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Morro Bay with its spectacular Pacific Ocean sunsets, abundance of coastal wildlife and unspoiled estuary, has become a must-see destination for amateur and professional photographers alike. In fact, with so many opportunities for remarkable images, even the mayor of the city is now a seasoned photographer. Mayor Janice Peters who has lived in this seaside California town for 18 years and is currently serving her second term as its mayor – says "Morro Bay’s old-fashioned charm, combined with Mother Nature’s bounty, makes it a veritable feast for every level of photographer".
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Hundreds of other photographers in and around Morro Bay have also found the area irresistible. Here’s a sampling:
• Engineer Mike Baird relocated to Morro Bay after a successful Silicon Valley career. Now he spends time shooting photos of surfers, beaches and birds (more than 200 species have been counted in one winter weekend, making Morro Bay a prime location for birders from around the world). Those photos and hundreds more can be accessed at www.bairdphotos.com.
• Professional photographer Ruth Ann Angus is a New Jersey native who has been shooting images of Morro Bay for 37 years. Her specialty is bird photos – “I don’t know exactly why, except that they’re not easy to photograph. Maybe it’s the challenge!” Angus now uses digital cameras to capture pelicans, egrets and sandpipers. Angus’ work has been featured in Sunset, Westways, Country and Farm and Ranch Living magazines.
• Garry Johnsonshot his first pictures in the l950s. He has authored Sunsets of Morro Bay, as well as Birds of Morro Bay, a work still in progress. Many of Johnson’s bird images were taken from his kayak in the Morro Bay Estuary. Currently teaching a digital photography course at California Polytechnic (Cal Poly) State University in San Luis Obispo, he and Mike Baird are now working to start a similar course at the newly renovated Natural History Museum in Morro Bay.
“There’s such an endless variety for photos here,” says Janice Peters. “Fishing boats, rock formations, beaches, downtown festivals, old and new architecture, all constantly different depending on the weather and the light. And it’s all just waiting -- to be captured and shared.”
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