On a clear day, you can see...

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This, believe it or not, is Kuta Beach in Bali. I have never seen it this clear. Ever! In fact, I didn’t even know there were mountains (volcanoes) off that way until now. That is west Bali as it stretches toward the island of Java (if you’re familiar with the area).

This was one of the great moments of the last few weeks. Most of the frames I captured are nice sunset colors, reflections, volcanoes and some blurry ocean, but the beautiful light coming through the perfect wave form in this one stood out not only as a nice landscape but a great surf shot too. Varying the shutter speed and timing the inconsistent waves was all it took…and of course the extraordinary “never before seen” background.