{"id":161,"date":"2009-11-23T09:53:53","date_gmt":"2009-11-23T16:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/?p=161"},"modified":"2009-11-23T09:57:49","modified_gmt":"2009-11-23T16:57:49","slug":"161","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/?p=161","title":{"rendered":"El Matador State Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday afternoon I decided to take the 5D Mark II out for a shoot. I&#8217;m still getting to know this camera, and thought a trip to El Matador State Beach. To my surprise I ran into 7 or 8 other photographers who were arriving about the same time. We didn&#8217;t have the best weather for spectacular sunsets (not a cloud in the sky) but there are always good images to be made here. This is my second time visiting this little gem off the Malibu coast, and no doubt I will be back again and again. Here are some images from yesterday&#8217;s shoot:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3652.jpg\" alt=\"More El Matador in twilight II\" title=\"More El Matador in twilight II\" width=\"706\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3652.jpg 706w, https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3652-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More El Matador in twilight II<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-159\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3645.jpg\" alt=\"El Matador rocks\" title=\"El Matador rocks\" width=\"706\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3645.jpg 706w, https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3645-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Matador rocks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_158\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3625.jpg\" alt=\"More El Matador in twilight\" title=\"More El Matador II\" width=\"706\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3625.jpg 706w, https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3625-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More El Matador in twilight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_157\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3608.jpg\" alt=\"Another view at El Matador\" title=\"More El Matador Beach\" width=\"706\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3608.jpg 706w, https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3608-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view at El Matador<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3555.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset starburst\" title=\"Sunset starburst\" width=\"706\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3555.jpg 706w, https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3555-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset starburst<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3592.jpg\" alt=\"El Matador Beach\" title=\"El Matador Beach\" width=\"706\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3592.jpg 706w, https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3592-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Matador Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3545.jpg\" alt=\"A golden footprint glistens in the sand inside a cave\" title=\"Golden Footprint\" width=\"706\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3545.jpg 706w, https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3545-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A golden footprint glistens in the sand inside a cave<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_153\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-153\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3536.jpg\" alt=\"Inside a cave at El Matador\" title=\"Sea Cave\" width=\"706\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3536.jpg 706w, https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_3536-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside a cave at El Matador<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152\" style=\"width: 471px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_0666.jpg\" alt=\"Stairs to someone&#039;s lucky house dip down to El Matador beach\" title=\"Cliff Steps\" width=\"471\" height=\"706\" class=\"size-full wp-image-152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_0666.jpg 471w, https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_0666-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stairs to someone's lucky house dip down to El Matador beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-151\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_0649.jpg\" alt=\"Crashing waves and birds\" title=\"Birds and Waves\" width=\"706\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_0649.jpg 706w, https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_0649-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crashing waves and birds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_0608.jpg\" alt=\"Birds perch on rocks at El Matador State Beach\" title=\"El Matador Birds\" width=\"706\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/IMG_0608.jpg 706w, 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