I never quite got the explosion of color I was hoping for but I did enjoy this sunrise. Of course the kids and birds tested my patience already thinned by the early wake up call.
All in all, it was a nice morning to watch the sun do its thing.
Dennis
Orange starts to take over
As the sun continued its journey toward the horizon a really strong orange shade began to appear. I was very excited by this. The clouds were in the perfect place to help that orange explode upwards. I just had to be patient and wait for it.
Dennis
Lauderdale By The Sea at Sunrise
This was a windy November morning. The clouds looked promising as the sun started to fill the sky with layers of colors.
The pier off to the left was creating a fun silhouette as the light continued to creep in.
Dennis
Day break on January 1, 2020
As I walked up to the pitch black beach, I could see the light breaking over the horizon. I prefer for my sunrises and sunsets to have a fair amount of clouds. I think it helps to make the scene more dynamic. But on the occasions when you get very little cloud cover the first light spreads in line just above the horizon creating beautiful layers of deep colors.
-Dennis
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The sunrise wasn’t perfect. I would have preferred a few extra clouds to make the time-lapse more dynamic but the calm ocean and vivid blues and oranges have a beauty of their own.
I was the only person on the beach as I began shooting about 45 minutes before sunrise. As light started to overtake the darkness more and more people arrived to take in the first sunrise of the new decade. An especially adventurous couple even ran, screaming, into the cool water as the sun peeked above the horizon.
I couldn’t help but look around at the people gathering and wonder what they were thinking about. What wishes and hopes and dreams did they have for the coming year?
Whatever they are, I hope they all get what they wish for. And I hope you get what you wish for too.
-Dennis
This was a fun time-lapse to shoot. I really love the way the roller coaster and ferris wheel turned out against the orange glow of the setting sun.
Dennis
The World-Famous Pacific Park against the setting sun.
I’ve wanted to create this photo for a while and it came together perfectly. The lights and motion of the rides set against a background of dark clouds and a setting sun.
I still find it astonishing that there is a theme park on a pier, but it sure it pretty.
Dennis
The beach is seemingly endless
At the end of Palisades Park is the famous Santa Monica Pier. Strolling out onto the pier the beach seems to go on forever.
Dennis
This week’s posts are from the first stop on my December trip. It all started with a day in LA.
I hadn’t spent much time in Santa Monica so I decided to spend the afternoon there. I started in Palisades Park which provided this amazing view of the hills meeting the ocean.
Dennis
I had to go to California for work last week. Since I was there, I stole a little time and went to the Newport Bach Pier for sunset.
I've spent a good amount of time out west for work but I had never actually been to the beach, so it was a lot of fun playing with the Pacific for a sunset time-lapse.
The sunset sank faster than I thought it would so I didn't get a great shot of it, but I did love the way the sky slowly turned from orange to a deep blue.
Off in the distance you can see Catalina Island and oil rigs, which is a strange combination for me.
I'm going back in a couple weeks and hope to do some more time-lapses.
- Dennis