Hole in the Wall

The weather forecast called for clouds, so I took a gamble and drove 90 minutes to this location, which I've been wanting to check out for quite some time. It was a super-low negative tide, so I knew there would be no issues getting through the Hole in the Wall.

 

I discovered that climbing the rocks from the beach to get to this spot was a little dicey (for me at least), and I almost chickened out. However after watching a couple of other explorers navigate the terrain, I followed their lead, climbing up and over a big boulder.

 

I had arrived over an hour early, so I picked a composition, set up my tripod, and waited. I snapped several exposures as the sun was setting, but just wasn't feeling it. The lighting was just OK, plus my composition was not the best. After sunset the sky began to illuminate with color. Abandoning my original composition, I quickly shifted positions and set up an alternate composition, including leading lines in the foreground and also the beautiful clouds. One of the best sunsets I've ever seen.

 

Nikon D7100

Tokina 11-16 mm lens

ISO-100

f/9

3 seconds

+0.3 step exposure bias

11 mm

0.9H grad ND Lee filter

single exposure

 

4:08 pm - low tide (-1.48 feet)

4:55 pm - sunset

5:06 pm - photo taken

Done