Sandstone and Sky #2 - La Jolla, California

The sun rises over La Jolla California, only it wasn't the sun that caught my eye! No HDR....

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1/6-second @F22 with LEE soft ND grad 0.75
Cokin z-pro filter holder
Canon 5D
Canon 17-40L @ 17
ISO 100
RAW file processed with Capture One by Phase One
TIFF file processed with Photoshop

So, I was shooting the sunrise out at the point on the far left of this frame, pointing to the right over the ocean when I looked up and saw this amazing formation in the strato-cumulus cloud deck. I looked around for some rock formations that lined up with the clouds but saw nothing out there. So, I ran almost a mile down the beach over terrain like you see in the foreground until I finally saw what I wanted.

Fortunately the cloud formation stayed in place long enough for me to capture it here!

Then I waited for a wave to complement the scene and provide definition to the sandstone formation on the right side of the frame. I have never seen anything like
this before or after, so I was quite fortunate!

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Taken in: United States / California / San Diego (show map)

Taken on: December 29, 2007

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D, f/22.0, 1/6 sec, 17mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D
Aperture:	f/22.0
Exposure Time:	0.167 sec (1/6)
Focal Length:	17mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Partial
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Unknown (-1)
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
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