Sunset in Orange County California

I took this shot just as the sun was dipping below the horizon and it's warm rays lit up the sky. I usually shoot on the south side of this sea stack, but ...
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I took this shot just as the sun was dipping below the horizon and it's warm rays lit up the sky. I usually shoot on the south side of this sea stack, but the light looked better on the north side so I opted to shoot in this small cove. I always find it interesting how different a photo looks when you experiment with shutter speeds. I took several shots with different exposure times in the same spot. This shot was a relatively short exposure of 1 second. The longer the shutter speed, the more surreal the image will look. The shorter the shutter speed, the more realistic the image will look. There is no right or wrong setting, it's just a matter of personal taste.
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