Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 830417" data-attributes="member: 50197">Thanks. There are several barrier islands on the coast here that have their treelines eroding into the surf. This is one of the closest to me (1 1/2 hour drive) with easy access. You have to plan carefully as the beach is not accessible at higher tides, and you have to plan to a certain level of outgoing tide with the sunrise. The gate opens 1/2 hour before official sunrise, so you have to hustle to drive to the area from the gate when it opens, grab your gear and hike 1/2 mile to the beach to be ready to shoot when the sun starts to peak over the horizen. You are also at the mercy of the cloud cover for spectacular color in the sky. The best light only lasts about 30 minutes or so. Between storms and constant erosion, you never know what to expect when you get there. This particular beach was much better before last season when they suddenly lost a large portion of the beach, which dumped a large number of trees onto the upper beach. We had pretty decent sky color this weekend. A little more cloud cover would have been nice, but more often than not, there is little to no clouds. This shot was nearly at the end of the nice warm colors, but the wispy white clouds add some interest. This shot was taken about 25 minutes after we hit the beach.[ATTACH=full]416647[/ATTACH]</blockquote>