La Jolla Cove Underwater Park

It was another Monday photo shoot day. Mondays are my days off so I always look for somewhere to go. I headed off to La Jolla Cove, a favorite place of mine. On the way, I looked to the right and I saw a sign that looked like it was from the City of San Diego. I parked my car and walked around the corner and sure enough....it was a city park. This one was called Underwater Park. This park was on the cliffs above a favorite San Diego diving and snorkeling spot, hence the term...Underwater Park.

First thing I saw was this awesome purple flowered plant....in someone's driveway! I can't believe people get to live on this cliff with this view! I decided to stop for my first shot of the day. I took 3 different exposures and used HDR to get this shot. I was inches away from the purple plant and I used my Canon 10-22 lens on my 40D. I shot this at 10mm.

Next, I found a trail that wrapped around the cove and came across these wild daisies. They were super beautiful. I dropped my tripod down to about a foot and a half off the ground and put it right in the middle of the daisies. I shot this one at 10mm too. The view was very nice. The pollen was crazy! Next time I'll bring the antihistomine! I took several more shots around the cove....all-in-all....a great San Diego morning!

HDR Kick

I've really been on an HDR kick the last couple of weeks. The flowers are blooming everywhere and the sunsets have been awesome. The combination has been a lot of fun. Here are a few shots from the last week. I'd love to get your feedback on any of them.

Here is a shot from the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego.

Here is one from the Scripp's Pier in La Jolla. This is a research pier for the Scripp's Institute of Oceanography.

And finally....a shot from La Jolla Cove at sunset. What a fun week!