La Jolla has become one of my favorite places to shoot over the last couple of years. From the Scripps Pier to Seal Rock, there are plenty of interesting photographic opportunities to be found along this stretch of the California coast. During my most recent outing, I headed to Coast Boulevard Park to catch the sunrise and to photograph the rocky shoreline in the day’s first light. I don’t get to watch the sunrise as often as I like, so it’s always a treat to watch the sky change colors as the sun begins to make its way over the horizon. Here are a set of long exposure images from my morning in La Jolla shot with the X-T1 and XF 18-55mm.

2 responses to “First Light in La Jolla”

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    Linadnamrebug

    These shots are so incredible! Can you tell me what the exposure times you used and what time of day this was? Thanks so much!

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      Stephen Ip

      Thanks for the comment and feedback! These were all taken in the morning shortly after sunrise. As for exposure time, all but the first image were in the 1 to 2 minute range. The first image was a 3 second exposure.

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