Project 52 - Week 15/52

I love living in the Pacific Northwest. I love how much natural beauty is within a drive of where I live. I firmly believe that my love of landscape photography is a direct result of living in a place where there is an endless variety of opportunities to capture the terrain here - the ocean, the mountains, the fields, the forests. At times though, this can be an extremely frustrating area to photograph. The weather and the light don't always cooperate. When I began my photographic journey I used to fight against it and come away with no usable pictures. Now, however, I try to see the beauty that is still there and at times enhanced because of the weather. On this day I was at Manzanita Beach in Oregon and the rain had stopped for a few seconds. I played around with different perspectives and found a way to photograph the subtlety and softness of the beach. Following this shoot I was reading Photography Week - a wonderful iPad magazine that you can try for 5 weeks free - and they did an article on creative landscape shooting in different weather situations. It opened my eyes to the possibilities and I actually look forward to using the weather to my advantage the next time. *Note - I am not being paid to promote the magazine. I just really enjoy it, have found the contents helpful and wanted to share.*

Settings: ISO 800, 50mm, ss1/2000, f/11

Settings: ISO 800, 50mm, ss1/2000, f/11

“Nothing reminds us of an awakening more than rain.” - Dejan Stojanovic