Pfeiffer Arch Sunset
So many challenges to deal each year while trying to get a decent shot of the arch. The tide moving in, the cadre of other photographers jockeying for position and accidentally getting into each other's way, giant strands of seaweed that keep washing up into your shot, etc, etc. I had a great time shooting and struck up a conversation with a couple of guys who grew up not too far away from me. The same type of thing happened last year: Everyone is chatting away amicably until about 1/2 hour before sunset and suddenly all the shutters start going off continuously and suddenly it's every man for himself, lol.
For those of you who might be interested, your opportunity to shoot the arch with the sun pouring through is drawing to a close pretty soon. Each year, the sun moves far enough south, (Late December, Early January) for the suns rays to travel through the archway in the giant pile of rocks on Pfeiffer Beach. The access to the beach is devilishly tricky to find as there are no clear signs at the turn off and the road simply drops off the edge on the Western Side. You also face the challenge of not finding a parking spot when you arrive at the bottom as there are only a handfull of spaces available in two small parking lots. If you cut it too close, you might end up waiting at the guard shack right through the sunset and miss the entire thing. This ALMOST happened to me last year. It's $5 to park, and then a short walk to the beach through the trees.
I've included a shot from last year below.
Pfeiffer Arch Sunset
So many challenges to deal each year while trying to get a decent shot of the arch. The tide moving in, the cadre of other photographers jockeying for position and accidentally getting into each other's way, giant strands of seaweed that keep washing up into your shot, etc, etc. I had a great time shooting and struck up a conversation with a couple of guys who grew up not too far away from me. The same type of thing happened last year: Everyone is chatting away amicably until about 1/2 hour before sunset and suddenly all the shutters start going off continuously and suddenly it's every man for himself, lol.
For those of you who might be interested, your opportunity to shoot the arch with the sun pouring through is drawing to a close pretty soon. Each year, the sun moves far enough south, (Late December, Early January) for the suns rays to travel through the archway in the giant pile of rocks on Pfeiffer Beach. The access to the beach is devilishly tricky to find as there are no clear signs at the turn off and the road simply drops off the edge on the Western Side. You also face the challenge of not finding a parking spot when you arrive at the bottom as there are only a handfull of spaces available in two small parking lots. If you cut it too close, you might end up waiting at the guard shack right through the sunset and miss the entire thing. This ALMOST happened to me last year. It's $5 to park, and then a short walk to the beach through the trees.
I've included a shot from last year below.