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Something about the sky on Sunday was calling me to Cannon Beach. The clouds were wispy and soft. On a balmy day (for an Oregon winter, especially), Haystack Rock was just gorgeously serene.
I've been playing a lot with exposure lately, especially when it comes to dealing with water. I'm pleased with this image because of the reflections in the wet sand..but I'm still wanting to learn more about how to bring up the texture in flowing water, especially with the ocean.
But for now, this image will do.
A flock of about 30 Western Sandpipers distract me every time I head over to Haystack Rock. The volunteers say that they never see sandpipers this time of year, and shorebirds are one of my favorite things to photograph. I spread the tripod legs as low to the ground as possible and slowly crawled my way forward as they got comfortable with me. I still have 1000 pictures to edit.
The Oregon Coast as seen from Ecola State Park. In the Distance you can see Haystack rock and an assortment of other monoliths in the ocean. The late evening light really made for some nice deep blacks and bright whites from the ocean waves.
I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.... In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness. ~Henry David Thoreau
Haystack Rock-Cannon Beach, Oregon
Here's a photographer doing what I should have been doing, that is, taking photos of the amazing sunset, not taking photos of other photographers. Naw, I got plenty and was on my way to another spot when I noticed this guy and decided to take a quick snap. It looks like we were alone out there, but there were dozens of others shooting away too. I know a couple of my contacts were out there that night, so if you recognize yourself, let me know. :)
The 235 feet high famous rock called Haystack at Cannon Beach Oregon is the third largest coastal monolith in the world. Cannon Beach is a popular and picturesque coastal resort area on the northern end of Oregon's Highway 101. Print size 13x19 inches.
Was trying to get around to the front of this rock and got pounced by a sneaker wave. Saw the swirl taking shape and decided to make the best of my wet feet. Surprised my tripod stayed in place, lucky I found quick focus.
Every moment of light and dark is a miracle. --Walt Whitman
This is me experimenting with light and texture at Cannon Beach, Oregon. Pleased with the reflection and the sky. Not sure how I feel about the comp.
I can hear my flickr contacts now... "Good lord, did that guy just post ANOTHER Cannon Beach sunset shot!?!?"
Yep. I sure did... ;-)
In my opinion the best night of the vacation.
8 second exposure.
Photo was taken by our son.
To see all of the photos organized into sets, please click on the following:
Exposure Northwest, Oregon Coast Workshop, Neskowin, Oregon.
Back from the Coast workshop and tired has heck. It was a great workshop, even though the conditions weren't always the best. Like the previous workshops, I learned a great deal and am happy with what I came away with. Big thanks to Aaron and Zeb for putting together another great workshop.
I started to have problems with my camera Sunday morning, but was still able to work with it. Later that afternoon, it became unusable, so Aaron let me borrow his 5D Mark II for awhile. When we got to Hug Point, Vinny let me borrow his 5D and then his Leica at Cannon Beach. Today's goal is to clean all my equipment and let my camera dry out. As of right now, I can't get past the "err 50" when I turn it on.
It was a fun time, and highly recommended to take one of these workshops.
Have A Great Sunday Everybody!
Left Tillamook under dry skies. But...
2nd day was worst than the first.
Began to rain.
Google Maps got GPS position wrong and I ended up climbing northward.
Then it rained in buckets.
Found myself at Cape Lookout, and turned back only to reclimb.
Continued south into the wind and rain.
Came to Cape Kiwanda and the Sun was shining. Called it a day at Pacific City when I found the quaintest motel welcoming cyclists.
Rolled my bike to motel room, and my front tire blew a flat!
Uncanny repeat of yesterday.
Self Portrait as I stood here in amazement of the stars above me... I took other shots without me in them but I liked how this one turned out
A stitched panorama looking southwest from the top of the giant sand dune.
Cape Kiwanda is awesome. Running down that sand dune was a hell of a lot of fun!