Dark Light (click on the photo)

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

~ Robert Frost ~

Nature at its best - La Jolla

I capture this photo several months ago. The evening was perfect and the sunset was truly a heavenly experience. By far, experiencing the sunset is beyond comparison with this photo.
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Dry (click on the image for best results)

Imagine having an amazing camera that you had recently purchased and you do not know most of the functions on it yet. What do you do when nature's beauty is staring right at you? I'd say take out your camera phone and start clicking. ;)

I was not so lucky because my camera phone does not produce great photos. So, I decided to play around with the shutter speed and aperture at a low ISO sensitivity (ISO 200, 50mm, f/4.5 and shutter speed 1/60 sec). Did I also mention that my camera was set on manual settings? Well, I did. Of course the most important part that slipped my mind is that nature was at its best on that day.

I was standing 15 feet away from the trees right after sunset at Lake Miramar in San Diego. So that inspired me to translated my idea into the image that you are staring at right now.

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Field day at La Jolla

La Jolla Cove is the Rodeo Drive of San Diego. Exotic homes, palm trees, designer brand names and the fast cars.

I got my camera and gear packed in the car although I did not have a clue of what I was going to practice clicking on when I left home.

Thanks to the beautiful sunset! I was at the right place at the right time. This is the first time I witnessed the sunset in La Jolla this beautiful. Humbled by the beauty of nature, passerby on foot and in cars stopped and simply stared into the stark beauty of nature. Thank you god for this beautiful day!! You made me a very happy photographer. :)
I used a 28-135mm lens on my EOS 40D on manual setting. (ISO 100, 28mm, f/5.6 and shutter speed 1/4 sec).

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