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But since Pismo Beach is more well known, I’ve heard them called the Pismo Beach sand dunes pretty often.Ĭurrently, the Oceano Dunes SVRA is the dune area a few minutes drive south of the Pier Avenue Entrance. They are pretty much all one in the same some of these names are referring to specific portions of the dunes, but it’s all generally referring to the sand dunes that span several miles of coastline around Pismo Beach and Oceano. It can be a bit confusing when you’re first looking these dunes up, because you’ll see them go by a few different names: the Pismo Dunes, the Pismo Beach Sand Dunes, the Pismo Dunes Natural Preserve, the Oceano Dunes Natural Preserve, and the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area (SVRA).

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Note: This post contains affiliate links. It also shows how can currently access the dunes by car and notes the access changes that are being implemented over the next few years. This guide covers how you can best explore the Pismo Beach dunes on foot. The Oceano Dunes (also called the Pismo Beach Sand Dunes) are located along California’s central coast, a few minutes south of Pismo Beach. From the looks of it, you could be in the middle of a desert with no water for hundreds of miles – but the ocean is actually just a short hike away. Trek a few hills over into the Oceano Dunes, and you’ll see miles and miles of undulating golden hills. This guide tells you everything you need to know about visiting the Pismo Dunes (aka the Oceano Dunes), including where to park and access the dunes on foot. The beauty of long-exposure photography is that in the few seconds that the camera is exposing and processing the image, you can sit back and enjoy the view.Hike into the Pismo Beach sand dunes to find untouched sandy hills that stretch for miles. The entire process of manually focusing, adding the filters, and figuring out the optimal exposure can be meticulous and tedious to some, but I enjoy it because it lets me slow down. It gave me the ability to focus the lens without the filter, then twist on the filter holder (I just had to be extra careful to not bump the focus ring.ĭespite the cold, despite the early morning, and despite not staying as long as originally intended, it was a fun shooting experience. This actually made mounting the filter holder much easier, since it can be put on when the lens is already on the camera. Thankfully, the lens uses a bayonet fit for its lens cap, so the dedicated WonderPana holder for the 19mm uses the same bayonet fit. It doesn't have that built-in hood that other lenses (like the Nikon 14-24 f/2.8) have, so the standard two-piece construction for the WonderPana holder wouldn't work. But anyone looking to use filters with the lens could look at the bulbous front element and recognize that a normal filter wouldn't work for this lens at all. The lack of autofocus may seem intimidating, but it can't be more intimidating than the price of a lens that could tilt, shift, and still somehow maintain autofocus (obviously a figment of my imagination, but it'd be pretty cool). The knobs to control tilt and shift are smooth and easy to use. While not a lens I imagine owning for myself (I personally don't do enough landscape or architectural work to justify it), the lens handles beautifully. This lets you get the top of structures to fit into an images without aiming the camera up (which can cause converging lines): I primarily used the shift features, which moves the lens parallel to the focus plane. The tilt and shift functionality is niche to most, but right away, I see the appeal for the extra features. Another thing to keep in mind is what time the sunrises.

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I want to take pictures of the sunrise over the Lake Michigan, using our new WonderPana holder for the Nikon PC 19mm f/4E Tilt/Shift lens.īefore even setting your alarm to take your pictures, I'd recommend keeping any eye on the forecast a few days before your shoot (if it's gonna be a cloudy day, or worse, rainy), no point in getting up, right? After a few snowstorms and a cold front, the forecast said today would be the first sunny day and first warm day we've had in a while. I slammed the snooze button, needing another few moments to prepare myself mentally for the early morning. My eyes snapped open and I sleepily looked at the time. On November 22nd, at 5:30am, my alarm blared on my bedside table.

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