Yesterday I posted a shot from the La Jolla cliffs in southern California. At the other end of town in La Jolla is a spot called Hospitals Reef, also known simply as the Potholes. Many craters in the rock provide great opportunities for beachscape compositions. I was so excited to shoot in this location that I forgot my tripod back in the hotel and had to improvise by placing my backpack on the ground and nestling my camera on top of it. There was a high surf advisory in effect and even though it was only an hour until dead low tide, a few huge waves caught me off guard, including on this exposure. Luckily, I was able to get the backpack and camera off the ground before finding myself up to my knees in surf. Due to the less that stable conditions, I was shooting at a higher shutter speed than I normally would have in such a situation. It ended up helping on this shot as I was able to somewhat freeze the crashing surf. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 400, f/11 at 1/100th of a second
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Yesterday I posted a shot from the La Jolla cliffs in southern California. At the other end of town in La Jolla is a spot called Hospitals Reef, also known simply as the Potholes. Many craters in the rock provide great opportunities for beachscape compositions. I was so excited to shoot in this location that I forgot my tripod back in the hotel and had to improvise by placing my backpack on the ground and nestling my camera on top of it. There was a high surf advisory in effect and even though it was only an hour until dead low tide, a few huge waves caught me off guard, including on this exposure. Luckily, I was able to get the backpack and camera off the ground before finding myself up to my knees in surf. Due to the less that stable conditions, I was shooting at a higher shutter speed than I normally would have in such a situation. It ended up helping on this shot as I was able to somewhat freeze the crashing surf.
A great image Sean!
Little pools of life
an ebb and flow dance, caught
sun kissed and salty
—– Sea and earth and sky
—– Frozen by suns authority
—– Yearning to be whole.
Awesome shot that borders on other-worldly.
Thanks Sue. Very surface of the moon-like.
You really worked hard to get this awesome shot.
Thanks Donna. Sometimes I wonder if I’m tempting my fate, however, as I almost lost my expensive camera to the crashing surf.
Great shot- and I love reading the background stories to the images you take.
Thanks Karen. It was a struggle without a tripod but I’m glad I was able to grab a few shots before calling it a night.
Sean, impressive and beautiful shot. Thanks for sharing. Howard
Thanks Howard. Hope all is well.
This shot is awesome!
Auw-some
Thanks Sean.
do these pot holes stay around, or do dispear after time.?
Hey Michael, they stay around. They are small craters in the rock.
Gorgeous!