September 7, 2014
In better light that picture above would be extraordinary, wouldn't it? If I was a serious photographer, I'd stake that site out to get that particular shot in the right light. I might back up a little to try to get more of the dead cypress trees into the shot. Then again, I like the way the rocks are set up in this shot, I might just keep it as is.
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| Whaler's Cove, Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, CA |
I spent the day at Point Lobos. Love that place. Great views. Great wildlife. Great trees. It's one of the world's beautiful places.
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| Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, CA |
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| Harbor Seal |
Challenging light was the theme of the day. Bright sunlight. Dark clouds. Shady trees. You name it, I was probably dealing with it. After battling the redwoods last week I was hoping to get off with an easy day. No such luck. Still, no complaints. I don't think a rough day can be had at Point Lobos. There's always some kind of magic in the air there.
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| Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, CA |
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| Colombian Black-tailed Deer -- Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, CA |
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| Colombian Black-tailed Deer |
A bumped into a young buck in the cypress grove. He was a little nervous of me at first and remained a little wary throughout our encounter, but he ended up moving closer to me and crossing the trail only a few feet in front of me. I didn't move one way or another. I would never approach a wild animal, mind you, but I'm never quite sure what to do when they approach me.
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| Colombian Black-tailed Deer -- Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, CA |
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| The Old Veteran -- Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, CA |
I usually stop to get some pictures of the Old Veteran tree. It's so much cooler than the more famous Lone Cypress on Seventeen Mile Drive. Still, it's just a tree, and not even approachable. It sits on the side of a cliff and there two spots about ten feet apart and two people wide on the opposite side of the cove that have clear views of the tree. That's it. Pictures are either taken from the left spot or the right spot. On this particular day, clouds had obscured the sun by the time I reached the old tree, which you can kind of tell from the pictures.
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| Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, CA |
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| Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, CA |
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| Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, CA |
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| Brown Pelican |
After for struggling with the light for a few hours at Point Lobos, I decided to change up the venue with the last hour or so of sunlight available. I drove to Pacific Grove to catch the sunset on the beach there. The situation was a lot better. Almost immediately after getting out of the car I saw a whale (a humpback I think) just off shore. I also saw sea otters and a couple of flocks of brown pelicans. I watched the sun set then drove home, listening to the Giants game on the way. Not a bad day at all.
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| Pacific Grove, CA |
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| Pacific Grove, CA |
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| Pacific Grove, CA |
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