DirtyGlassEye
Miscalculation
On the exact same "secret beach" where I would shoot my amazing milky way shot I posted a couple months back, I present a completely accidental image. Because of time restrictions at that point in time, everything had to fall in place and there's nothing I take more seriously than time management. I essentially had two available nights to attempt to shoot the milky way using this unique composition. The intended money-shot you already saw was taken on the second night...
...and this was what the beach looked like the first night. This was around 8 at night, the Summer sun still provided enough light to set up shop but when I parked alongside the 101 to begin my descent, the entire area was shrouded in fog, so as probably expected, things didn't get any better when I got down to the shore line. Not a single bit of clear sky poked through this marine layer, ultimately confirming this was NOT the night to be here.
Or at least, this was not the night to be here to get a dark shot. I had enough daylight left and in all honesty this kind of weather is what I live for on a normal basis. So I quickly discarded any disappointment, I still had a usable consolation shot here, I will try again tomorrow. The cliffs and the rocks disappearing into the fog goes to show how thick it really was there. To make a further sense of melancholy, I drained much saturation from the rest of the image (particularly the sand). The clarity fixes weren't as effective as I hoped but it worked in the end (spent a lot of time cleaning up dead pixels). I don't think I could pass this as a landscape shot cause not everything is in focus.
This is such a contrast from the second night, all that's needed is a little imagination to turn an unforeseen situation into something good.
Edit: Simply extraordinary, this shot outperformed my milky way shot in just 6 hours. You guys are an unpredictable bunch to be certain, but thanks again.
Miscalculation
On the exact same "secret beach" where I would shoot my amazing milky way shot I posted a couple months back, I present a completely accidental image. Because of time restrictions at that point in time, everything had to fall in place and there's nothing I take more seriously than time management. I essentially had two available nights to attempt to shoot the milky way using this unique composition. The intended money-shot you already saw was taken on the second night...
...and this was what the beach looked like the first night. This was around 8 at night, the Summer sun still provided enough light to set up shop but when I parked alongside the 101 to begin my descent, the entire area was shrouded in fog, so as probably expected, things didn't get any better when I got down to the shore line. Not a single bit of clear sky poked through this marine layer, ultimately confirming this was NOT the night to be here.
Or at least, this was not the night to be here to get a dark shot. I had enough daylight left and in all honesty this kind of weather is what I live for on a normal basis. So I quickly discarded any disappointment, I still had a usable consolation shot here, I will try again tomorrow. The cliffs and the rocks disappearing into the fog goes to show how thick it really was there. To make a further sense of melancholy, I drained much saturation from the rest of the image (particularly the sand). The clarity fixes weren't as effective as I hoped but it worked in the end (spent a lot of time cleaning up dead pixels). I don't think I could pass this as a landscape shot cause not everything is in focus.
This is such a contrast from the second night, all that's needed is a little imagination to turn an unforeseen situation into something good.
Edit: Simply extraordinary, this shot outperformed my milky way shot in just 6 hours. You guys are an unpredictable bunch to be certain, but thanks again.