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Jim Balsitis Photography
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California photographer enjoying black and white landscape, nature, and travel photography using Leica Monochrom cameras.
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San Miguelito Waterfall, Lompoc, California
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#photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #eastcoastkin
A scene of a waterfall in a forest. The waterfall is in the upper left quarter with a rocky stream leading towards the camera. Part of the rock bluff is shown in the upper right.
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Taking Flight #2, California
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A beach scene of a flock of gulls taking flight using a slow shutter speed.
January 31, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Taking Flight, California
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#photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #california #eastcoastkin
A scene on a rocky beach showing gulls taking flight with a slow shutter speed causing blurring of the birds.
January 31, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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The dawn sun catches the crests of waves to awaken souls on a new day.
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A scene on a beach looking out towards the ocean. The beach has scattered small rocks with one large rock in the center. There are small waves illuminated by the morning sun. The sky is partly cloudy.
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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San Miguelito Waterfall, Lompoc, California
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#photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #eastcoastkin
A scene of a waterfall in a forest. The waterfall is in the upper left quarter with a rocky stream leading towards the camera. Part of the rock bluff is shown in the upper right.
January 29, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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Shadow and Range #2
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#photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #art #eastcoastkin
A scene showing grassy and brushy hills with a sky of clouds.
January 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Shadow and Range #1
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#photography #blackandwhite #leica #eastcoastkin
A scene depicting hills with scattered clouds shadows and a partly cloudy sky. The foreground has scrub brush. The clouds are slightly blurred from a slow exposure.
January 27, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Coho Ranch #2, Santa Barbara County, Calofornia
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#photography #blackandwhite #leica #eastcoastkin #california
A view of hills and cloudy skies. The hills vary in shadow from the partly cloudy sky.
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Coho Ranch #1, Santa Barbara County, California
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#photography #blackandwhite #leica #eastcoastkin #california
A photograph of grassy hills in the foreground and a sky of stormy clouds.
January 22, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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Keep Out
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#photography #blackandwhite #leica #eastcoastkin #california
A photograph of a rural scene with grassland in the foreground and hills and mountains in the background. On the right is part of a wood bridge with a sign reading “Private Property KeepOut”. A small oak tree is on the left border.
January 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Historic Gas Station in Spanish Colonial Revival Architecture
Goleta, California
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#photography #blackandwhite #leica #eastcoastkin
A photograph of a two-story square building with a portico drive-through on the front and a one-story extension off the back. The building has many architectural style elements of Spanish Colonial Revival such as ornate frieze, round windows and a cupola. The roof is Spanish tile.
January 20, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Steady, as she goes
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A photograph of a large pine tree on the side of a slope. Other pine trees are scattered in the background. The sky is clear.
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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One in Spirit, White Mountains, California
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A photograph of two hills, one in the foreground and one in the background. The foreground has two dead trees standing next to each other. The foreground hill has some live trees on the hill top. There is some sky that is clear.
January 18, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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White Mountains Departed (maybe)
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#photography #blackandwhite #eastcoastkin #california
A photograph of a dead tree in a mountain alpine landscape. Hills are visible in the background with some snow. The sky is clear. Other live trees are in the middle ground.
January 17, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Bristlecone Pine. Cones on the End of a Branch.
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A photograph of a cluster of 3 pine cones on the end of a branch. The background is blurred.
January 16, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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Bristlecone Pine, White Mountains, California
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A photograph of an old bristlecone pine tree. The tree is mostly bare and looks dead. The sky is mostly cloudy with thin white cirrus clouds.
January 15, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Sea Grass and Foam
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#photography #blackandwhite #leica #eastcoastkin
A photograph looking down on a sand beach showing a tuft of sea grass in the lower 2/3 of photo and a small wave of sea water and foam at an angle across the top of the photo.
January 14, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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Moon and Rock, Central Coast California
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A photograph from the beach looking out to the ocean. The foreground has a rock in the sand. There are breaking waves in the middle ground near horizon line. The sky has some clouds and the moon is visible at the upper center.
January 13, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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Two Fishermen, Central Coast California
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A photograph of a beach on the ocean. The foreground is rocky and small waves come in on the right. There is a sea cliff on the upper left. In the middle upper horizon area is a large rock with two fishermen standing with their fishing rods extended. The sky is partly cloudy with the sun shining in from the left upper corner.
January 12, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Mono Lake on a Clear Day
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A photograph of a lake. In the water are stone formations called tufas. In the background is a mountain. The sky is clear.
January 11, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Sand and Sea
Coastal Central Coast of California
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#photography #blackandwhite #leica #eastcoastkin
A photograph showing sand with wind ripples in the foreground with a thin dark line of the ocean and a little bit sky.
January 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Old Joshua Tree, Lee Flat, Death Valley National Park, California
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#photography #blackandwhite #eastcoadtkin
A photograph of a Joshua tree in bright sunlight. The horizon line has other smaller Joshua trees in the distance. The sky is clear.
January 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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I’m up early and it’s still dark outside. I’m having coffee in my little trailer and looking over the map to decide where I go today. It’s very windy today at the beach so I may go inland and explore some roads I haven’t been on in a long time.
#photography #explore #eastcoastkin
January 8, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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Alabama Hills below Tunnabora Peak, Eastern Sierra Nevada.
#photography #blackandwhite #leica #eastcoastkin
A photograph of jumbled rocks that have been eroded overtime. In the foreground are to rock spires. In the middle ground is a ridge of rock. And the background is the snow covered in Sierra Nevada mountains. There are low clouds obscuring the mountain tops.
January 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Horseshoe Meadows, Eastern Sierra Nevada, California
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A photograph of a meadow with brush and low hills along the base of mountains. The mountains have some snow. The sky is mostly cloudy and stormy.
January 7, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Yesterday was fantastic. The storms cleared and the skies were full of amazing clouds. I’m still camping on the beach of Central Coast, California. I spent hours yesterday photographing the clouds and the green hills.
January 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM