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Russian Gulch Beach
Taken at 14mm, cropped to about 50mm.
This was my first time really planting myself out in the beach surf for some "movement long-exposures." After a recent rain, Russian Gulch Creek (on right) was rushing into the Pacific. Depending on how big the surf was, it created some nice overlaps with endless variations in how it combined.
Also had a few close calls. Learned a valuable lesson in readiness when setting up your camera/tripod in an unpredictable surf with a steep beach slope...snapped off a few shots but equally shat myself from the occasional 'sneaker' that would dwarf the other breaks. NorCal beaches are no joke; with strong surf they will take no prisoners. Do NOT turn your back on the ocean up here.
This was a fun trial. I rolled up my pants, used filters and stood in knee-deep riffs that scared me 1/2 the time. I took about 100 captures but it takes practice to find the keepers
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Russian Gulch Beach
Taken at 14mm, cropped to about 50mm.
This was my first time really planting myself out in the beach surf for some "movement long-exposures." After a recent rain, Russian Gulch Creek (on right) was rushing into the Pacific. Depending on how big the surf was, it created some nice overlaps with endless variations in how it combined.
Also had a few close calls. Learned a valuable lesson in readiness when setting up your camera/tripod in an unpredictable surf with a steep beach slope...snapped off a few shots but equally shat myself from the occasional 'sneaker' that would dwarf the other breaks. NorCal beaches are no joke; with strong surf they will take no prisoners. Do NOT turn your back on the ocean up here.
This was a fun trial. I rolled up my pants, used filters and stood in knee-deep riffs that scared me 1/2 the time. I took about 100 captures but it takes practice to find the keepers