Rodeo Beach Sunset
I am starting to develop a reputation around here for my ill thought out exploits, and so I considered hard before posting my adventures associated with shooting this tranquil looking scene.
I've been wanting to get to the ocean with my two 8X ND filters and shoot some really real long exposures, and since a fellow flickr friend Jason came down this week to the bay area I thought this would be a great opportunity to show him one of my favorite beaches along the north bay. When we arrived, the sun was just beginning to set and so I quickly headed towards the south end of the cove while Jason stayed in the mid section of the beach.
There was a lot of spray coming off the waves, and there was one storm cell just a little off throwing some moisture our way. This combination proved to be bad for shooting long exposures. At length I decided to take shelter behind this rock and try my hand at getting something, which as you can see worked well.
But the stacks at the south end were calling to me, so I climbed the hillside and found my way down to a small hidden portion of beach surrounded by cliffs. I planted my tripod into the sand and found the spray to be three times as bad. To top it off, sneaker waves would happen every now and then, causing me to take my camera up mid shot, to protect it from the oncoming surge. By the time I gave up, I was soaked. I decided to walk along the cliff strewn shoreline… bad idea… the waves caught me waist deep several times and I wondered aloud about my sanity in so choosing this rout as I held all my camera equipment over my head as the waves were bashing along the cliffs directly to my right.
The hot bath I took at home two hours later didn't even warm me. I'm still kind of feeling chilled.
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Rodeo Beach Sunset
I am starting to develop a reputation around here for my ill thought out exploits, and so I considered hard before posting my adventures associated with shooting this tranquil looking scene.
I've been wanting to get to the ocean with my two 8X ND filters and shoot some really real long exposures, and since a fellow flickr friend Jason came down this week to the bay area I thought this would be a great opportunity to show him one of my favorite beaches along the north bay. When we arrived, the sun was just beginning to set and so I quickly headed towards the south end of the cove while Jason stayed in the mid section of the beach.
There was a lot of spray coming off the waves, and there was one storm cell just a little off throwing some moisture our way. This combination proved to be bad for shooting long exposures. At length I decided to take shelter behind this rock and try my hand at getting something, which as you can see worked well.
But the stacks at the south end were calling to me, so I climbed the hillside and found my way down to a small hidden portion of beach surrounded by cliffs. I planted my tripod into the sand and found the spray to be three times as bad. To top it off, sneaker waves would happen every now and then, causing me to take my camera up mid shot, to protect it from the oncoming surge. By the time I gave up, I was soaked. I decided to walk along the cliff strewn shoreline… bad idea… the waves caught me waist deep several times and I wondered aloud about my sanity in so choosing this rout as I held all my camera equipment over my head as the waves were bashing along the cliffs directly to my right.
The hot bath I took at home two hours later didn't even warm me. I'm still kind of feeling chilled.
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