I’ve been working hard in the backyard lately, to the point where I’m having some difficulty with my right arm, wrist, and hand…it was time for a day off and a drive up the coast. One of the cars hasn’t been driven for a while, so I drove it up to Carpinteria via the 101, got off at one of the exits, then headed towards the ocean and drove side streets back to the 101 until I could get off the freeway for the drive on the 1. It was a beautiful day and I was ready with my camera, an ND1000 filter and my tripod.
Rincon Beach is usually bumper to bumper with parked RVs, but I found a section where there weren’t any and pulled off the road and into a spot. I tried some shots without using the tripod, and just resting it on a concrete wall, but I wasn’t crazy about how those shots came out. Went back to the car and got the tripod, set it up, readjusted some camera settings (from f/22 @ 40 seconds, down to f/14 @ 10 seconds) and took some more shots. I liked this one the best because of the “pop of orange” coloring in the rocks.

Photo Info
- Fujifilm X-T3
- Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS
- LUŽID ND1000 neutral density filter
- Focal Length: 23.3mm
- ISO: 80
- Aperture: f/14
- Shutter Speed: 10 seconds
- Exposure Compensation: 0.0EV
Post Processing Info
RAW Photo was post processed in Capture One Fujifilm 12
149 days down, 216 to go!!

Beautiful! The water is hardly blurred for a ten second expose but it turned out just right.
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It looked like low tide and also the waves were probably in the 2-3 foot range. I think that’s why it doesn’t look that blurred. I can’t wait to go back out and try again when the surf is up…and there’s more rocks closer to the surf.
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