So recently I have gotten in the habit of shooting some of the numerous pictures that I take at most courses in black and white mode on my digital camera. I know you can edit color ones into B&W on your computer, but they don't seem to be quite as dramatic as when I shoot them in B&W mode. Anyway I love how on some shots it seems to make the contours pop a little more, and also some of the clouds and skies above look more dramatic. I have thought about starting to do some threads with B&W series of pictures of the course. I welcome your feedback if this drives everyone crazy tell me and I won't do any more, or if you like me (at least for the moment) like the look I will keep them coming.
With that explanation and background, here is my pictorial series in B&W from a couple weeks ago on The Ocean Course...
The green-site at the Par 4 3rd hole.
2nd shot on the Par 4 4th. This is the view if you drive is in the left rough as mine was. The dead tree is not as in play as I made it look in this picture.
Greenside bunker at Par 3 5th.
Aproach to the Par 5 7th. I love how all those trees are sculpted by the seaside winds. Also note the crane in the background putting up the merchandise tent near the entry road in distance.
Greenside at the Par 3 8th
Behind the green at the Par 4 10th. The grandstands in the right hand side of the picture are surrounding the 17th green.
Par 5 11th from about 60 yds short of the green in the left rough.
Approach to the Par 4 13th
Tee box on the par 3 14th. This is the furtherest point on the back nine where you turn and head back along the coast towards the clubhouse. From here on in you play into the prevailing wind (I believe) with the ocean on your right primarily. This elevated tee is probably the highest point on the course and at 238yds from this back portion where I am to the elevated green will be a heck of a challenge depending on the winds and whether they choose to play it back here. The view back up the coast from this tee is dramatic.
Approach to the par 4 15th. The cloud that was popping up directly behind the green was very dramatic in person.
The famous Par 3 17th from the 1991 Ryder Cup. Another beast of a hole if playing into the prevailing wind.
Par 4 18th. If you lay it back a bit and don't challenge the fairway bunkers right off the tee this is roughly your view.
A little closer view of the approach to the 18 if you force your drive up the fairway a little further.
Flag on the 18th with the large flagpoles behind the green.
My caddy helping to read my long 1st putt. (I apparently didn't help because I didn't get it nearly far enough from all the way back there)
By now is everyone sick of the B&W version if so just tell me and I won't subject you to any more of these in the future.