Four Mile Beach, Wilder Ranch - Santa Cruz, California

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For anyone who knows me, or has followed my photostream here on Flickr, shooting landscapes is a relatively new thing for me. In fact, it wasn't until the end of October of this year that I really started getting inspired by another form of photography other than underwater. The continual learning experience of photography, and the constant inner drive to get better, are two things that keep me motivated. Flickr has fed this desire to get better, almost to a fault. Surrounded by such awesome, beautiful imagery and hearing the wonderful stories behind them inspires me to keep "getting out there" to shoot.

Now to tonight's shot. You see, I've been under the weather for the past week, coughing, weezing...no fun. My girlfriend thinks it's all the sunrise and sunset outings, hanging out in the cold, getting fewer hours of sleep. Maybe she's right. When you get winded going up the five stairs to your house, you know you need some rest. Luckily, the last couple days I've been on the mend. Lungs are working better. The photos, though, have not been all that exciting.

Tonight, we headed to Four Mile Beach, my third time here for sunset photos in the last month or so (as well as ever). We headed over to the large sea stack which makes this beach unique, as it is visible from Highway 1. Also, my last time here, I had some success shooting near the stack. The lower tide, although interesting at first, in the end added nothing to the whole scene. Maybe it was the lack of an energetic ocean, coupled with the low tide. Regardless, the scene I saw with water cascading over eel grass at the base of the stack never materialized.

I knew heading in, I wanted to shoot from the intertidal shelves that I shot from my first time here, but this time looking away from the sun. As it was about 40 minutes after the sun set, I knew the reduced light would help make a longer exposure, and also smooth the water out. I think it turned out alright. Unfortunately, I left my new Timex stop watch at home, so I winged a 90 second exposure. Not too shabby at 88.6 sec.

Anyway, I hope everyone has a fun, safe Happy New Year's!

Nikon D300
Nikkor 12-24mm @ 13mm
88.6sec @ f10, ISO 160
Lee .9 Hard Stop ND Grad Filter

Taken on: December 30, 2008

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