Rocky Peninsula, Fog. © Copyright 2022 G Dan Mitchell.
A rocky peninsula, the home of a cormorant rookery, exends into the fog and surf, Point Lobos State Reserve.
This rocky peninsula is a kind of “land’s end” feature at Point Lobos. It extends out into the ocean where the west and north shores meet, and it is often a place to observe big surf. Even on this relatively quiet day the waves were washing over the lower slopes of the feature. If you look closely you can spot scores of cormorants on the center and right sides — this is a cormorant rookery, and most of the birds are juveniles waiting for the next feeding from their parents.
Conditions on this morning were my favorite at this location — drifting fog thick enough to obscure distant subjects but shallow enough to sometimes produce some translucent and slightly directional light. I paused at this spot and remained for some time as the fog increased and decreased. Ironically, after all of that waiting, the first photograph I made turned out to have the most interesting light!
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.
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I think people might be surprised by how often this happens — we make a photograph and then stick around to try to work the subject a bit more, only to find out in the end that our first instinct was our best .
Thanks!
Dan
Fantastic! Neat that was first photo you took. Beginners luck lol!! Obviously it stayed with you – your work is amazing!