"Bean Hollow Tidepool"
Location: Bean Hollow State Beach, San Mateo County, California.

Bean Hollow state beach has such interesting rock formations that can keep a landscape photographer busy for months. I have a few spots that I frequently visit on this beach and fine tune my images by shooting over and over at those spots. One such spot is this tidepool where, in particular, I like the central rock.

This was shot during sunset when the last rays of the light directly illuminated the rocks. Shooting at sunrise could be tricky but I may just give that a try as well... will see how that goes later.

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Tech Info:
Lens: EF 17-40 f/4L @22mm
Camera: Canon 5D Mk II
Exposure: 71sec at f/13 and ISO 50
Filters: A circular polarizer to remove glare off water surface, then two LEE ND Grads 0.9 Hard edge and 0.75 Soft Edge stacked together to balance lighting in the sky and the foreground.

I like to bring out the natural colors in the image that are often impossible to capture without good lighting conditions. Most of my images were shot during twilight conditions and have minimal post processing that is often limited to dodging, burning and saturation adjustment. These techniques, though much easier to apply in digital era, have been used since the dawn of photography.

"Bean Hollow Tidepool"
Location: Bean Hollow State Beach, San Mateo County, California.

Bean Hollow state beach has such interesting rock formations that can keep a landscape photographer busy for months. I have a few spots that I frequently visit on this beach and fine tune my images by shooting over and over at those spots. One such spot is this tidepool where, in particular, I like the central rock.

This was shot during sunset when the last rays of the light directly illuminated the rocks. Shooting at sunrise could be tricky but I may just give that a try as well... will see how that goes later.

[Purchase print or digital license]

Tech Info:
Lens: EF 17-40 f/4L @22mm
Camera: Canon 5D Mk II
Exposure: 71sec at f/13 and ISO 50
Filters: A circular polarizer to remove glare off water surface, then two LEE ND Grads 0.9 Hard edge and 0.75 Soft Edge stacked together to balance lighting in the sky and the foreground.

I like to bring out the natural colors in the image that are often impossible to capture without good lighting conditions. Most of my images were shot during twilight conditions and have minimal post processing that is often limited to dodging, burning and saturation adjustment. These techniques, though much easier to apply in digital era, have been used since the dawn of photography.