksonville)

  • December 5 (Melbourne Beach)

  • January 9 (Jupiter)

  • January 23 (Satellite Beach)

  • February 6 (Sebastian Inlet)

  • March 5 (Ft. Pierce)

  • April 2 (Cocoa Beach)

  • May 7 (Flagler/St. Augustine)


Check out GoodNuke for some good eats and connect with me on Social Networks

Hi everyone,

Take a look at Microwave Expert Carolyn Dodson's redesigned website, GoodNuke.com. I did a major site overhaul over the past couple of months. Still more work to do and honestly, some of the old stock "placeholder" photos need to be replaced, but the site is up and functional. I'm making adjustments, checking content  and will be adding new recipes and photos very soon. Please let me know your thoughts. Feedback is always welcome.

Also, make sure you connect with me on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Flickr, Google+ & Instagram.

More later...

The latest, what's been happening...

Hi Gang,

Haven't posted in a while, thought it was time for a little update. Hope you're well

Things are going great! Summer is in full swing and it's hot here in Florida. It's quite an adjustment for this guy from California. Hot, and now on top of that, rain. Got up at 4:30AM today to shoot a sunrise, but no sunrise to be had. Cloudy and plenty of rain. Decided to walk the dogs, clean house and hit the gym instead.

Seems as though the Indian River Mall here in Vero Beach, Florida is on the market. I was called on to shoot the property. Thankfully, I didn't have to shoot the entire 736,000 square feet of it. Just the main building, a few store fronts and some of the surrounding properties. To say the least, it was still quite an undertaking. I'd never shot a property so large and it was hard to get my head around. After reading a few articles and making a plan of attack, I went for it. The customer, Bayer Properties was very pleased with the results. I'm hoping that the mall will eventually sell and stay open for business. It's the closest mall in my area. A few of the shots can be seen in my real estate photography gallery

A lot of my time recently has been devoted to redesigning my Mom's website. Her old website (still up at the time of this post) is html (which I'm not real familiar with) and Flash (which doesn't work on a lot of devices these days) has been in need of a long overdue update. I'll be launching the updated website mid-August. As of now, I've shot about 60% of the photos on the site, but that number will probably increase a bit. I'm using stock photos as place holders for now, but honestly, they're pretty good, I my keep some of them. Keep a lookout.

Here's to catching some sunrises, sunsets and waves very soon. Best regards. Cheers!

Catalina Visitors Guide 2015

Hey everyone, It's been a while since I've checked in here. I trust that your new year is off to great start. 2015 just started and it seems like it's already flying by.

Before leaving California late last year, I visited one of my favorite places for a photography adventure. Santa Catalina Island, California. Just off the coast of Los Angeles is a great getaway from the big city. I have so many great memories of Catalina over the years.

If you're planning a trip to Catalina this year, be sure to pick up the 2015 Catalina Island Visitors Guide. The Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau included a few of my images in the guide.

The Chamber chose my panorama photo overlooking the city of Avalon for the table of contents and the photo below is also included in the guide. There are a ton of great photos from other terrific photographers and the it's loaded with information for planning your trip.

I'm pretty sure the Guide is free on the island. You can even fill out this form and have it mailed to you at no cost.

Until next time...