11 of 52: Year of Ocean

Friday seems to be about taking the dog out on roller-blades. This time I headed down to Venice Beach.I'm realizing that this Year of Ocean project could get pretty repetitive. As soon as I skated onto the beach path, I thought "how the heck can I photograph this differently from the last time?".I decided to shoot with my iPhone, no filters, horizontal view and concentrate on the sketchy, hippy, early morning vibe of Venice.Before the booths hawking hemp bracelets are set up.Before the smell of incense and hoards of tourists fill the air.Before the garbage trucks are done with their beep beep beep of backing up, breaking the quiet.Before things are taken out of their packaging, before security gates are lifted, before the summer campers run on to the sand for their surf lessons.It was a quick little jaunt, mostly for the dog to get some exercise, but it was a good visit, Venice locals and all.*See all of my Year of Ocean