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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Hospitals Reef - San Diego

During a two-day trip to San Diego, I ventured to La Jolla's Hospital Reef potholes, hoping to capture the sunset with its famous potholes. Luckily, I found parking nearby and enjoyed a short walk to the location. To my surprise, there were only a few other photographers present. I'd heard this was a popular spot, so I felt fortunate to have found such a peaceful setting. Although I didn't move around much to get different angles due to others already claiming their positions, I was able to capture the beautiful sunset as the light played on the potholes.

Thank you for viewing, and I welcome all comments and critiques.

Hospitals Reef - sunset 1

Hospitals Reef - sunset 2

Hospitals Reef - sunset 3

Aug 26, 2024 at 01:04 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Hospitals Reef - San Diego

Great scene that you’ve captured beautifully, Parul! 1 & 3 are my favorites.

Aug 27, 2024 at 10:02 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Hospitals Reef - San Diego

Oh wow I will set my new wallpapper

Aug 27, 2024 at 10:25 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Hospitals Reef - San Diego

Excellent work. #3 for me. #2 there is a bright rock in the bottom edge of the frame that my pedantic self would crop out or darken.

Aug 29, 2024 at 12:02 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Hospitals Reef - San Diego

These are great shots. Your compositions are spot on and I love the detail in the potholes. One slight technical comment is that the sun looks blown out. It could've been because of the export to JPG....I know that this is a tough shot and the only way to get the exposure right is to either use a graduated ND or to blend 2 shots, one exposed for the foreground and one for the sun. I don't know if you did either one of these techniques. I stopped carrying my graduated IDs since they are big and heavy, so my default for these scenes is to bracket a lot. I like #1 and #3

Aug 29, 2024 at 10:43 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Hospitals Reef - San Diego

Ross Martin wrote:
Great scene that you’ve captured beautifully, Parul! 1 & 3 are my favorites.

Thanks Ross, always learning from the fine images you post and appreciate your encouragement.
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Employment97 wrote:
Oh wow I will set my new wallpapper

Go for it......

Thank you

Aug 30, 2024 at 04:30 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Hospitals Reef - San Diego

dakel wrote:
Excellent work. #3 for me. #2 there is a bright rock in the bottom edge of the frame that my pedantic self would crop out or darken.

Thanks a lot for your feedback. I did see that before posting but left is as is as it was part of the scene. Although, I do see that there is a very faint red lens flare that I should have removed in #2. Thanks for the suggestion, I will certainly play with it.

Aug 30, 2024 at 04:32 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Hospitals Reef - San Diego

zuru wrote:
These are great shots. Your compositions are spot on and I love the detail in the potholes. One slight technical comment is that the sun looks blown out. It could've been because of the export to JPG....I know that this is a tough shot and the only way to get the exposure right is to either use a graduated ND or to blend 2 shots, one exposed for the foreground and one for the sun. I don't know if you did either one of these techniques. I stopped carrying my graduated IDs since they are big and heavy, so my...Show more →

Zuru, thanks a lot for your feedback. All the images were single shot and I believe I did use a 3stop ND filter for some of these. I have never used graduated ND filters but I guess it would work in a scene like this one. With high dynamic range of sunlight it's always tricky I guess, I could have bracketed this series. One reason to go back......

Aug 30, 2024 at 04:37 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Hospitals Reef - San Diego

Parul - outstanding work. #1 & #3 for me, too.

Aug 30, 2024 at 04:43 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Hospitals Reef - San Diego

Rajan Parrikar wrote:
Parul - outstanding work. #1 & #3 for me, too.

Thanks Rajan

Sep 02, 2024 at 03:38 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Hospitals Reef - San Diego

The colours of the first one...

Sep 03, 2024 at 10:49 AM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Hospitals Reef - San Diego

Nice images - thanks for sharing. It is a location that I've not yet shot, but will have to check out!

Sep 03, 2024 at 12:50 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Hospitals Reef - San Diego

lumenspixel wrote:
The colours of the first one...

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jr200 wrote:
Nice images - thanks for sharing. It is a location that I've not yet shot, but will have to check out!

Thank you all. This is really a nice location to make some really cool images. Hope to see your images from this location sometime soon.

Sep 04, 2024 at 06:17 PM


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