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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 804845" data-attributes="member: 50197">Gnats aside, this is a difficult location to get an image you want, despite being a very impressive landscape. One issue is the extreme dynamic range between the sky and the backlit trees. That can be dealt with in most images with post processing. The biggest problem is that many views are just too busy, with dead trees everywhere. Here's one of the rejects that shows how many trees are in the surf here. It can make a decent composition very difficult. You also have to juggle tide times and sunrise times. That can be difficult if you don't go often, or keep careful records. Storms can also radically change the landscape. I was very surprised to see the above scene to be basically the same as last year, with only a root and trunk section moving in on the left hand side of the standing tree. I wanted to include the grass in the lower right corner that is seen in the first picture, but in order to remove the distracting root ball, I had to move in closer, past the grass, and zoom out.Still, I have seen some EXTREMELY good images taken on one of the driftwood beaches along the coast here. Last year we were lucky enough to arrive with an extremely colorful display of light on the clouds. It was a moving experience that almost seemed marred by focusing on getting some decent shots. I was tempted to just sit and watch the light show.[ATTACH=full]390480[/ATTACH]</blockquote>