• Henry Ward Beecher.

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I have mentioned in some earlier posts about the challenges of shooting Big Sur. There are so many locations and so few facilities that you have to be meticulous about planning your trip. It took me 4 or 5 trips to figure this out. I also was lucky enough to meet some seasoned photographers and learn some excellent tips on the way. I learned about the keyhole arch and the Pfeiffer beach from one such seasoned pro. He was also kind enough to let me know that during January, the sunset can be viewed right through the arch.

I was super excited about the trip, and I didn’t think about adding any other location to the itinerary. We booked a camping location nearby and drove straight to the beach. The last part of the drive to the beach was a bit sketchy for our Mazda 3, but we managed to get to the parking lot. Unfortunately for me, a lot of photographers had the same idea as me, and prime locations to shoot the sunset were already gone. These guys and gals were waiting on the beach since the morning. So I wandered off looking for interesting compositions around the arch, and there were many to be found. This composition is to the right of the keyhole arch. The setting sun was giving beautiful color to the few clouds that lingered. I wanted to crop in a bit to freeze the wave action that was happening near the rocks.