Sunset From The Cave
A couple of my photography buddies have been bugging me lately about making a trip up to El Matador Beach. I kept putting them off as it just didn't seem practical. Too far, I said. The traffic is horrible on the 10, I said. It would take me the rest of my life to get home, I said.
I finally gave in last week after seeing some amazing photos online and after checking the potential of a sunset via Skyfire and my own quick look at the NWS satellite. Skyfire put the odds at a weak 40%, but I liked what I saw on the satellite, so off I went.
El Matador was everything my buddies said it would be, and more. Huge chunks of rock lined the coastline, and between the sea stacks, giant rocks and caves, I was soon hard at work trying to figure out what to shoot in case the sky lit up.
I settled on a cave a bit further North up the beach and waited. Sure enough, the sun found a break in the clouds and the sky was on fire in all directions. By this time, the surf was roaring into the cave and the tide was rising by the minute, but I simply set my tripod up on a rock and hoped for the best. I came home with very wet boots, but with an SD card full of images. It took me nearly 3 hours to fight my way home through the L. A. traffic, but it was definitely worth it. Can't wait for a return trip.
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Sunset From The Cave
A couple of my photography buddies have been bugging me lately about making a trip up to El Matador Beach. I kept putting them off as it just didn't seem practical. Too far, I said. The traffic is horrible on the 10, I said. It would take me the rest of my life to get home, I said.
I finally gave in last week after seeing some amazing photos online and after checking the potential of a sunset via Skyfire and my own quick look at the NWS satellite. Skyfire put the odds at a weak 40%, but I liked what I saw on the satellite, so off I went.
El Matador was everything my buddies said it would be, and more. Huge chunks of rock lined the coastline, and between the sea stacks, giant rocks and caves, I was soon hard at work trying to figure out what to shoot in case the sky lit up.
I settled on a cave a bit further North up the beach and waited. Sure enough, the sun found a break in the clouds and the sky was on fire in all directions. By this time, the surf was roaring into the cave and the tide was rising by the minute, but I simply set my tripod up on a rock and hoped for the best. I came home with very wet boots, but with an SD card full of images. It took me nearly 3 hours to fight my way home through the L. A. traffic, but it was definitely worth it. Can't wait for a return trip.
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Thank you so much for your views and comments! If you have specific questions please be sure to send me a message via flickr mail, or feel free to contact me via one of the following:
Blog | Website | Facebook | Instagram | 500px | Twitter | Google +