After shooting photos early morning at Muir Beach, we headed north on Highway 1 and stopped off along the highway to an area with eucalyptus trees growing everywhere. The eucalyptus forest was partially covered by a mysterious and beautiful fog. We got to shoot wonderful and amazing photos around the trees and in the rain.
I had participated in Canon’s Live Learning Landscape Photography workshop taught by Jennifer Wu. It was a great workshop even though I had to wake up at 3:30AM. We had to meet in Larkspur, California to start at 5:00 AM in the morning. After some introductions and we had a chance to borrow some Canon gear, we left the hotel at 5:30 AM for Muir Beach. We got to shoot photos of the beautiful beach with amazing fog during sunrise. I made the mistake of trying to pack light, as I flew from Tucson, Arizona. I left my tripod behind and only took my monopod. The problem I had was with the early hours and little available light, we needed slower shutter speeds which did not work well with a monopod. A lot of my photos came out soft to blurry from motion. Thus I’ve learn one of my most important lessons in shooting sunrise photography, bring a tripod! I just need a opportunity to return to this beautiful location to try to shoot more photos.
