Originally Posted by Klondike (Post 386096)

Thats the whole secret to beach photography. Wait until the sun is going down BEHIND you. Then anyone looking your way has to squint real hard just to make anything out at all. Plus of course, all your subjects will be beautifully lit, not backlit.

Responding to another thread, the hand in the alligator thread. I don't really see a point in posting the pic. I have heard plenty of stories of guys with cameras getting threatened, mobbed, roughed up, spat on, film junked, etc. I don't need a reminder of that. This is one reason why i stick to PN photography. I gave up beach photography after one month and some not too pleasant experiences. I also realized very quickly that I wasn't having a good time even when I was going undetected. Somehow, the simple enjoyment of the beach was getting lost and replaced with thoughts such as "oh shit, I JUST missed the perfect photo-op" etc, etc. So give us a break. But I don't like the Enrique's Beach approach to beach photography and IMHO, he deserves to get roughed up once in a while. Sheesh - the guy NEVER looks at the sun or water or enjoys the warm breeze or gets a tan. I'd trade gyno close ups any day for a nice pic of a babe framed by the golden gate bridge. Does he even know the bridge is out there?

Sheesh, before you know it, I'm ranting. But I guess what I'm trying to say is I don't really identify with the beach photogs - they're a separate breed. But as for them getting roughed up - well, nobody deserves the alligator.

Klondike