Coast

Samuel P. Taylor State Park by John Lazo

About a month ago my girlfriend and I camped for a couple nights in the redwoods at Samuel P. Taylor State Park in Northern California. The trees were beautiful and it was great to get outside.

Below are some of my favorite images from the weekend. All the pictures were created using a Canon EOS R5 and an RF 15-35mm lens or EF 70-200mm lens. The pictures were edited in Adobe Lightroom Classic.

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San Simeon, California by John Lazo

Last Sunday I drove up to San Simeon, California for sunset and stopped at a pullout along the PCH a little south of Hearst Castle. I was excited to get a colorful sunset since the last four or five times I’d gone out to photograph had been incredibly overcast.

Anyway, here’s a few of my favorite images from the evening. They were all made using a Canon 5D Mark IV and a 16-35mm lens. I used Adobe Lightroom and either Nik Color Efex Pro or OnOne Photo Raw to edit them.

Port Hueneme Pier, Port Hueneme, California by John Lazo

A few days after Christmas, my friend and I drove to Port Hueneme, California to photograph the sunset. There weren’t a lot of clouds in the sky, but we still got some incredible color.

All the photographs were created with a Canon 5D Mark IV along with a 16-35mm lens. The pictures were edited using Adobe Lightroom, Nik Color Efex Pro, OnOne Photo Raw 2017, and Adobe Photoshop.

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Point Dume, Malibu, California by John Lazo

On Tuesday morning, a friend and I drove to Point Dume in Malibu, California to photograph the sunrise. We ended up getting some beautiful clouds which filled up nicely as the sun rose above the horizon.

The photos were captured using a Canon 5D Mark IV along with a 16-35mm lens or a 70-200mm lens.

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Oceano Sand Dunes, Oceano, California by John Lazo

Last weekend I drove to the Oceano Dunes in Pismo Beach, California during sunset. These were the first sand dunes I had ever experienced and they were truly breathtaking. It was an incredible experience!

All of the images were captured using a Canon 5D Mark IV along with a 16-35mm lens. I edited the photos using Adobe Lightroom in combination with either Nik Color Efex Pro or OnOne Photo Raw.

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Woolsey Fire, Malibu, California by John Lazo

Last week I drove to Malibu, California at sunset to photograph some of destruction of the recent Woolsey Fire in Southern California. The fire burned to the coast. I started photographing along the PCH until I stumbled upon a small community of houses where I came across several houses that got burned down. It was an incredible experience that makes you consider all the things it’s easy to take for granted.

All the photographs were taken with a Canon 7D Mark II along with a 24-70mm lens. The photos were predominantly edited using Adobe Lightroom in combination with Nik Color Efex Pro.

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