{"id":497,"date":"2010-07-08T22:22:55","date_gmt":"2010-07-09T05:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/?p=497"},"modified":"2010-07-08T22:23:31","modified_gmt":"2010-07-09T05:23:31","slug":"a-day-at-the-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/?p=497","title":{"rendered":"A day at the beach"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Magic<\/a>
Magic hour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yesterday I took a bike ride along the coast of Santa Monica Bay. While this was mostly just a recreational trip, I found that the gloomy marine layer that extended from Santa Monica to El Segundo had opened a hole over Malibu, and that this provided a stunning backdrop to some surfers that I happened to notice as I rode by on my bike. Had I not looked up at this moment I would have missed it. I hauled my bike into the sand and shot a series of pictures as the light faded. I had taken my entire photo kit sans tripod with me and was glad I did as I whipped up my new 100-400mm zoom lens to frame up these shots. This was quite a magic hour!<\/p>\n

\"Surf's<\/a>
Surf's up under the god rays<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Crashing<\/a>
Crashing waves and god rays<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The waves crashing over the edge of this break wall in Venice is what caught my eye in the first place. The waves were splashing 20 feet into the air.<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/a>
Two surfers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Crashing<\/a>
Crashing waves and couple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Waiting<\/a>
Waiting for the waves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I don’t know what it was about the air – perhaps moisture content – but looking towards Malibu revealed this mirage like image of an island. The island is of course not an island, but rather the ancient rock of Point Dume<\/a> at the far west end of Santa Monica Bay.<\/p>\n

\"Looking<\/a>
Looking to join the fun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Big<\/a>
Big crash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"God<\/a>
God rays over the life guard hut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not all the shots from the trip were at the one spot. Here are a few others from different parts of the coast.<\/p>\n

\"Sailboat<\/a>
Sailboat at the edge of darkness<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This boat was right at the edge of the massive marine layer cloud, with the water in front in direct sunlight while the boat was in shadow.<\/p>\n

\"Blue<\/a>
Blue heron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These two photos are from a fenced off area that allows these birds to hang out without human and pet disturbance. I believe they are Great Blue Herons<\/a> and there were four of them when I went by in Marina Del Rey. They are big, pretty birds.<\/p>\n

\"Blue<\/a>
Blue heron II<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finally here is a little time lapse I did showing the movement of the marine layer cloud taken from the edge. This is approximately 10 minutes sped up to last only 38 seconds.<\/p>\n

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