Corona Del Mar Inferno
For the past several weeks, Skyfire (the sunset prediction app you can purchase which works in conjunction with The Photographer's Ephemeris) has been striking out on a fairly consistent basis. For multiple weeks the app gave a prediction rating of 80% or higher for both sunrise and sunset here in Orange County only to have skies clear out at game time. My buddy Eric and I have taken to calling the app "Sky Liar" which seems like a much more a propos title for this service.
To be fair, Sunsetwx has also struck out on a number of occasions, but has been doing better than Skyliar. I should probably point out that I seldom head out for a shoot based strictly on these two apps. I almost always pull up the NOAA satellite imagery on the NWS website and have a quick look at the animation before setting off...just to make sure the folks behind Sky Liar aren't on crack.
But on this particular night, Sky Liar gave Corona Del Mar a 90 percent and Sunsetwx confirmed the prediction. For the first 40 minutes, I was pretty sure I was about to get skunked again, but suddenly I saw a bit of pink begin to glow in the West. 10 minutes later, the entire sky lit up and I set about trying to be in 10 places at once.
Add to that the fact that I caught it on a night when the tide was between 3-4 feet and it was a good night all around. Just when I was thinking I was the only one crazy enough to plow through waist high surf on my way out there, I ran into Joseph Chu who, as it turned out, was just as determined as I was to get a shot from Arch Rock during medium tide. I still haven't worked up the nerve to try that hike during a 5 foot tide or more...but maybe it's time to buy a kayak. :)
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Corona Del Mar Inferno
For the past several weeks, Skyfire (the sunset prediction app you can purchase which works in conjunction with The Photographer's Ephemeris) has been striking out on a fairly consistent basis. For multiple weeks the app gave a prediction rating of 80% or higher for both sunrise and sunset here in Orange County only to have skies clear out at game time. My buddy Eric and I have taken to calling the app "Sky Liar" which seems like a much more a propos title for this service.
To be fair, Sunsetwx has also struck out on a number of occasions, but has been doing better than Skyliar. I should probably point out that I seldom head out for a shoot based strictly on these two apps. I almost always pull up the NOAA satellite imagery on the NWS website and have a quick look at the animation before setting off...just to make sure the folks behind Sky Liar aren't on crack.
But on this particular night, Sky Liar gave Corona Del Mar a 90 percent and Sunsetwx confirmed the prediction. For the first 40 minutes, I was pretty sure I was about to get skunked again, but suddenly I saw a bit of pink begin to glow in the West. 10 minutes later, the entire sky lit up and I set about trying to be in 10 places at once.
Add to that the fact that I caught it on a night when the tide was between 3-4 feet and it was a good night all around. Just when I was thinking I was the only one crazy enough to plow through waist high surf on my way out there, I ran into Joseph Chu who, as it turned out, was just as determined as I was to get a shot from Arch Rock during medium tide. I still haven't worked up the nerve to try that hike during a 5 foot tide or more...but maybe it's time to buy a kayak. :)
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Thank you so much for your views and comments! If you have specific questions or need to get in touch with me, 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 +