Low tide At Corona Del Mar
A few weeks ago, my buddy Tom and I met up with David Colombo, who was up from San Diego on business. We invited David to hang out with us down at Victoria Beach, which turned out to be a bust between the lack of any clouds and the surprising amount of commercial shoots that were taking place that night. While we were there, David showed me some shots of Corona Del Mar which completely surprised me. I had seen some shots of Corona Del Mar before, but they were of a very small arch rock and some jagged coastline off of Little Corona Beach. The shots David showed me were of a much larger arch and some very impressive looking coastline. Having shot that area of the coast down to Dana Point, I was very surprised as I had no idea that this area even existed.
So a few weeks later I did a bit more investigating and found my spot. The reason that it remains elusive is due to the fact that it's a bit difficult to get to. It would be suicidal to try to reach this location during high tide, which is unfortunate as this location would look amazing during high tide. There is access from above, but unless you know the two or three billionaires who live directly above this arch, you're pretty much out of luck. Which leaves you with medium to low tide. It's worth pointing out that even during low tide this location is a bit dodgy to get to. It involves traversing over sharp, jagged, and often slippery rocks for about 30 minutes or so. If the tide sneaks up on you on the way out there, good luck getting back. If you stay for sunset, you will also be dealing with trying to pick your way through those rocks in the dark with your headlamp.
Suffice to say that I will definitely be making a mid-tide attempt during an upcoming sunset and I'm hoping to run the gauntlet and make it out there and back without getting soaked. Definitely worth the effort to get down there, but I'd rather not lose any camera gear and I would prefer to make it back to my car in one piece.
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Low tide At Corona Del Mar
A few weeks ago, my buddy Tom and I met up with David Colombo, who was up from San Diego on business. We invited David to hang out with us down at Victoria Beach, which turned out to be a bust between the lack of any clouds and the surprising amount of commercial shoots that were taking place that night. While we were there, David showed me some shots of Corona Del Mar which completely surprised me. I had seen some shots of Corona Del Mar before, but they were of a very small arch rock and some jagged coastline off of Little Corona Beach. The shots David showed me were of a much larger arch and some very impressive looking coastline. Having shot that area of the coast down to Dana Point, I was very surprised as I had no idea that this area even existed.
So a few weeks later I did a bit more investigating and found my spot. The reason that it remains elusive is due to the fact that it's a bit difficult to get to. It would be suicidal to try to reach this location during high tide, which is unfortunate as this location would look amazing during high tide. There is access from above, but unless you know the two or three billionaires who live directly above this arch, you're pretty much out of luck. Which leaves you with medium to low tide. It's worth pointing out that even during low tide this location is a bit dodgy to get to. It involves traversing over sharp, jagged, and often slippery rocks for about 30 minutes or so. If the tide sneaks up on you on the way out there, good luck getting back. If you stay for sunset, you will also be dealing with trying to pick your way through those rocks in the dark with your headlamp.
Suffice to say that I will definitely be making a mid-tide attempt during an upcoming sunset and I'm hoping to run the gauntlet and make it out there and back without getting soaked. Definitely worth the effort to get down there, but I'd rather not lose any camera gear and I would prefer to make it back to my car in one piece.
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