Sunset from Oceanside Beach

We're having a stretch of beautiful spring-like weather here in Oregon this week, so it's been a good time to have some free time and be able to be outside.  Last weekend, I had thought about taking a trip to the beach, but the weather was rainy so I stayed home.  This afternoon, I realized that I could go to the beach on a weekday if I wanted to... so I did!  I hopped in my car and two hours later I was driving up to Oceanside beach, my new favorite spot on the coast.





I was a little disappointed when I looked at the tide charts before leaving, as high tide peaked at 3:00 and I thought that would be way too early to make for interesting sunset shots at 5:40.  Turns out it was a good thing, when I arrived at 4:30 the water was still fairly high... I couldn't walk on the sandy beaches, it was a lot of stumbling on the rocky upper beach.





The thin clouds in the sky were perfect and I was really lucky to get such an amazing sunset.  It's always a risk with sunsets, clouds can disappear in less than an hour, so catching the right clouds just takes luck.  I had some tonight.





Hope you enjoyed!

Sunset from the Waterfront

I was a little surprised to see that I hadn't been down to the waterfront recently for a sunset.  I guess that is what happens when the sun sets before I get off of work... I just have fewer days to try to catch good skies and go down there.  I saw today's mostly cloudy skies, with chances of showers, and decided it would be a good chance to get another shoot in.



Boy was I right!  I was really happy with the way things came out.  Not only was I able to get a passable sunset shot (rare for downtown) but the clouds behaved the whole time I was down there and I managed to get a lot of great shots.  I even busted out the super long exposures, which I hadn't been doing many of lately.  Two minutes is a long time to wait for a shot, but boy they are worth it when they come out.







I'm looking forward to spring and the time change coming up in a few weeks.  There should be plenty of interesting opportunities as the year starts up again.  Good times.

Best of 2009 Photo Slideshow

I've recently made a few new online fans of my photography.  I do love it when people let me know that they enjoy my work, and I always encourage them to look through my stream and see all the variety I have to offer.  However, with about 2000 photos available in my public stream, it can be a bit much.

So I've put together a Best of 2009 slideshow for both newcomers and old-timers alike.  It was pretty tough to narrow these down, but I came up with a nice selection showcasing all of the great images I was lucky enough to capture last year.  It sure is fun to walk down a little memory lane, even if I am like two months overdue for putting this sort of thing together.



Thanks for watching and keeping up with me all this time.