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This was the scene about 15 minutes after my last upload from this beach halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. The fog moved in, and allowed me to isolate these structures with a long exposure. I tried to make this as abstract as possible for a little change of pace.
It was quite difficult walk/run around. There were no flat areas at all, and the entire place was wet and slippery. However, I still wanted to get close to the water so it could add some depth to the scene. It took several attempts to get this because the water would occasionally cover this entire area. LOL - There are few things worse than having to abandon a long-exposure attempt to run/stumble/crawl for your life. I'll be back here for sure!
1 minute exposure @F22 with ND grad 0.9
| Title: | Library of Ages |
| Username: | 
PatrickSmith |
| Uploaded: | 3 Dec 2007 - 5:32 PM |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5D |
| Lens: | Canon 17-40 @19 |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Tags: | Big sur, California, Landscape / travel, Specialist / abstract |
| Votes: | 175 |
Comments
It looks a dangerous place especially with the tide covering the rocks. Amazing rock structure, but I guess you are near a fault line there and so the landscape shows evidence of it.
Freda
Thanks for your comments!
David, it is all sedimentary right here, but within 15 miles of this place are 7 excinct volcanic plugs, one of which is right on the ocean. I may upload that one later. Quite dramatic!
Yes Freda, this coastline is being pushed out into the ocean and being more exposed each year.
Patrick
Very nicely done. The detail in the rocks is superb and it certainly looks a great place to visit.
MIke
great rock structures and your patience paid off with the various attempts you mention.
Thanks for your comments!
True Kin, it was a lot of work, but hopefully worthwhile if people like it!
Patrick
Still like it, though the other one seemed a tad more contrasty, but not over dark.
steve
Yes Steve, sometimes compression does strange things!
Patrick
Amazing rock structure, and your exposure time has given it a mysterious feel, very beautiful.
Lisa
Pleasure to be #30 Patrick, amazing detail and composition!
gill
Dramatic landscape you've got there mate. The harsh contours of the rock juxtaposes wonderfully with the misty ocean ... my kind of shot.
Paul
The layers of rock protruding from the misty sea create an almost primeval effect. Wonderful atmosphere and impeccable exposure.
John
Oh wow what a brilliant image, superb in every respect
Dave
Beautiful and atmospheric. Funnily enough the coastline near where I live in the UK has similar angled shelves of rock - I will look at them very differently now!
Suse
Beauty, love the light, the texture and direction of the rocks and the treatment on the water. Paul
A real stunner. The rocks and fog are shot to perfection. Brilliant work.
Love it. Annette
Another superb image. The composition and the lighting are both excellent.
Ken
Fascinating rocks formation well worth all the effort you put in
cracking shot
Glynnis
Great composition, drama and detail Patrick. What a graphic shot of the history of the planet.
Nigel
Although that I am looser I still dmire good pictures like this
Peter
Great atmosphere in this picture. I like it alot. Was it a foggy day?
Kris
Thanks for dropping by!
John, I did feel a bit like I was in another time and place. With no people around it could have been eons ago.
Suse, now show me what you mean with an upload from there!
Yes Nigel, it is like you can read the history in a better way then when the layers are on a hillside.
No way Peter, you have uploaded lots of great shots!
Yes Chris, it was sunny just a few minutes earlier, like in the last upload. Then the fog moved in quickly. I got one more composition after this and just barely made it up the hill in the dark fog.
Patrick
snickering....
Paul I don't think that this is your kind of shot. There is not a single squirrel to be seen here!
Patrick
Amazing structure to the land here, you can almost see the passing of time. Take care here Patrick this looks dangerous in the extreme. Slippery rock and no real footing with an incoming sea is the worst nightmare.
All the very best
Dougie
Way late today for me for an original comment, I enjoyed this image, Jennnn
Thanks Ash, Chris and Jennnnnnnnnnn!
I'll be careful Dougie. This is a very uncomfortable place to do a seascape, but it looked so awesome that I could not resist!
Patrick
LOL! Patrick, you are funny ( amusing) The Pennslyvania Formby!
Actually, as you know they are RASCALS!
You have some superb rock formations out there Patrick, great detail
John
The way them rocks are lying and the detail is amazing, that must be some place to be, wonderful scene.
I like the long exposure effect on the water surrounding the rocks, giving a somewhat translucent effect, also there are ledges further out with water running off into the ocean which look good, best seen large.
Thanks for dropping by!
I like that Jennnn, the Pennsylvania Formbies!
True John. There are some near the GG bridge, but they are at a difficult angle to integrate into a seascape.
It is Neil!
Yes Terry, the ledges go way out there!
Patrick
undoubtedly a smashing image patrick it could be mountains from a plane! i think this is an example of a technically brilliant shot that is sort of an invitation to treat visually rather than a resoundingly captivating image if you get my drift. your skills & ability though are clearly on display in regards exposure & choice of shutter speed.
gerry
Superb rock formations and looks quite a dangerous place for photography - superb capture Patrick.
Mark.
Execlent as always Patrick.
reminds me a little of Mupe Bay in Dorset.
You may not have been blessed with brilliant light, Patrick, but actually perhaps that helps this wonderful image by underplaying the contrast and allowing every conceivable shape and texture equal voice...if that makes sense. Probably not...I'm going down with something which makes coherent thinking and articulation akin to walking through treacle.
