Don Smith

I am a professional sports and landscape photographer based in Morro Bay, CA. I am a Sony Artisan of Imagery and a Singh-Ray Ambassador Pro member.

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This is our view from our hotel in Queenstown - The Mecure. As we were waiting for our rooms to be cleaned we were treated to this scene of a rainbow one Lake Wakatipu. Workshop kicks off this afternoon! Join us next June, 2027. For more info click here: https://t.co/nvvA9pBCaY

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Long travel day as Beri and I depart for New Zealand's South Island. We go from summer into winter. In the interim, here are some images from a recent shoot on the Oceano Dunes along California's beautiful Central Coast. Most of these were captured at 800mm.

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I spent an enjoyable evening with my good friend Pierre Steenberg lately on the beautiful Oceano Dunes. This image was captured in one frame just before the sun set!
@OceanoDunes

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Here in Morro Bay, California, we call this Laughing Man Rock. I shot sunset recently when these four pelicans flew directly past the setting sun. The birds on the nose and eyes of the laughing man are a mixture of cormorants and pelicans. Hope you all are having a fantastic day!

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My good friend Pierre Steenberg and I were in Avila Beach yesterday evening with my youngest son Aaron and another family friend Andrew Panger for a moon shoot. As full moon shoots go, this was so-so but I did like this image captured after the sun set.

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The Yakima is a dredging ship manned by the Army Corp of Engineers. Every May/June it runs 24 hours non-stop dredging the Morro Bay Harbor. On this particular evening, I waited till a half hour before sunset, then shot perpendicular to the sun.

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Montana de Oro State Park is such a beautiful and diverse area along the Central Coast of California. I recently spent an evening there and had all this beauty to myself!
@MontanadeOro

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My youngest son Aaron hey!blondie has just released his new album SLOWLY. When he was recording under his given name of Aaron Cole Smith, he and I teamed up with his song "Wasting Space" and my images to produce this cool little slide show! https://t.co/wEYhgcFeBq

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The last of three favs from Ojai. Have you ever heard the term: WORKING A SCENE? If not, check out my latest video https://t.co/NyVdGQfQGa and find how you can improve your vision with daily use of your smartphone! Ojai, California.

#oaktrees #ojai #ojaivalley #Calfiornia

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Lanterns Hanging from a Valley Oak. Have you ever heard the term: WORKING A SCENE? If not, check out my latest video https://t.co/NyVdGQfQGa and find how you can improve your vision with daily use of your smartphone! Ojai, California.

@ojaivalleyinn

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In my new video https://t.co/NyVdGQfQGa I demonstrate what pros call WORKING A SCEN#

@ojaiinn

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Cormorants enjoying another Morro Bay sunset! Morro Bay Strand State Park, Central California Coast.

@MorroBayCA

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Beri and I spent a really fun couple of days in Ojai, California. It was our youngest son Aaron's 30th birthday! Driving home up 101 to Morro Bay, we spotted this 5% waxing crescent moon over the Pacific in Santa Barbara at dusk. Once home, I grabbed my camera and went out.

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Blue hour occurs just before (morning) or after (evening) civil twilight in nature. It is an often overlooked time to photograph as most shooters are awaiting the warmth of sunrise/sunset. I captured this image of the Cayucos pier, California yesterday morning at 5:15am.

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Eucalyptus trees and reflection pond, Sweet Springs Nature Preserve, Los Osos - Baywood, Central California Coast.

#eucalyptus #lososos #baywood #sunset #warmth

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Our summer misty fog is back, especially in the mornings as inland temps begin to rise. I love these types of mornings here in Morro Bay, California. Another weekend everyone, grab your cameras and get out there!

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Which is real and which is AI-Generated? CLICK ON IMAGES TO SEE FULL COMPOSITION. Click here https://t.co/p0H0PNYFrw to see and to see other examples and my thoughts on all of this... Is it ruining landscape photography?

@HearstCastleSHM

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@ReverendSpeck @PavlovicNBCS He has a no trade clause

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One of my most favorite Valley Oak in Central California. Moonrise is real (no AI) and Adamski Effect applied...