There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. Don't miss so many of them…

- Jo Walton

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This was the viewpoint that I wanted to photograph at Garrapatta State park. In fact, when the trip was in the planning stage, I didn’t think this was that much of a good view and relegated it to a morning shoot. From my previous trips, I have assumed that all you can count on for sunrise is that there will be diffused light and fog. But this cold winter morning was different, as we approached the park, I noticed that there were some clouds in the sky but the mountains to the east didn’t instill much hope for a colorful sunrise.

The first light of the day appeared right behind this scene and I posted that image yesterday but after a few seconds the color start to intensify at the clouds close to Soberanes point and I was back at the original spot. This shot required a 3-Stop ND-Grad filter and I used a longer shutter speed by dropping my iso to the base iso of the D850 and then exposing for the foreground. After taking a test shot, I adjusted the exposure compensation by positive two-thirds of a stop to get some light on the hills. This is my favorite shot from the trip as the light on the rocks and the reflection of the pink color on the ocean rare gifts that make landscape photography special.

A quick note about today’s quote, I have been absolutely amazed by the way some people react to my photos. Some not all, think that the color in sunrise/sunset shots are completely generated in post/photoshop and often have a disbelieving look when I explain to them that this happens everywhere you just have to put in the effort to get out and to pay attention. Thom Hogan used to have an excellent article about the late great Galen Rowell titled Magic Moment where Galen explained the importance of sunsets and sunrises that I wish everyone had learned.

Taken in: United States / California / Monterey (show map)

Taken on: December 9, 2018

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/8.0, 3 sec, 22mm, ISO 64 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	18.0-35.0 mm f/3.5-4.5
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	3
Focal Length:	22mm
ISO:	64
Exposure Bias:	+2/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 (Windows)
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