I Went Looking For The Sunset

May 2010

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I went looking for the perfect sunset.  This beachside hotel advertised a gorgeous sunset on its website.  I booked for a quick get-away.
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But it was May, a rainy May, was raining all day so this was all that I found in Monterey, along with some surfers.
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So I thought I'd just shoot at the surfers.
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They are a fascinating group of people.  Not that I know any who surf. 
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But I find that I am drawn to photographing them every time I see them.
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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 :).

Comments

  1. tamaaaa love comes in an unexpected time at an unexpected place. :)

    that surfer guy looks really hot! :P

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  2. 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.

    Your top-angle picture of the surfer looks nice.

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  3. it's a lovely stretch of beach, and not crowded. i heard Monterey is a beautiful place.

    lesson is--don't chase a sunset...it will come to you. (hehehe)

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  4. no close up picture of the surfers? :P

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  5. It 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!

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  6. The 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.

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  7. Lovely photo and the beach looked very inviting. Have a nice weekend.

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  8. And 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. :)

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  9. Hotel right by the beach!
    The colors in the sky in the first two photographs are also good, but you are right, the colors are stunning in the last.

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  10. A beautiful place to take a vacation!

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  11. That you don't go looking for your sunset, it will come to you the moment you have given up your search! hehe

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  12. Having the hotel on the beach must be quite great.
    Fine capture Maria!

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  13. It tends to be a hit or miss, but hey, those photos of Monterey were still gorgeous, if you ask me.

    Enjoy the weekend - whatever the weather!

    Many thanks for visiting Norwich Daily Photo and leaving your comment. Come visit again tomorrow!

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  14. Even without a sunset the photos are great! Beautiful light blue water.

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  15. Watch 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.

    Nice seaside pictures all the same.

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  16. I think a lot of us can learn from that experience, including my self ;)

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  17. i love that beach. I'm sure the sunset there would just be beautiful.

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  18. Gorgeous photos of the beach! Glorious sky too!

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  19. It's nice to see the surfers, and the sunset picture is beautiful!

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