{"id":17882,"date":"2017-09-02T00:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T08:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=17882"},"modified":"2017-09-08T19:30:13","modified_gmt":"2017-09-09T03:30:13","slug":"september-2-2017-moonlight-on-malibu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2017\/09\/02\/september-2-2017-moonlight-on-malibu\/","title":{"rendered":"September 2, 2017 Moonlight on Malibu"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Southern California was enduring an impressive heat wave on this Labor Day weekend. \u00a0At my place in Westlake Village, the high temperature reached 108F on three consecutive days. \u00a0The western San Fernando Valley was hitting 110-112F. \u00a0It was a good time to head to the beach to cool off, though the heat and humidity was affecting Malibu, too. \u00a0There were some pretty subtropical clouds at mid-levels of the troposphere, so on Saturday afternoon I chucked the cameras and tripods into the Xterra and headed to El Matador Beach. \u00a0I was hoping for a fiery red and orange sunset and some fabulous photography.<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, the beach was packed when I arrived around 4:30 p.m. \u00a0The water and the air were warm and it was quite pleasant, though mostly cloudy. \u00a0As the sunset neared and the crowds thinned, the fiery sunset that I was hoping for was looking unlikely. \u00a0There was just too much thick cloudiness to the west, and no sunlight was getting through as the sun descended to the horizon. \u00a0Nevertheless, I lugged my tripod and camera bag around the beach and looked for some interesting shots.<\/p>\n

There were plenty of people to shoot, and around sunset I noticed the nearly full moon up towards the southeast. \u00a0Skies were only partly cloudy in that direction. \u00a0 Cool! \u00a0I could hang out here until dusk and try some “moonlight rocks” photography. \u00a0I did a similar shoot here<\/a> by moonlight a few years ago. \u00a0And below you can view the results. \u00a0Most of the moonlight shots were 20-40 seconds in length, and stars can be seen in some. \u00a0Towards the end of the shoot, a floodlight was illuminated on the beach house well to the east. \u00a0It allowed a few more interesting shots.<\/p>\n

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