California Coastal Trail, Halfmoon Bay,CA

It’s been couple of months since I was able to shoot landscapes because of shelter in place orders. Things are slowly opening up. Decided to head to the beach in Halfmoon Bay, CA to capture Sunset.


This is really nice quite beach and trail right next to Ritz Carlton Hotel, in Halfmoon Bay. Fortunately beach was not very crowded, folks were practicing social distancing. There were few small groups and couple of photographers on the beach.

California coasts are famous for fogs, fortunately, I got to enjoy, reasonably clear skies, some clouds creating beautiful sunset.


Was able to capture some long exposures as well without ND filter, after the sunset.


Here is the famous Ritz Carlton Hotel of Halfmoon Bay, located on the cliff, where you can enjoy the spectacular view of coastline and beautiful sunsets. There is Halfmoon Bay Golf links right next to the Hotel.

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Great photos of that part of the beautiful Californian Trail coastline @jayasimha78

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@AdamGT Thank you! appreciate it.

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*Beautiful photos, they look like painting! Thank you for sharing @jayasimha78 *

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@Sophia_Cambodia Thank You!

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Hey @jayasimha78 , how are you? Thanks for sharing these amazing shots. I love how beautifully you captured the Halfmoon bay. And the sunset looks surreal. :smiling_face:

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Wow! Amazing photography and breathtaking view of the great state of California. Thanks for sharing. @jayasimha78

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Wow @jayasimha78 what an amazing shots!

All your photos are just amazing, especially sunset shot & Manhattan Beach shot are marvelous.

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There’s a long way to go before I am able to capture photos the way you do.

A lot to learn from you @jayasimha78 in the days to come.

All photos are breathtakingly beautiful.

~Greetings from New Delhi

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Hi @jayasimha78 ,

Thank you for sharing these amazing photos with us.

What type of camera did you use? What kind of activities did you do there? Could you add more details about your visit?

You can check this article How to take photos at the beach to find out more helpful tips about photography.

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@RiyaM Thank You. I am doing well. Hope you are doing well as well. We are slowly getting back to new normal.

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@Elegantjoy Thanks! appreciate it.

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@vijayparadkar Thank You!

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@TusharSuradkar Thanks for your appreciation!

@GNaz Thanks for the appreciation. Thanks for the link, I will check it out.

This was an impromptu trip, we were all tired of staying home, last couple of months. Since the beaches were open, we decided a quick picnic and sunset watch trip. Beach is just 40 mins from where I live.

Regarding Camera, I used Nikon D850, First shot was hand held, with little higher ISO. Remaining shots of sunset were taken on a tripod. Pictures were post processed in Lightroom.

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@jayasimha78 Wow! This is really a nice place and your photographs are so great.

Keep sharing!

Happy Guiding!

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@ShafiulB Thank You!

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Wonderful and lovely photos

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Hi @jayasimha78 ,

Thank you for your response. It is a great idea to go somewhere and stay a bit far from home. I also like to take sunrise or sunset photos. I want to share a sunrise photo, which I took on Vlieland Island in Netherlands.

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@GNaz Nice Capture. Thanks for sharing.

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