Ivan Makarov Blog

Thoughts on photography, and anything else

Month: February, 2010

Respect for the Ocean – Garrapata Beach

I’m really slow processing the photos from that night, because I’m still bitter about that evening. The evening at Garrapata Beach at Big Sur was going fine. Beautiful light, no wind, big waves (it was the day before the Mavericks competition took place), no one but me and a few teenagers at the beach. What [...]

If Taxes Are On Your Mind..

It’s that time of the year again, and I have some tips for you if you’re a part time photographer wanting to minimize your taxes.. I’m glad to say I filed my taxes last weekend. It took me several days to put everything together, but it’s good to be done and start worrying about another [...]

Garrapata Blue

Some shots get you really into the scene, like this one. Last Sunday was another cloudy post-stormy day here in Northern California, and I met up with Jim Patterson and Kendra back at Garrapata Beach. This time around it was a negative tide, so many layers of sand were gone, revealing all kinds of big [...]

The Arrival

We’re in the middle of winter storms here in SF Bay Area. Last week as the day was coming to an end, there was a short break right around the sunset time. I quickly grabbed my gear and headed out of the door to the nearby park that our house is close to. The color [...]