Elements: Sea-Air-Land Kevin Gilligan Photography Show, May 2015.

A tranquil swimmer alone in the Pacific Ocean

A tranquil wave photographed at a very high shutter speed reveals ice like patterns.

Liquid Gold

A warm sunset backlights this wave from El Porto, a famous surfing beach in Manhattan Beach, California.

Sailboat in the distance at sunset, near the Manhattan Beach Pier.

The moon sets over Malibu and the South Bay

This was one of the first aerial images I captured that day. The moon was still in the sky, and there was a beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean, Malibu, El Segundo and Manhattan Beach, California.

Aerial Image of the Hollywood Hills

The world-famous Hollywood sign captured from a Cessna. There is something about aerial photography that changes your perspective. Living in Los Angeles, I've seen this sign and the Hollywood hills thousands of times, but this time the perspective was so different, it was like I had not seen it before.

Aerial Image of Los Angeles International Airport

LAX Photography, Aerial Photography, Los Angeles Airport Photography, #TakenwithmyTamron

Sunrise Aerial Photograph of Torrance Beach and Redondo Beach

Aerial Image of the Hermosa Beach Pier, Hermosa Beach Photography

I love the way this aerial image captures the waves rolling into the shore.

Aerial Photograph of the Hermosa Beach Pier

Aerial Photograph of the Manhattan Beach Pier, Manhattan Beach California

El Porto - Aerial Image

This incredible vantage point of the famous El Porto surf break in Manhattan Beach, CA, was captured from a Cessna airplane at Sunrise. It's a lot harder than you might imagine to keep a long 70-200 lens still while battling the moving air out the window of a plane!

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What thoughts does this image bring to mind?

Aerial image of surfers and Manhattan Beach, CA

Aerial Photograph of El Porto in Manhattan Beach, California

Sunrise Aerial Image of the Santa Monica Pier

This was an amazing capture! The air was so clear that you can see Century City and even Downtown Los Angeles in this aerial image of the Santa Monica Pier.

Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro.

Dark Wave E23

A rolling wave provides the way into a dark landscape of Manhattan Beach, California. Look closely for the six surfers and the helicopter. The Hermosa Beach Pier is in the background. This image is currently on display at the Torrance Art Museum in Torrance California.

Angry Wave E16

RMNP Just Before Sunrise

27 mm, f/2.8, 1/8

Contemplation RMNP E20

Reflecting Range RMNP E24

RMNP B/W

Perspective reminded me of Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico...a little bit. 70 mm F/5.6, 1/250