Point Lobos Sealife

dereksurfs

I took a family hike into Point Lobos yesterday which I consider the beginning of the Big Sur coastline. This time of the year the whale migration can be amazing to watch. Yesterday was one of those days. We took some friends with us who are new to the area and they were completely blown away. Grey whales were passing by constantly and very close to shore as they migrated south.

Here are a few shots from the day. I don't even own a very long zoom - 70-200L on a FF 5DII + 1.4 tc. So you can how close they are.













Here are some sunset shots from the same day. There was a mist around the rocks caousing some cool effects:

RyanS

I like the last one best, but I'm confused... why does the sun look like a square? Is it a square aperture on that lens?

dereksurfs

RyanS wrote: »

I like the last one best, but I'm confused... why does the sun look like a square? Is it a square aperture on that lens?

Actually this was due to clouds on the horizon causing the shape to change. After this it actually took on an hourglass shape for the same reason.

kdog

Cool shots, Derek. I love that first sunset shot (4th shot in the series). Maybe I'll break out my 500 and head to the coast. Is Point Lobos the best place to see the whales?

dereksurfs

kdog wrote: »

Cool shots, Derek. I love that first sunset shot (4th shot in the series). Maybe I'll break out my 500 and head to the coast. Is Point Lobos the best place to see the whales?

Thanks Joel. In a word Yes! Now is the time to go there and check it out. January is a great month for whale watching. This is the time of year I took an image which got published from the same location:

hawkeye978

Great set. I love Point Lobos, it's just a wonderful area with a wide diversity of locations in a relatively small area. I too like #4 the best.