Moonrise Kingdom This is one of my favorite new pieces from this year! I just shot it a few days ago.It was shot waaaay after the sun went down in Big Sur, California. This is a crazy waterfall that pours off onto the beach. You can’t see it from the road, and it requires a short walk. I found it thanks to Stuck On Earth, although I am sure other locals have known about this semi-secret place forever! You can go here too… it’s not terribly difficult. It’s called “McWay Falls” and it’s beautiful any time of the day.Also, btw, I’d like to thank those of you that have been ordering more prints recently — I am honored! :) You can always click just below the photo to check sizes and prices to find something to fit your budget. Thanks again!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Big Sur Sunset
Last week I promised I would reveal the photo today that I took during the video above, and here it is.

I guess you can get the sense from that video how windy it was!  What a crazy day... I spent all afternoon and evening getting ready for this.  There was a decent amount of hiking, preparation, and walking-around to figure out the best place to stand.

Maybe the bad thing about that video is showing how easy it all appears to be...  in future videos, you may see some more of the problems that I face and how I deal with them.  In some ways, I think that is more real than something that appears to fairy-book perfect!

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more and see a behind-the-scenes video of this shot here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Dinner at the Post Ranch Inn
This is the second photo I have released from the Post Ranch Inn (first one here).  It's such a beautiful place, and, while not exploring the property, we were busy looking forward to a great dinner.  Just outside the restaurant is this earthy sculpture and waterfall.  It was very nice the way the evening light came and refracted through the water...  I don't think I've ever been able to watch the sunset through a sheet of water, so it was quite nice.  

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Black Rock

When I was in Big Sur spending a few days at the Post Ranch Inn, one of the places I wanted to visit was this amazing beach not too far from there.  I planned on getting there early so I would have time to set up.  We got there a little too early, and the sun was too high in the sky.  But we still took time to check out the scene.  It was hellishly windy, but I did grab a this shot below before we retreated to a nearby cafe to get some hot chocolate before returning for the sunset.  The sunset gave us some amazing light for a crazy ocean sunset, but I'll save that for a future day....  

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Post Ranch Inn at Dusk How awesome is this room?  Each of the rooms here at the Post Ranch Inn (nice time-lapse on that website, eh?) are cool, so I don't think this one was special in that regard.  In fact, I have another photo I processed last night of one of the little tree-house-rooms I saw on the way to dinner.  I'll post that one soon...Whenever I check into a hotel, I always feel like a dork because I say, "Hello, you don't know me but I'm a photographer, so having a really good view at sunrise is important."  I don't think this ever amounts to a hill of beans, except for here!  The nice lady that set me up said that the mountain-view had the best light for photography.  She said this with such authority that I did not question it!  And she was right...I took this one evening at dusk before walking up the path to an amazing dinner. - Trey Ratcliff Read more here at www.stuckincustoms.com.
Off the PCH at Sunset Whenever I go to California lately, I have meetings in both Los Angeles and San Francisco.  Rather than fly between the two, I like to take my time and drive up the Pacific Coast Highway.  It's such a famous highway, but it's usually fairly empty.  There is always a beautiful sunset... it's pretty much a guarantee.  I popped out of my car and hiked through the brush a bit to grab this one so you can see what it looks like.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Big Sur Morning I had spent the entire previous day at Hearst Castle in California -- all the way until the sun went down.  That messed up my plans a bit to drive up Highway 1 and take in the sites with my camera.  So I drove just about an hour or so north and found a little lodge right on the rocky coast.  It was one of those mysterious late-night checkins where you can't see what's around you, but you have a feeling it's kinda awesome.  The next morning, I woke up early to see this!  I hopped over a fence and hiked along the top of the cliffs to see the various views...  Just as the sun was coming up, I grabbed this one from under a tree.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

The Post Ranch Inn at Dusk


How awesome is this room? Each of the rooms here at the Post Ranch Inn (nice time-lapse on that website, eh?) are cool, so I don't think this one was special in that regard. In fact, I have another photo I processed last night of one of the little tree-house-rooms I saw on the way to dinner. I'll post that one soon...

Whenever I check into a hotel, I always feel like a dork because I say, "Hello, you don't know me but I'm a photographer, so having a really good view at sunrise is important." I don't think this ever amounts to a hill of beans, except for here! The nice lady that set me up said that the mountain-view had the best light for photography. She said this with such authority that I did not question it! And she was right...

I took this one evening at dusk before walking up the path to an amazing dinner.

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more here at http://www.stuckincustoms.com.
Post Ranch Inn (nice time-lapse on that website, eh?) are cool, so I don't think this one was special in that regard. In fact, I have another photo I processed last night of one of the little tree-house-rooms I saw on the way to dinner. I'll post that one soon...

Whenever I check into a hotel, I always feel like a dork because I say, "Hello, you don't know me but I'm a photographer, so having a really good view at sunrise is important." I don't think this ever amounts to a hill of beans, except for here! The nice lady that set me up said that the mountain-view had the best light for photography. She said this with such authority that I did not question it! And she was right...

I took this one evening at dusk before walking up the path to an amazing dinner.

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more here at www.stuckincustoms.com." href="javascript:openLB(1290181371,'',XLarge,'',1024,676);">The Post Ranch Inn at Dusk How awesome is this room?  Each of the rooms here at the Post Ranch Inn (nice time-lapse on that website, eh?) are cool, so I don't think this one was special in that regard.  In fact, I have another photo I processed last night of one of the little tree-house-rooms I saw on the way to dinner.  I'll post that one soon...Whenever I check into a hotel, I always feel like a dork because I say, "Hello, you don't know me but I'm a photographer, so having a really good view at sunrise is important."  I don't think this ever amounts to a hill of beans, except for here!  The nice lady that set me up said that the mountain-view had the best light for photography.  She said this with such authority that I did not question it!  And she was right...I took this one evening at dusk before walking up the path to an amazing dinner. - Trey Ratcliff Read more here at www.stuckincustoms.com.

The Post Ranch Inn at Dusk


How awesome is this room? Each of the rooms here at the Post Ranch Inn (nice time-lapse on that website, eh?) are cool, so I don't think this one was special in that regard. In fact, I have another photo I processed last night of one of the little tree-house-rooms I saw on the way to dinner. I'll post that one soon...

Whenever I check into a hotel, I always feel like a dork because I say, "Hello, you don't know me but I'm a photographer, so having a really good view at sunrise is important." I don't think this ever amounts to a hill of beans, except for here! The nice lady that set me up said that the mountain-view had the best light for photography. She said this with such authority that I did not question it! And she was right...

I took this one evening at dusk before walking up the path to an amazing dinner.

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more here at http://www.stuckincustoms.com.
See photo in original gallery.