I visited Pacific Grove in early December, when, by coincidence, there was an atmospheric river bringing stormy weather to the Pacific Northwest. That same weather affected the ocean at Pacific Grove, resulting in bigger waves than I'd ever seen there—and I've been there many times. I went out early in the morning to Lovers Point, [...]
It was overcast, and the sun hadn't yet risen. Those were just the conditions I was hoping for as I headed to the seashore to do some long-exposure seascapes along Ocean View Blvd. in Pacific Grove. I had my black and white camera on a tripod, and was shooting with a 35mm or 50mm lens, [...]
The beaches and rocky shoreline in Pacific Grove are great photo locations. I went there last week to shoot seascapes in monochrome. There are plenty of rock formations and you can get close to them on the beach—but the challenge is finding a good composition. I took many shots with a 10-stop ND filter to [...]