Tennessee Beach Sunset

This is a long (four minute) exposure, as you can tell by the trails the stars make and the way the surf has turned “solid.” With the shutter open for four minutes I could catch the last light of the sunset. Indeed, the photograph reveals more colors than I could see standing there. Who would guess this was almost total night?

And where was I standing? Here’s a bit of the story.

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6 Responses to “Tennessee Beach Sunset”

  1. Photoblog 2.0: » Photoblog 2.0 Archive: » City Lights Says:

    [...] igital Photographs and Techniques from Harold Davis

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  2. Photoblog 2.0: » Photoblog 2.0 Archive: » Star Light Star Bright Says:

    [...] nessee Valley. Beyond the lake, you can see the outline of the ocean and Tennessee Beach. (This photo shows Tennessee Beach, with this small lake on the mid-right.) Above the lake, you can see [...]

  3. Photoblog 2.0: » Photoblog 2.0 Archive: » San Francisco from Muir Beach Overlook Says:

    [...] Mark’s truck near the Pelican Inn behind Muir Beach and drove in my car over to the Tennessee Beach trailhead parking lot. There was a stiff wind blowing, with some roiling clouds to the [...]

  4. Photoblog 2.0: » Photoblog 2.0 Archive: » Breaking Wave Says:

    [...] View this image larger. Walking along the Marin Headlands cliffs between Rodeo Beach and Tennessee Beach, I was struck by the brightness of the breaking waves in the sunset light against the d [...]

  5. Photoblog 2.0: » Photoblog 2.0 Archive: » Flight Says:

    [...] The surf was crashing on the shore. Round the rugged coastline, I saw the keyhole above Tennessee Beach lit by the sun and pelicans in flight. I exposed for the cliffs and pelicans in the s [...]

  6. Photoblog 2.0: » Photoblog 2.0 Archive: » Night Vortex Says:

    [...] the cliff to the platform on the southern end of the beach using my headlamp. Here’s the view from my destination with some daylight, and a fisheye daylight view from the [...]

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