A SUNSET IS A SUNSET IS A…NO WAY! EVERY SUNSET IS DIFFERENT!!

Southern California has experienced an unusual moisture pattern for the last 12 days.  It seems it has rained, drizzled, misted, or precipitated in some form for so many days some were wondering if they were in the UK!  There must be a reason for all this rain.  Me?  I just enjoy it even if I have to be out in it.  It’s great!!  But, I’m going to go out on a limb here to say, I think it’s nearly over.  Something tells me the rain has served its purpose and will be ending soon.

Over the weekend there was an ever so short break in this particular weather pattern right around sunset!  Seeing the break in the clouds, I didn’t waste an instant grabbing my camera and heading to the beach for some shots of what seemed to be shaping up as a great sunset.  Not that there’s any bad sunsets!  But lately, there hadn’t been any sunsets at all.

Parking the car, I nearly ran to the sand to get in position before the sun dipped too low to capture any color. 

This is what I saw that evening!  With Ruby’s Diner perched at the end, the Huntington beach Pier basks in the warmth of the sunset colors.

Now here’s an amusing tale.  While taking this shot, a rogue wave came ashore and nearly drenched me.  Luckily, I just noticed it in my peripheral vision with barely enough time to scoot out of its reach.  I was shooting these shots from the water’s edge.  Have you ever gotten so involved in your photography that you actually lost sight of what was happening around you?

Happens to me all the time!

This last shot includes a well-timed surfer heading out for some of the better waves which seem to always rise up in the early evening.

While photographing these sunsets, I nearly missed the full moon that had sneaked up behind me.  But, I did finally turn around and captured it.  Even though I didn’t have an opportunity to compose a good shot, I still posted it here.  It was one of those times when you just have to take what you get.

On my way back to the car, I decided to shoot some spontaneous night shots.  I’ll post those next time.

Thanks for stopping by!

~ by photographyfree4all on October 25, 2010.