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Rodeo Beach

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Location: Rodeo Beach, Marin County, California
Equipment: Canon 1dS | 17-40L | Singh Ray Vari-ND | Cable Release
Specifications: 17-40 at 40mm -- ISO100 -- 1 seconds @ F13

Rodeo Beach is a beach in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area located in Marin County, California, two miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. This area offers immense sea stacks, strong waves, shiny pebbles, and dark sand.
As I was setting up an hour before sunset and scouting out different areas to shoot, I ran into a photographer photographing a nude women laying out on a rock. I paused, turned my head, and headed back the opposite direction. Moments later, they came into the area I had set up in. The young lady politely asked, "Excuse me, Gentlemen? Do you mind if we take some pictures over here?"
In quick response, my father says, "No, no, no... not at all!"

Late in sunset, I noticed the waves were gradually getting stronger and moving further up on the shoreline. I step back a few feet until I notice a big wave is headin' my way. I hold onto my camera for dear life letting my knees down pay the price. Now, the only pair of shoes I have brought are completely soaked... bummer.
Surprisingly, my Dad moves further up to take some shots. This wave running after him looks exactly like the one that caught me. He freaks out and starts running until he trips over a rock. His Canon Mark III and 24-70 L go down with him. I'm watching a few feet away as the wave totally bathes onto his equipment. He gets up after the wave recedes back into the Pacific. His camera and lens - both dead. Under his breath he said, "Darn. I was so stupid."

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Image size
800x528px 371.12 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS-1DS
Shutter Speed
1 second
Aperture
F/13.0
Focal Length
40 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Nov 26, 2009, 10:17:18 AM
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You make me sick.