One cannot escape domestic chores. Mornings of heavy, dull gray skies are great for leisurely breakfasts and laundry. The morning marine layer takes a while to burn off and there is that time between the exit of the marine layer and when the sun knocks out the clouds that make for some nice photography. At least that was our hope to start the day.
(The birds know which rocks are always above the waves.)
There are those photographers that want to wake up in the middle of the night to get to that “great location” for the sunrise photographs. Those places do not exist on the Oregon Coast. That’s why I like this place. It’s beautiful and you don’t have to get up in the middle of the night to drive to those “morning locations.” One can still sleep in, have a leisurely brunch and still have a lot of time for photography. That’s what we did.
After a leisurely late brunch we took off to return to Seal Beach to see what it would look like in different weather. On my previous trip there I limited myself to the overlook because of weather conditions. This time I started at the beach south of Seal Rock.
My “secret of photography” is that you need to be in the right place at the right time to press the shutter button. Today’s efforts put us in the right place at the right time with a trump card of advanced technology that can crack off up to 40 frames per second as a still camera. This technology replaces the skill and timing we used to need when we had a film camera with a manual film advance. Now, all that is required is what was always required; the patience and “stick-to-it-tiveness” that our parents and grandparents preached to us. We let technology do the hard part.
I went back to the overlook to see what it looked like on a clear day. We came in about the exact time of high tide and the waves were spectacular. I couldn’t really figure out which of the almost 700 images I made today were the most dramatic because there were just too many to look at critically. I don’t know if these images will survive today’s infatuation to be long term winners but they are pretty darn good looking for starters.
Thanks again for stopping by to see these photographs. There are but a few more days here and there is a 90% plus chance of rain for the next two days. I hope we’re not done making images, but that just might be the case. Don't forget those links at the top of the page for my website and my other blog, The Daily Photograph.
Thanks again.
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