Martins Beach
Nikon D750 • Lensbaby + Double Glass Optic (50mm)
I can’t remember why I visited Martins Beach the first time, or how I even know of its existence, but the photo above was the first photo I ever took there. Martins Beach is a little crescent-moon shaped beach near Half Moon Bay with with a small sea stack in the middle.
When the tide is low, the kelp washes onto the beach and the air smells like fish and iron. If the tide is low-enough, you can even walk right up to the sea stack and get a look at the small tide pools.
Nikon D750 • AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G
In the summer, flowers bloom along the path to the beach.
Nikon D750 • Lensbaby + Twist 60 Optic
If you go to the other side of the sea stack you can see that there’s a gap going all the way through.
Nikon D750 • AF-S NIKKOR 20mm f/1.8G
I visited the area several times throughout the years with the hopes of getting a starry night shot. Unfortunately, I have never been lucky enough to get a night with low tide, no clouds, without much haze, with a new moon, and with a visible milky way on a weekend.
Nikon D750 • Lensbaby + Double Glass Optic (50mm)
I was able to get some cool low-light photos at the beach, but will need to go back sometime for that illusive shot.
