Because of an unscheduled business trip, I was able to go to Monterey, CA in April. This gave me an opportunity to shoot a beautiful area of the country. I was only going to be there one full day so I decided to take full advantage. I got up early that morning (about 5:00AM) to be able to properly catch the sunrise which was scheduled for about 6:30AM. That meant being at Ocean View Boulevard by somewhere around 6:00 AM to find a spot and get ready. I had gone the previous afternoon after the 1 1/2 hour ride from San Francisco to check out the area. There was some rain but it came and went so made for some nice clouds and light.
Here is what I saw that afternoon. Great wave action with nice clouds to accent the view. Even though it was about 3:30p I was happy with what I was seeing.
The next morning I was up at 5:00AM to the sound of rain. I decided to go out anyway as the rain was sporadic and I have seen things clear at dawn enough times to go ahead and try.
The weather did clear as the sun came up to a very nice sunrise. I did a variety of shots for HDR and just wave action. Here is a shot towards the sun looking back at Monterey.
I was pleased with how the light was coming up and the shots I was getting.
As there was nothing going on at the conference until later in the afternoon, I went out again around noon for about an hour. Got a few interesting shots even with the direct light.
Finally, when I was done at the conference I gathered my gear and headed over the Point Lobos State Reserve. A really beautiful area in Carmel. Wandered from the Cypress Grove down to the beach area and back again.
From high on the cliffs in the Cypress Grove
To down at the beach near sunset to show the light on the rocks
