Rita Crane Photography: Sparkling Day Out Fishing, Mendocino Coast
Here's a scene I photographed a while ago for the Mendocino Traveler's Guide, a local magazine. In summer, salmon season is open for a few weeks and one sees these brave little fishing boats out at sea, with their extended lines sticking out from both sides. Seagulls come around for any bits of salmon that may be left at the cleaning station.
The day I was there the fishermen were already finishing up after a successful day -- busy at the docks loading their fish onto trucks, having already moored their boats. They were getting ready to have a beer at the local watering hole, while their boats were bobbing up and down on the gentle waves by the Pt. Arena pier, a few hours north of San Francisco.
It was a bright June afternoon, with the sun sparkling on the water. One could see a layer of fog building along the horizon. This fog - called the marine layer - is typical for the U.S. West coast. It forms as cool moist air off the ocean is drawn in by the hot high pressure systems inland, where it can be in the 90's and 100's Fahrenheit. Along the coast however, the marine layer acts as 'natural air conditioning' and keeps the temperatures in the 60's and 70's.
Rita Crane Photography: Sparkling Day Out Fishing, Mendocino Coast
Here's a scene I photographed a while ago for the Mendocino Traveler's Guide, a local magazine. In summer, salmon season is open for a few weeks and one sees these brave little fishing boats out at sea, with their extended lines sticking out from both sides. Seagulls come around for any bits of salmon that may be left at the cleaning station.
The day I was there the fishermen were already finishing up after a successful day -- busy at the docks loading their fish onto trucks, having already moored their boats. They were getting ready to have a beer at the local watering hole, while their boats were bobbing up and down on the gentle waves by the Pt. Arena pier, a few hours north of San Francisco.
It was a bright June afternoon, with the sun sparkling on the water. One could see a layer of fog building along the horizon. This fog - called the marine layer - is typical for the U.S. West coast. It forms as cool moist air off the ocean is drawn in by the hot high pressure systems inland, where it can be in the 90's and 100's Fahrenheit. Along the coast however, the marine layer acts as 'natural air conditioning' and keeps the temperatures in the 60's and 70's.