Thanks for stopping by!
Gerry, that is better than I could put it I believe, though the first factor is, as always LUCK!
Yes Mark, it was a bit dangerous but I've learned to assume that the hourly sneaker wave will strike at any moment.
Matt (looking up Mupe Bay on Google), it is quite similar, though there are no layers of shale or anything else between these layers usually. Lets see some shots from there. I've seen the Kimmeridge ones.
Yes Ian (looking up treacle on Google), the fog dulls the light and seems to bring out better colour and detail. So I waited for the fog to make a dark sky and only include a bit of it, and emphasize the rock formations, unlike the last one where it is almost 50/50.
Patrick
darn, just missed being within the first 100 
Amazing, it looks like some sort of moonscape. I really like the way the sky and the sea compare and contrast.
David
LOL Koen. I tried to sneak in this unusual shot, but people found it!
Patrick
Hitting refresh adds another comment...... very strange....
Patrick
Your adventures are scary Patrick,almost as dangerous as avoiding giant Molehills whilst collecting leaves 
Beautifully peaceful,love the textures on the rocks.
Janet
well try not to hit it Patrick. They don't take that kind of behaviour too kindly
Yes David, it is a bit of an alien-scape for sure.
LOL Janet... Molehills? (shaking uncontrollably...) Ooooooh, how dangerous!
Well Koen, I know I'm in trouble now. I'll be expecting a dark sedan to pull up in front of my house at 3am any day now!
Patrick
A tremendous image Patrick, absolute top drawer as per usual
WoW Patrick - not sure what else to add? - great title
Sarah *
Thanks for dropping in! I'll be careful out there.
LOL Sarah, thanks!
Patrick
Excellent work Patrick, you can see both depth and definition in the rock shale, as always you manage to capture the light in places most only capture shadows. Spot on! Click!!!
Greg
Not quite sure how I missed this one, lovely work. The detail in the rocks and the appearence of the sea is so good
Sean
This looks amazingly like the coast of Maine. What a fine shot, and worth risking life and limb to get.
Love this shot Patrick, lond exposure works very well indeed and the subject is very well isolated. nice processing work too. Kind of reminds me of some of the Nova Scotia coastline in Canada.
Ben
Thanks for looking!
Sometimes Greg, many are just rubbish though!
Joline, I'll have to put Maine on my list of places to go then!
Ben, it looks like I should add Nova Scotia as well! They have big tidal ranges there too. A long enough exposure could capture several feet of tidal movement!
Patrick
Look magic Patrick..An Exposure that long up here and I could capture ice forming...
Don
Wow, that is a dramatic and quite abstract composition. Love it.
Leigh
the softness against the jagged rocks is a brilliant piece of composition
chris
Thanks for your comments!
LOL Don!
Good eye Brian. That is actually a reflection of the rock layers in an even smaller pool that remained still during the exposure. Just to make it look even more surreal....
Patrick
Thanks for your comments!
LOL Don!
Good eye Brian. That is actually a reflection of the rock layers in an even smaller pool that remained still during the exposure. Just to make it look even more surreal....
Patrick
Thanks for your comments!
LOL Don!
Good eye Brian. That is actually a reflection of the rock layers in an even smaller pool that remained still during the exposure. Just to make it look even more surreal....
Patrick
Thanks for your comments!
LOL Don!
Good eye Brian. That is actually a reflection of the rock layers in an even smaller pool that remained still during the exposure. Just to make it look even more surreal....
Patrick
Thanks for your comments!
LOL Don!
Good eye Brian. That is actually a reflection of the rock layers in an even smaller pool that remained still during the exposure. Just to make it look even more surreal....
Patrick
This is just utterly stunning! The long exposure has given such an ethereal quality to the water, and those stratifications lie beautifully on the diagonal.
Jim
PS - sorry I've been away for some time, but I just don't have the time to spend on ePz these days
Thanks for the info Patrick I could not work out what it was. - you did not need to keep repeating your reply though
Brian.
Great shot, Patrick. I love the rock formations.
Ted
PS Thanks for the birthday greetings. I haven't managed any more outings yet with the new camera as the weather is so wet over here at the moment.
A stunner Patrick! Nothing really to add to the comments already made.
Thanks for having a look!
Hi Jim, it is good to see you around even for a short while.
LOL Brian, I'm not sure how that happens but it has done that several times on my shots and a few others.
I'm having the same problems here Ted, though it is due to lack of clouds and one day where it rained all day with no break, then back to clear again next morning.
Patrick
I just love the lines of the rocks in this one!
PS Thanks for your vote!!
xx
Stunning, P......Perhaps one of your best!
Cheers and Happy Holidays,
Suzan
Like the rock formation and the contrast between it and soft misty water.
MikeA.
Wow wow wow amazing! If only i could take photos like you!
Rgds Ollie
Really interesting shot. Must have been pretty low light for you to manage a 1 minute exposure, even at f22. Did you also use a (non-grad) ND on there to allow a longer exposure. That effect can be a bit of a cliche, but here it isn't at all. Just stunning.
Cheers, Jon
Thannks for your comments!
No ND's Jon, it was getting dark out there. The fog got really thick just as the sun set.
Patrick
The detail you've captured in the rock striations is stunning!
Charlotte
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