Sunset at Crystal Cove State Park

I just added 3 photos of the sun setting at Crystal Cove State Beach to my sunset photo gallery at ImageKind. Please note that ImageKind is currently running a promotion giving 20% off their custom framing until midnight July 20th U.S. Pacific time - that's this coming Monday, so act fast. To get the 20% discount, use promo code IKSummer09.

If you ever get a chance, go for dinner at the Beachcomber restaurant which is right on the beach and a great spot from which to watch the sunset while you enjoy dinner and a drink. Lots of fun!

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Crystal Cove Beach #2

Photo of the beach at Crystal Cove.

The State of California has only just started renovating the beach houses left by the prior residents of Crystal Cove, but already it is a very popular place to hang out and the beach-houses are rented for years in advance.

Crystal Cove Beach #1

This is a shot up the north end of the beach at Crystal Cove, Orange County, California. I've tried to bring out the brightness of the green of the foreground building and darken the buildings in the background. It was fairly foggy the morning this was taken, so the sky was in fact grey.

Sunset at Crystal Cove #2 - Blend

In this version I applied the cool grey effect to the water. I think this is my favorite of the series.

See the entire Crystal Cove series

Sunset at Crystal Cove #2 - Cool Grey

To me this version of Sunset at Crystal cove could actually be the full-moon setting. But it's not; it's the same photo of the sunset but I cooled the colors down with blue-grey to give this nighttime appearance.

Sunset Crystal Cove #2 Sepia Toned

This photo of the sunset at Crystal Cove but with a sepia effect this time. Make sure you click the image to get the full-sized version to be able to enjoy the full effect. Hope you like it.

See the entire Crystal Cove series.

Sunset at Crystal Cove #2

I thought this one had more focus by cropping it in a panorama format.

There's a boat on the horizon just to the left of the sun if you take a look at the full-sized version by clicking on the image.

Sunset at Crystal Cove #1

A group of us went for dinner at "The Beachcomber" at Crystal Cove last night, so I went a little early to catch the sunset which was at a couple of minutes before six. I am posting a series of the photos I took, with different coloring effects. I hope you like them all. This and the next one are "originals" that I haven't added color effects to.

Crystal Cove is famous around these parts because a small group of people had leases on land at the beach which recently went back to the State of California at the expiration of the leases. The State is in the process of renovating the cottages that had been built along the beach and the renovated ones are now available for rental. (See crystalcovebeachcottages.org for information). Dinner, by the way, was excellent, but a little pricey.

Crystal Cove is located between Corona del Mar and Laguna Beach on the southern coast of Orange County, California.

This photo was created using HDR (high dynamic range) technique.
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
3 exposures at 2 EV (1/8, 1/30, 1/2)
Aperture: f/22
Focal Length: 45 mm
ISO Speed: 100