Big Sur Sunrise - time to get wet!!!

dereksurfsdereksurfs Registered Users Posts: 286 Major grins
edited December 1, 2011 in Landscapes
After shooting the stars from the cliffs above I made my way down a slippery rock trail for a closer up view at sunrise. Big Sur offers a lot of beauty but can also be raw and dangerous. The waves were moving in fast and splashing up above the cliffs. So while shooting from below I manged to get soaked up to my waist by a fast moving wave. Fortunately the camera remained dry.
I know this place pretty well but still never take it's power for granted, especially in the Winter. Please exercise caution if you visit Big Sur. Know your surrounding and limits.


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  • LightMagicLightMagic Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
    edited November 26, 2011
    Wonderful series. I thought the first one captured the power and the motion of the wave beautifully ...
  • dereksurfsdereksurfs Registered Users Posts: 286 Major grins
    edited November 27, 2011
    LightMagic wrote: »
    Wonderful series. I thought the first one captured the power and the motion of the wave beautifully ...

    Thanks LightMagic, it was a fun shooting these waves from closer up.

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited November 27, 2011
    Neat shots, Derek. I like the first one best myself. Glad you didn't get washed away. thumb.gif
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  • bigpixbigpix Registered Users Posts: 371 Major grins
    edited November 27, 2011
    Little saturation to the sky and also darken a tad the same area, then your image will jump
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  • dereksurfsdereksurfs Registered Users Posts: 286 Major grins
    edited November 28, 2011
    Thanks guys,

    Kdog when you are down in Monterey/Big Sur area I'll take to some new trails. Garrapata has so much to shoot right there. Its a pretty amazing place. Also there are calendar specific events which occur like the sun beam shotting through the rock at Pfeiffer Beach. Get ready, its almost that time. D


    Bigpix, thanks for the suggestions. I purposely wanted to go with more of a pastel, subdued sky look this time around. But yes, these could work well with more sat and contrast as well.
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  • Doug SolisDoug Solis Registered Users Posts: 1,190 Major grins
    edited November 28, 2011
    I like your last image the best, it is very well exposed all the way around. I you have a repeat, I would try to get down even lower (without getting soaked) to your foreground rocks as they look very interesting.
  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2011
    #1 is my favorite too. It would be nice to see it with more color/contrast for comparison, but I really like its subdued tones as they are. It is a gorgeous image!

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