For the mind disturbed, the still beauty of dawn is nature's finest balm…

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I recently noticed that most of the photos of Oregon are of the Cascade Range or lake sunrise shots. I have only a precious few images of the other fantastic natural beauty of the state, its coastline. There is a reason for that. While its coastline is staggeringly pretty, the marine layer often comes in just before sunset and only clears up after the sun is well above the horizon. The overcast sky clears up any chance of getting a fantastic golden hour light during our summer road trips.

From my research, I have learned that the best month to shoot the Oregon coastline is the month of September. Warm months often get the marine layer, and winter months are usually rainy. Now, this doesn’t mean that you won’t get the occasional perfect day, but so far, I haven’t been that lucky during my trips.

Bandon Beach is known for its sea stacks, and It was a pretty cold summer morning. My wife decided to stay tucked in the warm hotel room, but I decided to head out to go for a walk on the beach. It was, as usual, foggy morning, and I headed out around 5 am. Because there was not much light to worry about, I spend a lot of time composing the shots to get the wave pattern right. I wanted to get the sea stacks and the sweeping surf as the leading line. After a couple of dozen failed attempts, I nailed the shot I had in mind. And while post-processing, I noticed the very subtle colors on the overcast sky as well. Turned out to be a much better image than I had hoped for.

Taken in: United States / Oregon / Bandon (show map)

Taken on: July 1, 2017

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Camera: Nikon D800, f/8.0, 1/10 sec, 24mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800
Lens:	24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.1 sec (1/10)
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	+1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 21.0 (Windows)
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