Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life…
0
- Socrates.
| facebook | 500px | ferpectshotz |
I hope all of you had an amazing Christmas and spend some great time with you loved ones. We had always passed through the two northern most state parks in the Big Sur coastline in search of the more epic roadside vista points. From the pacific coast highway theparks don’t look as interesting as the southern part of Big Sur where the road is hugging the rugged coastline. This shot was taken at the beautiful Point Lobos state park on our first day. Due to the state preserve rules we had to get out before sunset and we didn’t have a lot of clouds to work with but the setting sun during golden hour provided some beautiful lighting on the coastline and the haystacks near the coast.
I used a longer focal length to make this shot and my goal wa just to get the golden light and the little bit of fog that was starting come in. No filters were needed here as the sidelight was just magnificent. If you zoom into the image you will be able to notice that the rocks are teaming with wildlife. I missed my telephoto lens sorely here but thankfully the longer end of my 70-200 came in handy.
0
- Pablo Picasso
| facebook | 500px | ferpectshotz |
When we planned our trip to the Big Sur coastline my hope was to see the wonderfuly ragged coastline of Point Lobos state preserve. At the time of planning I didn’t know that this reserve does not allow visitors to stay past sunset. So, I didn’t get a perfect sunset shot that day because I had to leave early in order to get out before the gates closed. It forced me to rethink my shooting strategy for the locationas I initially planned to shoot towards the unset with the stunning coastline as foreground interest but that’s usually only possible close to sunset or past sunset. Leaving before sunset meant that shooting into the sun will provide a scene with horrible glare and contrast. So, I decided to shoot with the golden light of the golden hour. I found this cove close to the pit and the setting sun provided wonderful light to make the details of the coastline come alive.