Overflow

I waited for years to get this shot. It required elements to come together and that proved so elusive. Nevertheless when finally stars aligned, it was breathtaking to see and capture the beauty of this place. Shark Fin Cove, Davenport.

Drifter's Entry

This sunset came along after weeks of absolutely cloud less summer sky. A drifting cloud somehow lost its path and made it to California coast just in time for the sun-down. Davenport, CA.

Precarious

A subtly vivid sunset through smoky sky on SF coast. Gale of wind and a restless sea made it difficult to get the shot, with gigantic waves pounding the rock I was perched on. Lands End, San Francisco.

Flames of Rodeo

High and Dry

Grey Garrapata

Boiling the Ocean

This was a scorcher of a sunset. At high tide waves lashed out at the rocky cove tirelessly and spilled onto the bluffs creating tide pools. It helped to capture the beautiful reflection of the burning sky.

Scarlet Surprise

I drove hours chasing the right cloud setup for this sunset. It was fully overcast on arrival, but I setup tripod and waited patiently. Sure enough color started to appear around sunset and grew more intense with time. Then suddenly the cloud tore open near horizon letting in light that illuminated parts of the sky in brilliant red hue. Persistence paid off... Sonoma Coast

Finale

After a long spell of blue skies, finally a summer sunset that exploded in colors. Davenport, California.

Windfall

This was an evening when I got lucky against all odds. It was an overcast day at the coast and forecast was not encouraging. Still, as it was an weekend, I decided to go to the coast near Santa Cruz and do a bit of scouting. After stopping at a couple of spots north of Santa Cruz, I ended up at Davenport. High cliffs by the ocean near Davenport was intriguing as always and I decided to take a stroll along the edge of the cliffs. Few minute into it, I met a nice guy near the old pier, visiting from east coast. He set up his tripod there and was hoping to take a few long exposures in the blue hour. We kept chatting about his trip so far, about California and in general about photography. After a while , as I was talking, suddenly a golden streak of light tore through the thick cloud cover. It grew more intense in next few minutes and the dull and dreary evening suddenly became alive. I didn't have much time to think about a composition. Fortunately though the old pier seemed to add to the mood of the hour. Davenport, 2016. A7R II EF 24-70 F2.8 L II

Gold-Rush

A subdued dawn overrun by low storm clouds. Right after sunrise, sun peeped through a small gap spreading beautiful golden light on the coast. Capitola, 2016.

Flowery Coast

An unusually wet winter this year caused the wild flowers to bloom early in coastal areas. On a misty morning I found plenty of these early bloomers overlooking sea cliffs nicely. The place was shrouded in dense fog, but as luck would have it, the veil lifted just in time as the sky caught fire. Davenport, California.