I Went Looking For The Sunset
May 2010
I went looking for the perfect sunset. This beachside hotel advertised a gorgeous sunset on its website. I booked for a quick get-away.
But it was May, a rainy May, was raining all day so this was all that I found in Monterey, along with some surfers.
So I thought I'd just shoot at the surfers.
They are a fascinating group of people. Not that I know any who surf.
But I find that I am drawn to photographing them every time I see them.
And so I returned from that trip without my sunset.
Five months later, as I stepped out of work towards the car, this gorgeous sunset greeted me, unexpectedly stunning.
Is there any lesson here?
How about Love (or sunset) comes from the most unexpected places :).
I went looking for the perfect sunset. This beachside hotel advertised a gorgeous sunset on its website. I booked for a quick get-away.
But it was May, a rainy May, was raining all day so this was all that I found in Monterey, along with some surfers.
So I thought I'd just shoot at the surfers.
They are a fascinating group of people. Not that I know any who surf.
But I find that I am drawn to photographing them every time I see them.
And so I returned from that trip without my sunset.
Five months later, as I stepped out of work towards the car, this gorgeous sunset greeted me, unexpectedly stunning.
Is there any lesson here?
How about Love (or sunset) comes from the most unexpected places :).
tamaaaa love comes in an unexpected time at an unexpected place. :)
ReplyDeletethat surfer guy looks really hot! :P
I went to Monterey once, or a place near it where there's a light house. The beach was beautiful, but did not get the perfect sunset either.
ReplyDeleteYour top-angle picture of the surfer looks nice.
it's a lovely stretch of beach, and not crowded. i heard Monterey is a beautiful place.
ReplyDeletelesson is--don't chase a sunset...it will come to you. (hehehe)
no close up picture of the surfers? :P
ReplyDeleteIt only proves that we can't orchestrate nature's show, no matter what hotel advertisements will say. But you didn't come empty-handed anyway - I'd be down there in the beach myself shooting the dudes instead haha!
ReplyDeleteThe cloudy sunset makes for a very peaceful image, though the fiery sunset is fabulous. I share your fascination with surfers, though there's no way I'll try it myself.
ReplyDeleteLovely photo and the beach looked very inviting. Have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteAnd some of those places don't cost a red cent, Maria! I'm like you with the surfers...loving to photograph them, especially from above, from a hotel balcony in Waikiki. :)
ReplyDeleteHotel right by the beach!
ReplyDeleteThe colors in the sky in the first two photographs are also good, but you are right, the colors are stunning in the last.
A beautiful place to take a vacation!
ReplyDeleteThat you don't go looking for your sunset, it will come to you the moment you have given up your search! hehe
ReplyDeleteHaving the hotel on the beach must be quite great.
ReplyDeleteFine capture Maria!
It tends to be a hit or miss, but hey, those photos of Monterey were still gorgeous, if you ask me.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the weekend - whatever the weather!
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Even without a sunset the photos are great! Beautiful light blue water.
ReplyDeleteWatch that lesson. Just now, love can come from a surfer interested in why you are taking pictures of him. That can cause an uproar in the household.
ReplyDeleteNice seaside pictures all the same.
Una luz espectacular¡¡¡
ReplyDeleteI think a lot of us can learn from that experience, including my self ;)
ReplyDeletei love that beach. I'm sure the sunset there would just be beautiful.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos of the beach! Glorious sky too!
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to see the surfers, and the sunset picture is beautiful!
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