Seal Rock, Central Oregon Coast

Canon Digital Rebel, kit lens, ISO: 100, aperture: 4.5, shutter: 1/50, filter: graduated ND, tripod: yes, post: Lightroom 3

The Central Oregon Coast offers many great locations for shooting sunsets.  There are lots of rock outcroppings and seastacks to add interest and variety to the composition.  All of Oregon’s beaches are open to the public, there are no private beaches here.  So you have your choice of about 350 miles of coastline.  Access is a different story however, some popular beaches have large parking lots with board walks and wheelchair access, others may require a long hike and route finding skills.  Seal Rock has a nice parking lot and short trail to the beach.  Access is easy and photo ops are good especially when there is a break in the clouds and the tide is out.