Trees at Ona Beach

Heading north on the coast highway, there's a little group of trees I've wanted to try shooting as we drive past. This is the best I've ever done with them. You can see the trees, the sand, the ocean, and the sky. All is light and bright, which is exactly how the day felt to me. ©Carol Leigh

Ona Beach

I know that I and maybe just three other people like these "drive-by" shootings, but the thrill has not dissipated at all since I began doing them a couple of years ago, and so they continue. I've learned to look for distinct shapes, shapes that are easily identifiable in all the blur, and that's what I find every time we drive past Ona Beach between Waldport and Newport. Here the sky/ocean blend together in a strip of blue, the white sand forms a second layer, and then the dark ground acts as a base from which the trees rise. The cool thing is that each shot is unique. I could not take this same photograph again if I wanted to. Everything depends on the speed of the vehicle, the bumps in the road, the light, and the shutter speed. Fun stuff! ©Carol Leigh