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Shooting on the California Coast

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Jordan Steele

I recently went to San Diego, California for a seminar.  The timing was tight, with travel on two of the three days I was there, and attendance at the seminar for large portions of the day.  The only real time to get out and take a few pictures was the afternoon of the day I arrived, and early in the morning and one of the evenings.  Still, the inner photographer in me awoke, and I made sure to get out and shoot, getting up early before the sun rose to be in position for pre-dawn shooting, and planning a spot via prior research to snag a nice sunset over the Pacific. That involved climbing down a cliff side to get to the rocks jutting into the sea, but it was well worth it. All told, I’m quite pleased with the results I achieved in the limited time I was there, and I thought I’d share several of my photos from the quick trip.  I hope you enjoy!

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Rocks Before Dawn - LaJolla Cove Beach, LaJolla, California - Fujifilm X-T1 with Fujinon XF 10-24mm f/4 OIS @ 24mm, f/16, 3 min 30s
Rocks Before Dawn – LaJolla Cove Beach, LaJolla, CA – Fujifilm X-T1 with Fujinon XF 10-24mm f/4 @ 24mm, f/16, 3m 30s, ISO 200
Scripps Pier, La Jolla, CA - Fujifilm X-T1 with Fujinon XF 10-24mm f/4 @ 10mm, f/8, 2m 40s, ISO 200
Scripps Pier, La Jolla, CA – Fujifilm X-T1 with Fujinon XF 10-24mm f/4 @ 10mm, f/8, 2m 40s, ISO 200
Scripps Pier, La Jolla, CA - Fujifilm X-T1 with Fujinon XF 10-24mm f/4 @ 24mm, f/16, 1m 30s, ISO 200
Scripps Pier, La Jolla, CA – Fujifilm X-T1 with Fujinon XF 10-24mm f/4 @ 24mm, f/16, 1m 30s, ISO 200
Pacific Sunset - Sunset Cliffs Natural Park, San Diego, CA - Fujifilm X-T1 with Fujinon XF 10-24mm f/4 @ 21mm, f/11, 1/80s, ISO 200
Pacific Sunset – Sunset Cliffs Natural Park, San Diego, CA – Fujifilm X-T1 with Fujinon XF 10-24mm f/4 @ 21mm, f/11, 1/80s, ISO 200
Sea Lion on the Rocks, La Jolla Cove Beach, La Jolla CA - Fujifilm X-T1 with Fujinon XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 @ 200mm, f/4.8, 0.7s, ISO 1000
Sea Lion on the Rocks, La Jolla Cove Beach, CA – Fujifilm X-T1 with Fujinon XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 @ 200mm, f/4.8, 0.7s, ISO 1000
Scripps Pier, La Jolla, CA - Fujifilm X-T1 with Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 @ 55mm, f/8, 2.1s, ISO 200
Scripps Pier, La Jolla, CA – Fujifilm X-T1 with Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 @ 55mm, f/8, 2.1s, ISO 200
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, San Diego, CA - Fujifilm X-T1 with Fujinon XF 10-24mm f/4 @ 10mm, f/8, 1/150s, ISO 200
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, San Diego, CA – Fujifilm X-T1 with Fujinon XF 10-24mm @ 10mm, f/8, 1/150s, ISO 200

4 thoughts on “Shooting on the California Coast”

  1. Budd says:
    March 17, 2015 at 6:09 pm

    You captures the essence of the San Diego/LaJolla seashore. Very beautiful images.

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  2. David says:
    March 18, 2015 at 5:18 pm

    Really enjoyed this post and the one on tripods. I’d be interested in learning more about the process of research and planning you go through for this sort of trip. I often travel for work but don’t often think to bring the camera and (soon to be purchased) tripod along with me.

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    1. Jordan Steele says:
      March 18, 2015 at 7:30 pm

      I’m very glad to hear you got something out of my articles! I may write an article about planning. It’s a good idea. I’ve done a few articles here and there on planning for specific shoots, which you can find in the technique and vision section of the site (or sometimes just in photo posts). I often research photo locations for trips like this, by looking at photos others have taken in an area, as well as some scouting with Google maps and other sites.

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      1. David says:
        March 22, 2015 at 3:10 am

        Thanks, I’ll check these articles out

        Reply

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