Environmental: Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock

Amber Shack

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This was one of many beautiful evening at La Jolla,California's Windansea beach. I used a graduated filter to add interest to the sky. I gave this shot a slightly longer exposure time to show the movement of the waves.

Chinaman's Hat

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Oahu, Hawaii

Coffee Jitters

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

While on a shoot in Costa Rica I spent my mornings drinking extremely strong coffee as the sun came up. There happened to be several poison dart frogs bouncing around the property I was staying on. These frogs secrete a deadly poison on their back which is a concentration of the toxins found in the insects they eat. Moments after shooting this photo one of the frogs jumped on my bare foot. I instinctively did the unthinkable and sent the poor frog sailing into the jungle with the jolt of my foot. I think the coffee in Central America might be a tinge too strong for me.

Crabby

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

While on Oahu back in 2004 I spent an afternoon on the East side looking for something a little different to shoot other than surfers and waves. I found a little beach with hundreds of crabs running back and forth from one hole to another. I positioned myself outside of an occupied hole in the sand and waited...and waited...and waited. Until finally this little fellow inched his way out to investigate. It paused for a moment and eyeballed me as if to say, "Ok buddy. Get the shot and move on please so I can run around to other holes." I clicked off only a couple shots before the camera shy critter scurried off.

Daylight Savings

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Fall has to be my favorite time of year in Southern California. Hurricane swells, Santa Ana winds and the time change. Unlike most surfers, I enjoy the time change. It seems to thin out the evening lineup crowds. However, when the nine-to-fivers finally make it to the beach, they make their mad dash to the lineup in hopes of catching a couple waves before dark.

Dominican Caballos

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

There is beauty around every corner in the Dominican Republic. In this case beauty camein the form of four stallions having a gallop across the tropical landscape.

Ecuatorial Meditation

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands

Ehukai Evening

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Ehukai Beach, Oahu

Electric Shack #1

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

La Jolla's Windansea shack is, to many people I know, not only an icon of the community, but also of surfing's culture and history. Many of the worlds best surfers have relaxed under this same shack after a surf and talked story. On this early rainy September morning in 2005 I sat in the bed of my truck and shot for about an hour under the camper shell. There were a couple people underneath the shack listening to Bob Marley and enjoying the storm.

Electric Shack #2

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This image was captured on the same evening as Electric Shack #1. Undeniable proof that lightning can stike the same place twice. It is quite possible that lightning can actually strike three times but you'll just have to wait and see in the coming months.

Evening Sets

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Blacks Beach
La Jolla, California

Feeding Time

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Seabirds synchronize their movement with the incoming waves in hopes of finding a feast of small crabs beneath the sands surface. As the waves come in, the birds run back toward safe ground. As the waves recede, the birds once again return to dig up their buried treasure. This interaction with ocean and animal has always fascinated me.

Gold Rush

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Often time when I am shooting on the beach with a large lens mounted to a tripod I look around for interesting colors or objects close to me that might make for a unique shot. The sunset was brilliant the evening that I took this image. Sometimes the most interesting things are right in front of us and often go unnoticed.

Great Sea Reef

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This image was captured while flying in a seaplane to a remote island in Northern Fiji. I have always found interest inscenics from above 10,000 feet. The world seems to take on a completely different look from this perspective. This particular composition shows the intricate detail of the Great Sea Reef. As the second largest barrier reef in the world, the Great Sea Reef spans across the Northern coast of Venua Levu and is renound for having some of the best diving in the world. All one needs is a parachute and a mask.

Island Violet

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

North Shore Oahu, Hawaii

Jelly Beans

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Amed, Bali Indonesia

Kaena Mountainside

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Kaena Point Oahu, Hawaii

Kaena Point

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Kaena Point, named after a Hawaiian chief, is the most Western point on Oahu. I was staying in Pupukea during the winter of 2005 when I found a nice vantage point to capture this image of the point from above Waimea Bay.

Kia

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Kia Island, Northern Fiji

Lazy Dayz

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands

Low Tide

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Tavarua, Fiji

Mantas

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I stepped outside of my hotel in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico one morning with the intention of shooting some scenics. Finding this group of manta rays playing in the surf really caught me by surprise. I had seen dolphins playing in the waves thousands of times before. Never had I seen rays catch waves in a group like this as though they were all having fun together.

Midnight Rockpiles

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Although it appears to look like the middle of the day, this was a beautiful full moon night on Oahu's NorthShore. The light from the moon illuminated the clouds, sand and waves tumbling over the rocks in the foreground. I think that my favorite thing about this image is the stars scattered behind the Looney Toonesque clouds.

Mono Lake

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Eastern Sierras, California

Moonlighting

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I had been trying to capture a full moonrise in San Diego for quite some time. When I was driving to my shooting site this night I thought to myself how perfect this particular day was going to be for finally achieving my image. Moments after I set up my tripod for this shot the clouds rolled in over the city. I had planned on capturing a perfectly clear moonrise and was a bit distraught about the clouds. However, as I began shooting the cityscape I realized that the clouds gave the image a more unique feel and added balance to the whole image.

Mundaka

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Basque Country, Spain

Oz Calling

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

While driving across Kansas I came upon the most intense lightning storm I'd ever seen. I stopped for about an hour and shot images of it from it's perimeter. After the shoot I had to drive through it. That was one of the craziest experiences I've had in my life. Sheets of rain, lightning as bright as daylight every second and 80+ mph wind blowing across the highway. I thought I was going to OZ for sure.

Pacific Beach Pier

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Pacific Beach was bombarded with lightning during a September 2005 storm. I exposed this image for over a minute which cause the colors in the sky to shift. The lights from PB created what is called "light pollution" which renders interesting result at times.

Pacific Solitude

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Nukubati Island, Northern Fiji

Palm Glow

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

It was a magnificent evening in the Dominican Republic. I was shooting some professional surfers graced with vividly warm front light coming from the west. I turned the lens around from the ocean to capture this image of the last rays of sunlight passing through a group of palm trees. I could hang a hammock anywhere in this picture and do some serious relaxing.

Sail Bay

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

San Diego Bay on a beautiful Fall evening. It's no wonder they call it "America's Finest City".

Shore Patrol

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

La Jolla, California

Soulset

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

La Jolla, California

Sugar Plaid

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This image was captured while flying to Northern Fiji in a small plane. I saw these sugar cane fields and was intrigued by the pattern and color combinations. Sometimes I think about this moment when I am sweetening my coffee.

Tavarua

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I spent a week on this amazing island in Fiji. A world famous surf resort, Tavarua really needs no introduction. This image was captured while on a short walk around the island. Barely seen in the distance is the islands private world class wave, Cloudbreak.

The Aerialist

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Grom

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

La Jolla, California

The Push

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The lunar phase plays a large roll in tidal fluctuations. Typically, there is a greater range of high and low tides during a full moon. I captured this image while on a trip to Southern Baja during a full moon. As the moon came up the tide pushed in helping create this interesting composition and relation between moon, wave and tide. A longer exposure gave this image a soft feel as well as a sense of this tidal push.

Wiki Wiki

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Waikiki Oahu, Hawaii

Windansea Palette

anthony@anthonyghiglia.com (Anthony Ghiglia Prints and Stock) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

La Jolla, California