Softly the evening came. The sun from the western horizon
Like a magician extended his golden wand o’er the landscape;
Twinkling vapors arose; and sky and water and forest
Seemed all on fire at the touch, and melted and mingled together.
— Longfellow
If you like watching sunsets at quiet beaches, Sunset State Beach in Watsonville, CA seems like a perfect location. Sunset Beach lies at the end of Sunset Beach Road (past the campsites on the hill). It looks like if it’s not summer, the beach is a pretty deserted place at dusk.
Picnic tables – Yes
Restrooms – Yes
Campsites – Yes
The above pics were shot with a Canon IXUS 75
Lovely yellow and orange. Deserted beaches are always heaven 🙂
Yeah, deserted beaches are becoming such a luxury, right? We went to Sunset Beach just to see the sunset (after a long day at Gilroy Premium Outlets). And when we got to the beach, we found that we were the only ones there and were kinda surprised. We wondered if it was ok to be there at that time of the day. A few minutes later a mom and daughter and their dog came by to see the sunset, followed by two elderly couples. That was pretty much everybody at the beach that evening. 🙂
heavenly! Beautiful snapshots. Perfect verse to go with the photo 🙂
Thank you so much, Maliny. It was a glorious evening. 🙂
So beautiful Sunset views, Great capture.
Thanks a ton, Rupam. Great to hear that from you. 🙂
Have I told you I love your pictures? 🙂
I want to ask a really stupid question. Do you take those photographs yourself? Because if you do, I just love the aesthetics of the photos posted on this blog. You have pretty much gained an avid reader.
Oh and after a few months, a new post is up on my blog. Feel free to check it out.
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Anil! Here's the answer to that stupid question — YES! 😀
Aww…thank you so much. 🙂
I just stopped by your blog. You should write more often.
Sunsets are always magical, if you get them to yourself it adds to the enigma…. great photos
You're so right. They are so, so magical
A sunset at at quiet beach; ah there's nothing quite like that.
Thank you so much, Desi Traveler. 🙂
Nice photography……….
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Thank you, Debopam.
I love sunsets and these are awesome captures of the setting sun. The orange hue looks lovely!
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Thanks a ton Niranjan.
Looks like I missed a couple of your posts. I'll come by soon. 🙂
Very beautiful and serene ! Lovely
Sunsets are beautiful, right?
Thanks Jaish. 🙂
Great pictures, though some looked similar 🙂
love your blog!
Welcome here, Canary.
Thank you. Yes they do look similar; they're all pics from the same evening. I hope you noticed that the sun was waning ;).
Thanks again, Canary. 🙂
Nice Series of pictures
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Thank you Vishal. 🙂
Beautiful sunset photos
thanks
Thank you Krishna. 🙂
Nature's Gold Rush, brilliantly captured, Divya:)
Nature's Gold Rush. I like that. 🙂
Thank you so much, Mr. Batia.
Brilliant captures! Breathtakingly beautiful, Divya:)
Thanks a ton, Amit. 🙂
Quite amazing pictures.
🙂
Thank you. 🙂
Beautiful golden sunset.
It was a beautiful evening.
Thank you for stopping by, Rajesh. 🙂
Beautiful and magnificent lighting. I am so jealous of people who really know how to use a camera. Great picks! Super beautiful and amazing picks!! And how awesome is God’s creations too!! From Harry
Thank you so much, Harry. 🙂
That is a lovely series on evening that does justice to the excerpt from Longfellow.
It was a grand evening. Thanks a ton. USP.
Aren't those lines, gorgeous!
Btw, why no new posts on One Grain amongst the storm?
Divya, great sunset pictures! It's a pleasure to see the sun hide away behind the horizon. And those magical colors it creates in the sky!
Yeah, isn't it so amazing that the sun's just going to the other side of the world yet the sky and water get so dramatic?
Thanks a ton Anu. 🙂
Love the last pic the best!!
Nice to hear that from a Pro. Thank you, Magiceye.
Great shots of sunset these were few shots of sunset @ Kovalam hope ul like it,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajeethboaz/sets/72157633095034504/
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Thanks Ajeeth,
All your pictures are fabulous. I really, really love your work. 🙂
Amazing shots, D! And, so happy that you have found your niche!
Thank you so much, Roshni. 🙂
Niche? You mean travel? Found that quite sometime ago. 🙂 Thank you so much for being happy for me. 🙂
Ahhh…..lovely!
🙂 Thank you Panchali di. 🙂
I like the third picture with sun half hidden by the horizon. If you are capturing too many frames, you should try time-slicing. You can check out google for how to do it. You definitely need a tripod. 🙂
Gosh! that's amazing, this time slice thing. Thank you for making me look that up. I'm gonna try that; it looks like so much fun.
Yes, tripod. Soon. 🙂
Thanks a ton, Nona.
How beautiful, love the evening sky shots — they have a lovely magical effect 🙂
Magical time, really right? I remember watching a city sunset in Chennai (and taking a few pics too) in the middle of a concrete jungle and saying gosh, sunsets are always magical. 🙂
I rarely see sunrises, though. (It's so tough to wake myself up that early). 😉
Always lovely to hear from you Arti. 🙂 Thank you.
Beautiful shots and the lines in the end are beautiful. West Coast has some lovely beaches.
Ah, the poet in you just cannot miss those beautiful lines, right? 🙂 Btw I looked up those poetry reading audio clip of yours. very nice.
The west coast is calling you, Saru.
Wow..beautifully captured
Thank you Ranjana.
Divine capture ! the sun set view is so breath taking ! you got the shot right !
Thank you for the appreciation. :)_
Glorious shots DN! Perfect place to be at the perfect time!
Thank you, Devi.
Yeah, right. We'd gone to Sunset beach just to see the sunset. 🙂
wow nyc pics
Thank you, Aparna.
And welcome here. 🙂
Nice capture, Looks really beautiful…
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Thank you. 🙂