The Gift - Rodeo Beach, Marin Headlands, California

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As nature photographers, we often plan our photographic outings, plans often made far in advance. We will go to this place or that, and at the designated times we think will be best.

But ultimately, nature has the final say.

That spot you wanted to shoot at winds up enshrouded in fog, or the long hike ends up at a beach with dangerous surf conditions. The plan must be altered.

Take this shot for example. Last month, I was at Rodeo Beach hoping to shoot the iconic sea stacks further down the beach, but the storm surf made that idea impossible.

Instead, I settled in with this lone rock.

Totally unplanned and unexpected, but the reality is, this shot was a gift. Never in my life would I have thought to stop here and photograph from this spot, but nature had its own plan for me this day.

Nikon D300
Nikkor 17-35mm @ 24mm
0.2 sec @ f16, ISO 100
Lee. 9 Hard and .75 Soft GND Filters

Taken on: January 23, 2010

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Camera: Nikon D300, f/16.0, 1/5 sec, 24mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Aperture:	f/16.0
Exposure Time:	0.2 sec (1/5)
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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