Photography at the Beach with Friends

There's nothing like getting away with a bunch of friends that do business together. We learn a lot, have lots of good food and wine and get a chance to get to know one another.

We enjoyed a beautiful day at the beach and we have some very talented people. Janet being both a photographer and poet went crazy and took over 180 photo's on our 30 minute walk. I took a few and was able to capture some different shots than before. Janets camera is amazing at catching detail though, I think its a Canon - not sure what model. Marie took some great Sunset shots too!

Besides walking the beach, we went 10 miles down Ocean Beach road and visited Maries brothers horse and dog farm. It was wonderful...right near the Humptulips River Road. 10 Very Big Great Danes and 10 Horses - they were kind of a rescue haven for abused dogs and horses. Marie's sister in law is a Veterinarian and was most gracious to show us around.

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Ruby Beach - Photographers Paradise on the Washington Coast

Our German college exchange students are a constant source of spirit and energy, something Rich and I lack these days. Oh the traveling young can see beyond the day to day grind and really open our eyes to the importance of taking time to have some fun and adventure. Jule said that she had read about Ruby Beach on the North Washington Coast when she was back in Germany. She had seen a couple of pictures in a book and knew she wanted to visit there. I should point out, that the last time I was there was an advanced photography class when I was in college 30 years ago....my how time flys.

Since we have our Seashore Dreams vacation rental situated in Moclips, we decided a weekend at the beach would be in order and that she could bring along her boyfriend Bjorn.

The weather was awesome in that it was nearly 60 F in February and the sun was warm on our faces and backs.

The photography excursion was very fun and I highly recommend photographing Ruby Beach for the beginner. It's a great place to relax and compose your shots - although you do have to be careful on a sunny day with all the glare and reflections of the water and waves. I favored taking my photo's in Black and White and took over 50 photo's in a 1 hour period. I believe Bjorn and Jule took a lot more.

I highly recommend this as a place to practice your photography. The drive is about 5-6 hours from Seattle or 4 hours from Tacoma, but was only 1 hour and 15 minutes from Moclips which was very nice for us.

If anyone has any other North Coastal photography suggestions, please let me know.