Laguna Beach Day Off

I had a great day off yesterday! My wife and I spent the day driving up the coast on California Hwy 1. 1st stop was Doheny Beach. We'd never been there but it was really nice and very well kept. We rented beach cruiser bikes and went over to Dana Point Harbor. Lots to see and fun!

Next stop was Laguna Beach. Wow...what a great place! The town has a nice vibe and the beach is really pretty! There is a cool lookout point there and I caught a couple of surfers dodging the rocks for a surf session.

After a Mexican food dinner, we headed back to the beach to catch the sunset. I snapped lots of photos. I did some bracketing shots and got some cool HDR images from them. Then the sun went down. Don't think the show is over after the sun sets. Long exposure shots can produce some cool results. I love experimenting with these. Especially when I'm at a beach with rocks and surf. Here is one of those shots. I set my exposure bios at -2 and took this at 4 seconds. You might try a neutral density filter to block more light if you want to use a longer shutter speed. Of course, you have to use a tripod for this.