Marin Headlands, Dusk. Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California. May 20, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
This is a slight re-working of a photograph I shot much earlier this year on a night photography trip to the Point Bonita light house in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area just outside the entrance to San Francisco Bay.
Passing Ships at the Golden Gate. San Francisco, California. October 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Sunset, North Shore. Point Reyes National Seashore, California. September 18, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
The shoreline along the road out to the Point Reyes lighthouse is especially wild, given its open northern exposure to the open Pacific. This is a classic view of this beach from the top of the bluff near the Point Reyes lighthouse.
September Moon, Pacific Sunset. Point Reyes National Seashore, California. September 18, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
As a long-time resident of the San Francisco Bay Area I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that I had never been to the Point Reyes National Seashore before this year. (I once drove to the entrance of the park but didn’t go in…) I finally did go last month and I’m glad I did.
This photograph was taken on the high bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean near the lighthouse. Although it isn’t particularly evident in this peaceful looking photograph, the wind was howling so strongly that I could barely stand up in it.