Malibu's coastline is littered with so many beautiful vistas and rock formations, you could spend weeks, months trying to find each one. El Matador Beach is a famous place in Malibu, frequently visited on the weekends during the summer months. This just happened to be a moment when everyone was leaving and the sun was setting. Tide was coming in fast in between a shot like this, so I had to hurry quickly before my gear would get wet.
It only took 6 years to finally get this shot. July 2013 - tripod ballhead issues, along with forgetting my camera trigger gave me blurry out of focus stars. Nov 2016 - frigid single digit temps, at 8,500ft elevation, frozen fingers and toes along with heavy cloud coverage, produced no photos. July 2019 - SUCCESS!!!!! Beautiful weather, my camera gear in working order, no clouds and a new moon, makes for a stunning shot like this. Just like in life, photography is a love that challenges you every single moment. From a pro photographer with many years under their belt to the novice just starting out, some times you walk away successful, sometimes you fail. It's the failures that only make the successes like this, that much sweeter. Bryce Canyon National Park, Sunset Point, Bryce, UT, 84764
This is called being at the right place, at the right time. After taking loads of long exposures, I was headed out of the grove and luckily turned around to look back at the entrance. The lighting on the bamboo trees, the sky outlining their tips and then the beautiful moon shining brightly. You couldn’t ask for a better combination. Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Sagatenryūji Susukinobabachō, Ukyō-ku, Kyōto-shi, Kyōto-fu 616-8385, Japan
