Monterey, CA in June 2026

I travelled to Monterey to attend Addy’s graduation from high school. While I was there, I wandered around the area to see what I might find to photograph. I spent an inordinate amount of time a various spots photographing the surf, but few of those images worked out to my liking. But I did learn a lot about how to photograph the ocean. I also drove up to a couple places on the Elkhorn Slough, an estuarine preserve toward the north end of Monterey Bay. That was very interesting and I found some unexpected good images. The area of Monterey Bay Park to the Coast Guard Pier was also fruitful.