Blustery Day at the Coast

[AlanLichty]

A blustery winter day along the Oregon coast at Rocky Creek Viewpoint just north of Depoe Bay. An older capture I decided to process. Not quite as dramatic as scenes along the north Atlantic but a difficult day to shoot with a lot of lens wiping between shots.

C&C always welcome.

 

[JimFox]

I love it when the waves are like that! Good one Alan.

 

[AlanLichty]

I love it when the waves are like that! Good one Alan.

Thanks Jim - I never get tired of storm watching out along the coast.

 

[Peter Michal]

For me, seeing a storm at sea is rare, as I am a "land person". I like the storm with the beautiful colors of the grass in the foreground.. nice photo Alan.

 

[AlanLichty]

For me, seeing a storm at sea is rare, as I am a "land person". I like the storm with the beautiful colors of the grass in the foreground.. nice photo Alan.

Thanks Peter - I don't live out along the Pacific coast but I have spent quite a bit of time there and dearly love watching winter storms.

 

[Michael13]

I know those nasty weather days it takes a real commitment to get out there and work. This image sure tells a tale!

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Reminds me of a blustery day at Ruby Beach with waves like these. You must have been close to the water to be wiping off the lens.

 

[AlanLichty]

I know those nasty weather days it takes a real commitment to get out there and work. This image sure tells a tale!

Thanks Michael - I love getting out to watch the storms and surf in conditions like this. The biggest issue is figuring out when and how you can shoot what's going on. I didn't have one back when I shot this but if you have a phone with a current generation camera system most are water resistant enough to get and shoot even in pounding rains.

 

[AlanLichty]

Reminds me of a blustery day at Ruby Beach with waves like these. You must have been close to the water to be wiping off the lens.

Thanks Jameel - Ruby has such a shallow shelf leading up to the beach that waves don't take on quite the same characteristics. The Rocky Creek overlook has moderately deep water and a sharp incline up to these rocks. The waves hitting the rocks directly below where I shot this from aren't visible here due to the fences and the embankment but the spray from the crashing waves gets blown right up into your face.

At low tide you can walk out a couple hundred yard from the high tide beach gravels at Ruby Beach. Ruby gets interesting when you get a strong tide with a storm since the water is pounding right up against all the logs at the base of the trail and often goes back up into Cedar Creek.