Morro Creek Dunes (California)

Viktor Elizarov
Jul 10, 2017 · 1 min read

I took this photo while looking for a nice and cozy place to have a late-morning picnic around Morro Bay. It was our first day and we were enjoying a Pacific coastal drive along California State Route 1. It was unusually warm for the end of January and what was even more surprising was the complete lack of wind. Pacific beach in the winter with no wind, go figure.

We were coming from Montaña Oro State Park and I had already taken plenty of photos of Morro Rock from different perspectives, but I could not resist taking some more. I used the beautiful Morro Creek dunes as a foreground element of the composition with the rock as the main attraction. I also loved how morning light gave soft glow to Morro Rock.

When shooting against the sun, I knew that the only way I could pull it off was to use HDR photography processing.

HDR Processed: Lightroom, Photomatix, Photoshop
Bracketing: 5 shots (-2, -1, 0, +1, +2)

Camera: Canon 60D
Lens: Sigma 17–70mm
Focal Length: 19mm
ISO: 100
Aperture: F13
Bracketing: 5 shots ( -2, -1, 0, +1, +2 )
Tripod: FEISOL Tournament CT-3442

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Travel and landscape photographer from Montreal (Canada)

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