I recently spent three evenings down at the Huntington Beach pier.  I was very curious about long exposure images of the ocean.  I've seen them many times, but this was the first time I actually had a chance to experiment with different exposure times.

The pier is a magnet spot for photographers, and each evening there were six or seven photographers waiting for the sunset.  The view of the sunset from that spot on the beach is AMAZING!  But I was the last photographer there each evening.  I guess I was the only one interested in the longer shutter speeds. 

My exposure speeds were from 15 seconds to two minutes at f22.  I was so amazed on how dark it actually was when I was able to get shots at two minutes. 

This definitely is an area I enjoyed playing with, and I'm going to explore the ocean more.

Carver

Joe, 68, my partner.  To me he hasn't changed since we first got together 35 years ago.