Pacific Sunset(canon 5d, 17-40mm lens, 30 second exposure)
Pacific Grove, California lies between Monterey and Pebble Beach. For some reason all the yards are over-grown with sand plants and the homes are mere shacks compared to those in Pebble Beach. Even though the neighborhood looks a little tacky the homes still cost an arm and a leg. It really demonstrates the value placed on the awesome sunset views.
The dark clouds framing the top of this photograph along with repeating rocks in near silhouette give "Pacific Sunset" a somber mood. Silky smooth water caused by the long exposure kept the surf from becoming a distraction. I walked around about 15 minutes trying to position the camera to separate the rocks so they wouldn't look like one large blob of granite.
On the way to northeastern Minnesota today I stopped at the Mall of America to check out a new gallery by photographer Rodney Lough, Jr. He uses an 8x10 inch piece of film which yields an incredible amount of detail. Check out Rodney's online Wilderness Collections gallery.
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