Surprised by some waves today

Dee

After recovering from the sky shootout we went out for the sunset at our local beach. Earlier in the day there wasn't that much happening wave wise... so this was a surprise! Enjoy!

bochie

I like how the light shine through the crashing waves.
I'd like to see a wider shot of this scene for a bigger sense of awe.

bfjr

I like the shot Dee
only nit is the blown sky

jwear

back lit is very hard same thing with the birds hard to get the blow out to go away :cry

Dee

Thanks Bochie

bochie wrote:

I like how the light shine through the crashing waves.
I'd like to see a wider shot of this scene for a bigger sense of awe.

Although I took about 50 photos, this was the most dramatic :-(

Dee

Blown out sky....

bfjr wrote:

I like the shot Dee
only nit is the blown sky

Ah, you are from California, right? Near the coast? It actually pretty much was this color, fog trying to settle in, sun coming down, white foggy area of the sky just turning a faint yellow....

I can photoshop in a nice sky for you
: : : : : : : :

The getting ready to set sun's last rays were just highlighting the waves at an angle -- the waves were also coming in at an angle. I understand this one spot has a pretty bad rip tide, the surfers tend to stay away from it. Sometimes we watch the water slosh against the rocks and do a sudden dash to the south to meet the incoming waves with a bang!

Thank you for looking and commenting :

Dee

Thanks Jeff

jwear wrote:

back lit is very hard same thing with the birds hard to get the blow out to go away :cry

you understand

On the rare days when the sky is blue, of course there are no crashing waves! Or the sun won't highlight the tips of the waves, or there won't be any veils at all coming off the waves... I should move back east!