Drakes Bay Twilight
Drakes Bay [Canon 5D]
Point Reyes, California
June 26, 2008
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This is a 10-second exposure taken on the same day as the previous two images (though chronologically it fits between them). The actual light level at the time I took this was much darker than in this image, and I have even darkened it down a bit from the original raw exposure. As I was taking these exposures a sea lion or elephant seal was swimming slowly through the shallow water near the shore and in the still twilight the sound of its breathing carried easily to my position on the hillside above. Although it was too dark to make a positive identification, it was definitely a large marine mammal and as there was an elephant seal viewing area a short hike from here, I am guessing that it might have been an elephant seal.
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I've been dividing my time between the coast and the Sierra foothills for the past two weeks due to all the bad, smoky air from the nearby forest fires that have been raging in our area. The next issue of my free newsletter has been delayed by all the back and forth travel but should be out by this coming Sunday.
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