You never can be quite certain of the conditions you’ll encounter along California’s Big Sur Coast. Boundaries between ocean and continent are transitional zones, and conditions depend on which one dominates. On this visit I expected to arrive to clearing fog that would bring broken sunlight to the coast. But, alas, it remained cloudy the entire time I was there. Fortunately, there are pluses to such conditions, too. The press of tourist traffic diminishes, and the coast can take on a quiet and moody quality.
I stopped at a high point where I rarely photograph these days, having been there so many times over the decades. When I do stop, it is often to use the vantage point to see if whales are passing by. No whales this time, but the headlands lined up to the north, gradually receding into the mist and haze, seemed pretty interesting — interesting enough to pull out the camera and make this photograph.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.
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