It was an overcast day in Oceanside at the beach. As I was walking down the stairs to this location, the song “Hotel California” by the Eagles was playing in my head. I was changing the lyrics from “Hotel” to “Motel” to fit the little drive-up cottages I was about to photograph. I have been to Oceanside many times and have passed by these little cottages several times. On this particular day, after shooting the Mission up the street, I decided that this was the day to get a square shot of one the little cottages on the beach. I like the symmetry of the shot. All the squares. I did my best to center the cottage exactly in the center of the frame. I got very close. It looks great. I could have been a hair to the left to get better separation with the windows in the back. The high key pastel look of this scene on Portra 160 with my Hasselblad came out great. I love it. The overcast day was the perfect lighting for this shot.
These look like fun little cottages at the beach in Oceanside. There are about twenty of them. They are all identical save a few decorative touches.
| Tag Name | Data |
|---|---|
| Title | Roberts Cottages Oceanside |
| Image Description | These look like fun little cottages at the beach in Oceanside. There are about twenty of them. They are all identical save a few decorative touches. |
| Keywords | 6x6 film, Roberts Cottages, beach, cottage, film scan, frame 7, house, oceanside, palm trees, portra 160 |
| Copyright | Copyright ExpertPhoto.com All Rights Reserved |
| Artist | ExpertPhoto.com |
| Make | Hasselblad |
| Camera Model Name | Hasselblad 500C/M |
| Lens Model | Carl Zeiss 80mm Planar T* f/2.8 CB |
| Focal Length | 80.00mm |
| Focal Length In 35mm Format | 52.00mm |
| Shutter Speed Value | 1/250 second |
| Aperture Value | 11.00 |
| ISO | 160 |
| Date/Time Original | Saturday August 12, 2023 02:53pm |
| City | Oceanside |
| State | California |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Townsite |
| GPS Altitude | 0 meters (0.0 feet) above sea level |
| GPS Latitude | 33.1983558166528 |
| GPS Longitude | -117.387614 |
| Map | Google Map Link |