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| Coastal Rock formation at Torrey Pines State Beach |
Torrey Pines State Beach and its neighboring State Reserve are quickly becoming a couple of my favorite spots for photography. Just a quick 10 minute drive from home, these parks offer some gorgeous landscapes just begging to be photographed. Every time I visit, something new catches my eye.
On this particular visit, back in early January of this year, I planned my arrival with an extremely low tide associated with that night's full moon. Most days, even at low tide, these rocks are hidden beneath the waves and the beach is an idyllic, gently sloping sandy beach. Only on very low tides do these rocks emerge from the depths.
Fortunately, the tide stayed out long enough to capture these rocks with glowing sunset in the background. In actuality, this shot is from several minutes after sunset. Generally the best sunset colors can be found once the sun is already below the horizon, and this day was no exception.
This shot, along with being a current favorite of mine, was the inspiration behind a new series entitled Elegant Erosion. The series is intended to look at the benefits and beauty of erosion as opposed to its current negative connotations.
