Torrey Pines State Park

I’ve been to this park twice now. It’s very pretty. I used to think Northern California had a lock on the state’s beauty, but Southern California has a lot to offer. I’m glad we moved here and are getting to experience a completely different set of wonders.

This year we visited Torrey Pines in the middle of the day. The photos are not as dramatic as they would be with softer light. Still, I do like looking at them and hope you enjoy them too. They are richly saturated with the natural colors of the park and clear weather.

The second group is from our previous visit in 2021. I used my Panasonic camera for these, and I find the photos more exciting. The fog provides a natural filter, and having a dedicated camera with a view finder makes it easier to set up shots.

My favorite image is the next one, so I played around with it in Snapseed.

With the water recovered in the previous versions, I was able to get a black and white, which I wanted, but before I enhanced the image to recover the overexposed water, there was nothing behind the tree. I like this the most. It’s a trade-off for me because no color is a visual loss, but I like the emphasis on the shape of the tree that monochrome provides.