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Ocean Beach Pier

50 second pre-dawn exposure of the pier in Ocean Beach, CA.

90 second pre-dawn exposure of the pier in Ocean Beach, CA.

120 second pre-dawn exposure of the pier in Ocean Beach, CA.

Arriving at a pier for the first time in the dark you are a little bit unsure what will come from the session. The milkiness of the overcast sky and relatively quiet ocean can really be felt in these images. This is a very quiet location with only a handful of fishermen arriving before dark. After sunrise and the finish of the session there is a small coffee shop that opens in the plaza at the foot of the pier and breakfast for the ride home available across the street. I will definitely return to this location...

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Pier

Pathway II

The first of my pier series I visited the pier at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the pre-dawn hours to capture these images. The under the pier image was captured well before sunrise... the pier pilings being lit by lights on the shore. I think they were some kind of sodium vapor lamp because of the yellowish cast they put on the pilings but I'm not sure. Since I didn't like the yellow color much I tweaked the color channels until I got something I liked more.

Pathway I