A Walk Along the Beach

in photography •  8 years ago 

    Been a while since I last posted, so I felt like sharing a recent trip of mine! Last month I went to the San Francisco bay area for a week, and during my trip I ventured out to Half Moon Bay. People around San Jose rave about how awesome the beaches are in Santa Cruz, but I found them to be overcrowded and not really that special. So visiting the beach at Half Moon Bay was a pleasant surprise; there were few people, the beach pleasant, and the weather warm (Okay, okay, maybe it's just because I'm a Canadian and February isn't a popular beach month for them Californians).

    As usual, I bring my camera pretty much everywhere, and I think these shots turned out quite nice! But if you've been following me, you know I have a bit of an obsession with the Pacific Ocean, so my opinion might be a bit biased. :) One day I want to see the ocean from the other side, but until that day, the west coast of North America will have to suffice. So, on to the photos!


A Bench to View the Horizon

This cute little bench on the cliffs in front of the beach was precariously perched on the edge, giving a nice view over the horizon.


Steep Cliffs

The sandstone cliffs that run all along this beach give a pretty great view no matter where you stand! Just, y'know, don't fall.


Crashing Waves

Windy days usually aren't fun, but warm and windy at the beach? Yes please! The waves were out in full force, just to make it fun for me.


Too Close!

Another thing you might know about me by now, is that I like my accidental subjects! Off she goes to take a picture of the crashing waves -- and I get a nice shot capturing the moment.


Sandstone Dunes

Looking up at the sandstone dunes, it's pretty cool to see the lines in them, a remnant of the past. Apparently they also can crumble, so I probably wouldn't want to walk right underneath them...


A Walk Along the Beach

Off we go, a long walk on the beach, seemingly forever into the distance, as we travel together in search of the unknown~



    That's all for today! For those of you interested: Camera is Sony NEX-7, with my usual Zeiss 16-70mm lens.

    Click an image to enlarge! They are, of course, down-sampled from my original copies; we can chat if you're interested in any full quality versions. As always, these are my original photos, and I maintain the copyright.

    Don't forget to if you like my blog, I like to post picture stories!

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The pictures are really beautiful!

Thanks!

You are welcome.

Si

I love the colouring! Thanks for sharing them with us :)

Thanks, happy to! :)

i love your post keep up the good work btw can you follow me thank you @bguerrero1986

Amazing pictures! And welcome back with posting! :)

Thank you! :)

Wonderful photos, nice, thank you @anyx

Thanks!

Great pictures. I love that coastline. Have spent lots of time there.

Thanks! Me too, and I'm hoping to be back there over the summer. Can't wait!

very beautiful this location

Definitely :)

So beautiful . How much I love the color of the sky Nature Pacific. Really liked

Thank you!

you are welcome

Nice place. Where is it?!

Hi @anyx, I love your photos, nice post

Thank you!

Thank you for posting @anyx.

Lovely photographs of the sea. It always has something new for us...it never has the same dynamis.....it seems you have been able to capture that here.

Cheers.

Thanks! Indeed, I'm always captivated by the water. It's always been enchanting to me.

  ·  8 years ago Reveal Comment

The one where the woman is taking a pic of the waves coming in... I'm betting she got SOAKED and knocked on her ass. Great pics of a beautiful beach. I personally like it when there aren't a lot of people wearing unfortunate bathing suits.

Haha! She actually ran back out just in the nick of time! :)
And yeah, agreed!

The beauty is not describable

I agree, it was a gorgeous place!

Nice beach. Don't look crowded and I think that's what's nice about it.

Agreed, though might just be due to the time of year!

Oh... spring soon and the crowd comes I guess.

very nice place

Agreed! :)

Wow, let me tell you something.. i dont speek inglish very well but let me try..
i saw these picture and you inspired me.. onestly, the nature in every picture is awesome man, congratulation and keep shooting more place like this.

saludos desde venezuela hermano.

Thank you for sharing with us beautiful photos)))

Half Moon Bay is beautiful and you've proven it even more. Have you seen Brendan Lims footage. Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos with us.

Woah! Very cool, haven't seen that before! Thanks for sharing.

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Beautiful pictures of Cali's coast. I camped in Big Sur a couple years ago and there's trails that take you to from the top of the golden grass hills down to the beach and hidden coves. Beautiful country, nice seeing these photos.