Crystal Cove Path

    Hasselblad 500CM
    Zeiss 80mm f/2.8 Planar
    Kodak Ektar 100
    Exposure: f/2.8 1/500

    Crystal Cove State Park, Newport Coast, CA.

    Need a road trip to California again and soon. Squeezing Flickr into life and my current slump in inspiration is becoming a task. Hope it passes soon : )

    Hi to everyone who still drops by my stream.

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    Comments and faves

    1. grainiac, DB  Photography, Ting Hay, .Terry Cheng, and 32 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. inthoughts (20 months ago | reply)

      lovely place. i like the colours.

    3. DB  Photography (20 months ago | reply)

      wonderful shot, this place is amazing, i was there 2 months ago!

    4. s0ulsurfing (20 months ago | reply)

      gerat focus



      500x500
      ...we like your
      interesting square photo
      in the group 500x500!!!

    5. Ting Hay (20 months ago | reply)

      am I dreaming to walk on that path? :) beautiful focus and DOF..
      the colors are lovely too... Happy to view this, Mat :)

    6. flickrfanmk2007 (20 months ago | reply)

      Looks like a great place to walk! Reminds me a little of Torrey Pines State Park which I visited before.

    7. .Terry Cheng (20 months ago | reply)

      Love view towards the sea. Beautiful bokeh and light!

    8. bruce李 (20 months ago | reply)

      Great capture.

    9. D Breezy - davidthompsonphotography.com (20 months ago | reply)

      Great dof here. I know this path well, one of my favorite beaches to shoot. Nice one.

    10. meandmypictures (20 months ago | reply)

      This is just stunning.....From time to time I see images that makes me want to jump into it, this is definitely one of those, makes me dream of walking down that path. A beautiful dream....
      Great capture Matthew! :)

    11. Andrezza Dias Haddaway (20 months ago | reply)

      How magical is that?
      lack of inspiration comes and goes...it's a cicle...soon it'll be gone
      Plus! look at this image...it's just marvelous Matthew!
      It inspires me!

    12. james.kiong (20 months ago | reply)

      beautiful...

    13. DowntownRickyBrown (20 months ago | reply)

      Really nice lines and beautiful light.

    14. Fotofaust23 (20 months ago | reply)

      I do! My contacts get me through my dry spells .... Even though I'm not at their level.... One day!

    15. goodbyebyesunday (20 months ago | reply)

      Loving the colours here!

    16. mistral_mars (20 months ago | reply)

      I dunno why but this reminds me of Blake Edward's "10" movie. Must be something with the california sunset ;-)

    17. *setsuna (20 months ago | reply)

      so lovely bokeh..nice composition!

    18. Ray Wise (20 months ago | reply)

      nicely set dof makes this a really interesting view.

    19. **Geoff* (20 months ago | reply)

      Yep you need a slump buster vacation. Maybe someplace that requires a passport?

    20. [museopath] (20 months ago | reply)

      You can't beat those colours...love ektar, and this shot!

    21. David Gn Photography (20 months ago | reply)

      Love that shallow DoF! Excellent composition!

    22. FINGERPRINZ (20 months ago | reply)

      I'm with you. Love your focus selection. And the Californian colors.

    23. -yury- (20 months ago | reply)

      Nice focus and dof!

    24. Madiator (20 months ago | reply)

      Great pic, looks very artsy!

    25. dermot_reeve (20 months ago | reply)

      the shallow DOF is really original here, very cool landscape mate

    26. This photo was invited and added to the The world through Zeiss group.

    27. SliCePhotography (20 months ago | reply)

      stunning shot.

    28. donsnyc (20 months ago | reply)

      Fantastic shot Matt!

    29. Nick Lambert! (19 months ago | reply)

      great use DOF, cracking shot

    30. sue.h (5 months ago | reply)

      gorgeous sparkling light!

    31. Angela Barrios [deleted] (6 weeks ago | reply)

      Que linda!!

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