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I was in Newport Beach on business staying with an old friend who had graciously let me crash at her nice beach condo. I was done for the day at the convention and my friend was out meeting with clients. Starting at Balboa, I decided to walk the concrete boardwalk (since renamed ‘Newport Balboa Bike Trail’) down to the Newport Pier. The scene was very different from what I see in West Michigan which meant that there was much for me to photograph. While I was trying to get the optimum angle of view to photograph a surf shop, a couple of body builder type dudes walked toward me. It was late afternoon which meant that the sun was directly behind me. For capturing the surf shop on film I definitely would have angled the camera up so that my reflection wouldn’t have been in the picture, but for the unfolding ‘Three Beefcakes’ image the third Beefcake, me, had to be in the picture and in the furtive form of a shadow. In case you didn’t know, ‘Beefcake’ is a slang word for a guy with a Mr. Am...

James Rasmusson is a resident of Holland Michigan who has been creating fine art photographs since the early 80�s. Jim�s photo-art is best known for themes that express the drama and majesty of nature. �I like to underscore the abstract and tease the mind. I am ever alert for juxtapositions that express irony, absurdity, and poignancy. I want people to feel both tension and resolution in my compositions.� Specializing in scenes from the Great Lakes region, the artist�s portfolios also include the Ozarks, Arizona and California, the Florida Keys, River Rouge, Chicago, �Suspended Amusements�, Nightscapes, Winterscapes, Ontario, and the Caribbean. The award-winning photographer�s work has appeared in many publications as...