fallen giant

I don’t think this would be considered part of the average Arctic whale watching tour. It was a grizzly and unexpected scene to come across while on an overnight hike along the Lofoten coastline.

dead whale, Lofoten Islands, Norway

stone graffiti

On the Bastei bridge in Sächsische Schweiz.
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bastei

crash

The shore break can be a bit gnarly. My mom trying to go for a swim.

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Midnight Adventure

Santa Barbara got a pretty major thunderstorm last night. There was more lightning last night than I’ve seen in the past 10 years in total. Unfortunately I was in a good editing groove on my computer and wasn’t finally drawn out the door until past 11. At first I thought to head to the Santa Barbara Mission, to get some lightning in the background, but by this time the storm had already passed over the mountains. I next preceded to head up 154 to the lookout on the other side of the pass. One problem, I only had my 12-24mm lens with me, and the storm was moving away. It was still beautiful to watch even if I knew I wouldn’t get any good pics.

Cody Duncan Travel Photography: rare lightning storm over Santa Barbara, California. © Cody Duncan photography

Cody Duncan Travel Photography: rare lightning storm over Santa Barbara, California. © Cody Duncan photography

Eclipse

Like just about everyone else in the world, I too took a photo.

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Lunar eclipse. © Cody Duncan photography

Santa Barbara Triathlon 2007

Saturday could not have been a better day for the Santa Barbara Triathlon. I had been expecting a continuation of the fog and gloom that has seemed to be ever present this summer but was surprised to see clear skies as I walked to my truck at 6:15am. My cousin was competing for her first time so I had decided to go down and take some pics. The strength and endurance of these athletes is simply amazing, inspiring…

Cody Duncan Photography: 2007 Santa Barbara Triathlon

Cody Duncan Photography: 2007 Santa Barbara Triathlon

Cody Duncan Photography: 2007 Santa Barbara Triathlon

Cody Duncan Photography: 2007 Santa Barbara Triathlon

Cody Duncan Photography: 2007 Santa Barbara Triathlon

Cody Duncan Photography: 2007 Santa Barbara Triathlon

Cody Duncan Photography: 2007 Santa Barbara Triathlon

Cody Duncan Photography: 2007 Santa Barbara Triathlon

Cody Duncan Photography: 2007 Santa Barbara Triathlon

Cody Duncan Photography: 2007 Santa Barbara Triathlon

Fiesta Santa Barbara 2007

Took a quick stroll down to the fiesta parade to check things out and take a few pics. The light had a weird color due to the Zaca fire and it was literally ‘raining ash.’

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Santa Barbara Fiesta Parade 2007. © Cody Duncan Photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Santa Barbara Fiesta Parade 2007. © Cody Duncan Photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Santa Barbara Fiesta Parade 2007. © Cody Duncan Photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Santa Barbara Fiesta Parade 2007. © Cody Duncan Photography

Weekend Ride

4 miles up, 2 miles down. Not sure which hurt more.

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Mountain biking in Santa Barbara, California. © Cody Duncan Photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Mountain biking in Santa Barbara, California. © Cody Duncan Photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Mountain biking in Santa Barbara, California. © Cody Duncan Photography

Zaca Fire

Heavy smoke has been drifting over town for the last few days, and in combination with the full moon, I decided to see if I could get a good view of the fire from up on West Camino Cielo.

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: gaviota coast north of Santa Barbara and smoke from Zaca Fire, 2007. © Cody Duncan photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Smoke rising over Santa Ynez valley from Zaca fire, 2007 . © Cody Duncan photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Smoke blocking full moon over Santa Barbara from Zaca fire, 2007 . © Cody Duncan photography

Caught in the act

Digging through some old stuff today…

Photographer chimping view screen of digital camera.  © Cody Duncan Photography