Low tide leaves behind pools of water at twilight on the Oregon coast.

We finally had a very clear night along the coast and we went to work just south of Seal Rock – where there’s lots of great rock formations and pools of water that sit around them when the tide retreats. Low tide on the beaches here is great – even without a minus tide you have so much to work with. I am always struck by the difference between the sun setting and the post sunset glow – and much prefer the post-sunset colors and mood. We had the added bonus of a fingernail moon – although not included in this image because it wasn’t in the right position. Others I may post will show the moon.

I used a 3-stop hard graduated filter from Singh-Ray for this image to balance the sky against the land. I didn’t want detail in the rocks, in this case – at least not very much – as it was supposed to be a silhouetted scene. But the grad filter allowed me to pull up the details in the dark sand around the rock and the edges of the water. Processed using Lightroom and Nik Viveza.

Our dog Mocha sat waiting patiently as we worked the scenes. This is a quick process of just one image – working off my laptop in the shade of a Douglas Fir in a park near Florence doesn’t allow for accurate processing – but it’s what we have available as we’re camping in a place without cell service!! Hope it looks as nice as it does on the laptop…

I love the post sunset glow that occurs – and we had the added bonus of a fingernail moon – although not included in this image. I used a 3-stop hard graduated filter from Singh-Ray for this image to balance the sky against the land. I didn’t want detail in the rocks, in this case – at least not very much – as it was supposed to be a silhouetted scene. But the grad filter allowed me to pull up the details in the dark sand around the rock and the edges of the water. We’re hoping for more great light tonight.

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