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Millions of
photographs of Huntington Beach have been taken
and shared with family and friends throughout
the world. Photographers and
travelers bring their cameras to pictures
of the Huntington Beach
Pier, the Bolsa
Chica Wetlands and all the beaches and
surfing. While in Huntington Beach, you'll find photo labs that develop your film in an
hour. Most are equipped to make photos from
digital media. While none of these labs are
located in the downtown Huntington Beach region,
disposable film cameras and film are sold in
shops along Main Street and at the beach.
Photographers seeking digital media memory
sticks and smart memory cards can drive to
Staples at Seacliff Shopping
Center located at Main and Yorktown. Computers, software,
printers, digital cameras and a copy center are all located
in one location.
PHOTO TIPS: Photographs of sunsets in Huntington Beach
are fairly simple to take with the correct lighting and some
strategic framing. Sunrises
and sunsets are different every day of the year and the spectrum
of colors can change each day as well as each minute during
the last phases of the sunset. There's nothing
as relaxing and inspiring as taking a picture of the sun setting
over the world-famous Huntington Beach Pier. This pier has
been the landmark and centerpiece of Huntington Beach for over
100 years since it was first built in 1904.
● The sun sets during the Huntington Beach summer from 7 to 8 p.m. In October before Daylight Savings
Time, the sunsets occur at around 6 p.m. There's a good 20
minute window of opportunity to take photos before the sun
is out of view.
● Even after it has disappeared, the sky can
put on a show of colors. Keep photographing, even though
your eyes tell you it is dark. Simply
plan the appropriate exposure for sky
lighting and bracket on manual settings,
if possible. If your camera is fully
automatic, try pointing the camera to
slightly different points of interest in
the center of the viewing screen (most
camera light meters are center-weighted,
choosing the subject in the middle of
the viewfinder as most important for
lighting.
● Stay after
dark and wait for
the lights of the pier to come on. Believe it or not, you
can still get some awesome photos from the south side of the
pier. If you do not have a tripod, there are several cement
posts with flat surfaces in the public
parking lot on the south side of the
Huntington Beach Pier next to Duke's
restaurant that you can use as makeshift
tripods.
About the photographer: Debbie Stock is an
award winning photographer, webmaster and press/public
relations professional in Huntington Beach, California. She
has provided photos to State of California Visitor Guides,
six Huntington Beach Visitor Guides and calendars,
postcards, brochures, newspapers, magazines and more. Her
most recent credit is an international award for her team
efforts in building the Huntington Beach Conference and
Visitors Bureau website, which she worked on for two years.
Debbie Stock is a credentialed member of the National Press
Photographers Association, North American Travel
Journalists Association and Outdoor Writers Association of
California. She is a also a member of California Travel
Industry Association, Orange County Tourism Council, Soroptimist International Huntington Beach
and Fundraising Chair for the Huntington Beach
4th of July Parade. You can contact her at 714.847.3277 or
send mail to California Travel News, PO Box 947, Sunset
Beach, CA 90742. Stock's photos are all copyrighted and may
not be used for other websites or publishing purposes per
the U. S. Copyright Act.
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