Color photo. A tall sea stack, roughly triangular, at Ruby Beach on Washington state's Olympic Peninsula. It rises, golden gray rock dotted with green grasses, above a blue gray rocky strip of beach. The sky beyond it is a golden white. A gap through the stack, at its bottom on the left, is lit golden by the setting sun hidden behind the stack. Rays of sunlight pour through this gap, lighting a path in the rocky beach.

I spent Memorial Day weekend camping at the beach with a couple of friends, on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula.  We were fortunate to have had fantastic weather the first two days (never a guarantee here this time of year), and I had a great time shooting while we explored the area.

We went up to Kalaloch Beach to see the Tree of Life, and also hit Ruby Beach at sunset.  The air at Ruby Beach was filled with mist from the crashing waves, lit golden by the sun.  One of the sea stacks had a hole in it, through with the sunlight was positively streaming, and the shot I got of it is now up in my store as Poseidon’s Door.

I also turned my lens on smaller things I found lying in the sand, and got a long exposure night shot to round things out.

I hope your Memorial Day weekend was equally pleasant!

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Color photo. A round grey stone, sitting in a circular depression in golden sand. The depression is filled with water, and the stone is dark where it is wet, with a circular area on top, where it is dry, that is lighter.
Color photo. A closeup of a Velella, lying on golden sand. Its translucent sail shows many fine veins, and is attached to a blue base.
Color photo. The Tree of Life, at Kalaloch Beach on Washington state's Olympic Peninsula. It is a tree growing on a cliff edge above the beach, where the earth below it has eroded away, leaving it sagging into the gap, held up by the roots growing into the cliffs on either side.
Color photo. A series of sea stacks at Ruby Beach, on Washington state's Olympic Peninsula. The air between them is filled with mist from crashing waves, lit golden by the setting sun out of frame on the left. People can be seen exploring the area around the sea stacks. The furthest, and largest, has trees growing on top.
Color photo. A sea stack, roughly triangular in shape, at Ruby Beach on Washington state's Olympic Peninsula. The setting sun is directly behind the top of the stack, and golden sunlight is pouring through a gap on the stack's left side. Foamy water is at its base, and a person, small compared to the stack, is visible on the right walking away from the viewer.
Color photo. A tall sea stack, roughly triangular, at Ruby Beach on Washington state's Olympic Peninsula. It rises, golden gray rock dotted with green grasses, above a blue gray rocky strip of beach. The sky beyond it is a golden white. A gap through the stack, at its bottom on the left, is lit golden by the setting sun hidden behind the stack. Rays of sunlight pour through this gap, lighting a path in the rocky beach.
A photo of a star field, denser towards the bottom. A streak of light from a passing satellite crosses the frame in the bottom left.