Oregon Coast Light Trails

I believe it was in 2014, the first time I came to photograph the Oregon Coast. At the time, my friends and I were looking for a spot near Bandon Beach, to catch some early morning car trails. The problem was, it was a Saturday morning and there was no traffic, so the shots were very limited and the sun came up and pretty much ruined any hopes of getting the light trails on the coast.
The day after Christmas, I headed to the Oregon Coast. One of my priorities for my two-day visit was to find a spot and try to get some car trail lights, to make up for the missed opportunity I had from back in 2014. After doing some research and looking at photos on the internet, I came across Cape Perpetua on the map. I looked at Google Maps and noticed the road below was winding along the coast and thought this would be an ideal location. I did a search on 500px and really had a hard time finding any similar shot, so I wasn’t real hopeful of my chosen location, but went anyway.
I had just finished up at Seal Rocks and it was about 23 miles to Cape Perpetua overlook, just south of Yachats, Oregon. The sun was already down and the lighting was fading pretty quickly. I made it to the Cape Perpetua turnoff and I still had 3 miles of dark unlit road to manage. The winding trek through the forest was Very dark and I was afraid I had missed my opportunity to get any type of lighting for the ocean and rocky shoreline. I kept driving and finally came to the top. I grabbed my gear and headed down the path to setup my gear. Luckily, it was still twilight and I was able to get some light for the shot. I ready to shoot and all I need was cars, as I looked down at the scene below and there was no traffic. Being patient paid off, as being a Friday night, cars were coming and going north and south on Hwy 101.
The resulting shot is a combination of multiple shots to try and get light trails the complete distance of the road within my frame. Hopefully y’all enjoy it and I appreciate any and all feedback.

Read less