Rugged landscapes on the Oregon Coast (album)

in #photofeed7 years ago

Now here's a place.

A beautiful place. I place I found on google earth. A place where we watched the sun go down with nobody around us but the birds and the wind.

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We were sitting in a coffee shop earlier in the day, editing photos and sipping on caffeinated drinks. It was our harsh-light-siesta of sorts. A break that some photographers take in the middle of the day when the light is bad... when it isn't golden hour, sunrise or sunset. I was doing location research trying to figure out an exciting place for sunset because we didn't plan ahead. I found one- so off we went.

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It wasn't too long of a hike. Maybe half an hour? Can't really remember.. it may have been closer to forty-five minutes. We hiked through the dunes for a while and caught glimpses of the sea stacks in the distance. Our destination.

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We started to walk a bit faster at that point. The light was getting good and the landscape was getting better. Once we arrived I ran up on a bluff for a better viewpoint. I'm a fan of downward perspectives, after all..

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My burning legs and my desire to be born again as a bird quickly subsided as the light flooded the beaches and rocks around us. It was the kind of hectic-but-peaceful moment that makes you forget about everything else. If you're thinking "why hectic" it's because my photographer brain was freaking out because I didn't have any compositions in mind and the light was amazing and the landscape wa.. you get the point. Here's my friend and fellow steemian @natebillings taking it all in.

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The sun sank lower in the sky. There wasn't too much time left before it was below the horizon. I ran around for a while, taking photos and enjoying the whipping winds and the sounds of the ocean.

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Once the sun did finally set, the sky turned a beautiful pastel shade of blue, pink and purple. Everything slowed down a little. The rock formations in this area are really incredible. I haven't seen anything like it in my travels so far. They were huge, though I'm not sure if you can tell from the photo.

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We started heading back to the truck by headlamp once most of the light was gone. Here's a blurry shot of Nate beginning the return trek.

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Overall, I couldn't have really asked for a better place to spend a sunset down south. It was beautiful, new and exciting. And the best part is... nobody knows about it.

-Nathaniel

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Thank you! Twas a lovely place

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Amazing post with such great pictures :)

Thanks man! Glad you like them

I really really really need to make my way to Oregon

Let me know if you do!

I smiled because of recognition

“If you're thinking "why hectic" it's because my photographer brain was freaking out because I didn't have any compositions in mind and the light was amazing and the landscape wa.. you get the point.”

:’)

What a gorgeous place and perfect light! The blue and yellow contrasts are truly magical.

You get it! Thankfully it worked out, heh.

It was a beautiful place :)

Looks so beautiful. I can smell the ocean in my mind.

It absolutely was. Been thinking about that place since I left

Love this coast, and you're style of processing works so well with these photos! I've rarely had good luck finding sunsets on the coast. I think I bring cloudy weather with me. :)

Apparently I lucked out with the weather windows I got. And thanks man!

This truly is beautiful place, thanks for sharing your experiences with those beautiful pics. Definitely a must visit place for landscape photography enthusiasts.