Santa Monica Pier at Sunset

So it's one of those rare Southern California days where you welcome the month of March with 80 degree temperatures and packed beaches. I decided that I'd take advantage of it and head to the beach to shoot a sunset. I chose the Santa Monica Pier since I haven't photographed it the way I want. I was hoping for a much more colorful sunset but it was rather blah, so I waited until the later stages of twilight and captured this one. I'll go back in the summer to see if I can capture some reds, yellows and oranges in the sky.

A Walk Down the Beach

I decided to take a day off and just go swim in the ocean and absorb some rays of golden light. After doing some body surfing and realizing that the ocean could easily bend me backwards and rip my spine in half, I decided to go grab my camera and take a stroll down the beach to see what interesting things I could make photographs of. Here are a few of my favorites.

The Last Sunset of March 08

I got these shots tonight in Malibu. It was really cold on the beach so don't be fooled by the warmth in the photo. I think it was 49 degrees when I got back to my car. I love these  photos. I'll be printing them and hanging them on my wall. It's crazy how much they look like a painting or even a piece of graphic art.

camera settings

70-200 w/ 2x teleconverter

ISO200

f/11

1/1000 sec

Ventura Beach

Ventura Beach. Sometimes I manage to impress myself. This one is going on my wall.

camera settings

17-55mm

ISO100

f/11

30 seconds with NDx4 filter