An afternoon at Point Reyes [14 images]

[LiquidAir]

I played hooky from work last Thursday and drove out to Point Reyes National Seashore. I decided to head up to Pierce Point and McClure's Beach because I hadn't been there before.

On the way up the peninsula, I stopped for a vista:

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Pierce Point Ranch is now an exhibit maintained by the park service. Most of the buildings were locked, but the barn was open.

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The trail to the beach follows a creek as it cuts through the cliff side down to the ocean. Here's a couple shots from my walk down.

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The creek, which has made a huge cut in the cliff side is just a dribble (at least in May) as it crosses the beach to the ocean

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Here's a few of the "must take" California coast shots:

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My first choice setup for sunset was a bit too close to the waves and I couldn't keep the lens dry. The wet lens gives it something of a dreamy look:

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I made a hasty retreat and took this shot from a little ways up the beach:

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Here's the creek on the way back to the car:

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And finally, a shot from the parking lot:

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There are couple more shots in the gallery (http://gallery.liquidairphoto.com/gallery/2869431/2/154874668#P-1-15).

Comments and/or critiques are welcome. Thank you.

[macmac]

You have some great shots. I am partial to the ocean ones.

[LiquidAir]

You have some great shots. I am partial to the ocean ones.

Thanks. Even on the nicest days the ocean there is pretty rough which makes for fun shooting. I don't think I would want to be on that beach with heavy surf.

[Nikolai]

Great stuff, man, re5pect!
Some are pure NG material!
And it looks like you'll have some shots for SF1, too;-)

[LiquidAir]

Great stuff, man, re5pect!
Some are pure NG material!
And it looks like you'll have some shots for SF1, too;-)

Thanks! I was certainly thinking about SF1 when I headed out there. I am not sure what I am going to submit yet, but I figured taking some shots out there would set the bar for anything else I consider submitting.

[odi]

the third (very graphic!) and the one before the last are nice shot

[Ginny]

I love the colors in the creek shot you took on the way back to the car.

[LiquidAir]

the third (very graphic!) and the one before the last are nice shot

Thanks. I like that barn too. I was going for something of a large format B&W look when I shot that. Its not up to 8x10 plate standards, but it is still crisp enough to look big.

[LiquidAir]

I love the colors in the creek shot you took on the way back to the car.

Tnanks. The last time I was shooting at Point Reyes, we had a brilliantly colored sunset. This trip the colors were much more subtle and I found the lighting tricky to work with. That shot really captured the evening.

[grimace]

Beautiful series of shots!! I too enjoyed the ocean view shots!!

[LiquidAir]

Beautiful series of shots!! I too enjoyed the ocean view shots!!

Thank you. Point Reyes has some truely stunning coast line. It is hard to go wrong there with a camera.