Gloomy Monday

I had this idea for a while... to write a blog about the photos I've taken.  The idea was to write about where I took the photos or what the inspiration was or even some technical notes about the settings I used to take a particular photo(s).   But since I'm generally kinda lazy, I haven't written anything.  I'm going to try and write something starting today.  Let's hope I can keep focused and continue to update this page.

So here we go!

Lately, in the Bay Area it's been a mess as far as weather is concerned.  Not as bad as other parts of the country during the winter months but certainly a lot of rain for consecutive days.  That's made things difficult for me to take some nice photos.  Like today, the days have been overcast and gloomy.  And of course, I don't want to get my camera and tripod wet while trying to take photos so I have had to be selective about where to go and what to take. 

Today there was a storm looming all day.  It was gloomy and raining off and on.  Overall, a gray colored day.  So I wanted to try to take some black and white photos to match the mood.  The subject I decided on was beach photos taken along Highway 1.  Highway 1 runs along the California Coast from near San Francisco, through Santa Cruz and then to Monterey and southward along the Central Coast.   On a sunny day there's a spectacular, picturesque view along this stretch of road.  But on a day like today, it was just a lot of waves crashing against the rocks.  Still, it was an interesting photo opportunity.

The lighthouse is located at Pigeon Point.  It looks kind of rundown.  I guess that's to be expected since I don't think lighthouses are used much these days, if at all.

Around sunset ( there wasn't actually a sunset to be seen on this particular day ) it was getting dark and it started to really rain a lot.  There were strong wind gusts which ruined a nice photo opportunity.  I found this location and really thought it could be an interesting photo but the weather was just not cooperating.  I will have to return to this spot on another day and try again.

I shot most of the photos hand held.  The tripod was getting blown around with the strong gusts so it just was not working out.  It was fine because there was enough visible light out for me to take these shots without it.

The rest of the photos can be seen here.