Oregon Coast in the Winter

A family plays on the beach at Cape Kiwanda (Pacific City), Oregon during a break in the weather.

This was taken a couple of months ago. I really enjoy the Oregon Coast in all seasons, but the variance in the Winter weather is really inspiring and dramatic. This shot has a little bit more post-processing then I typically like to do, but I really wanted to have more control over the details in Haystack Rock. So, from the RAW file, I generated two images, with three exposure stops between them. I then fired up the trusty GIMP and layered the two together. Not a full blown HDR, but I like the control I get doing it this way.