Well, Summer has finally arrived, and we made our first visit to the beach this past weekend! Of course, my trusty Canon is like my Amex card. I can't leave home without it. I took about 190 shots! I'm making up for time lost recovering, and boy, did that feel good!
Here are a few favorites:
What's a trip to the beach without a sand castle or three? I love the angle on the water and how the sky and the blueness of the water and sky. To me, this really captures what a perfect beach day it was:
An important element to photography - the lines. I really like this one in black and white. The lines of the dock with the waves coming in and the broken slats on the base of the dock work well, I think. Next time, I think I'd like to capture more of the dock and pull back a bit. 
This little guy was being quite evasive, so I had to bribe him to stay close. I tossed tiny pebbles in his direction, and he hung around, thinking I may eventually toss him some real snacks. Alas, it was not his lucky day, as I'd neglected to bring any. He did give me quite the dirty look once he realised the chuck wagon was not arriving. I'm really pleased with the bubbly effect of the waves coming in here, and that he is in mid-step.
Perhaps if Mr. Seagull had ignored my pebbles, he may have come across this guy, as I did. Again, I really like the bubbling water here. I also like the texture of the sand. 
Shooting in bright sunlight really does have its challenges. Several of my first shots are overexposed because I'd neglected to adjust my ISO properly. I'd had it set at 800 for some snapshots I was doing indoors the day before. I lowered it to 200 and the results were much better! 
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