Sometimes I arrive at a location with no specific plan in mind beyond “making photographs.” That was the case on this morning when I drove down toward the Big Sur area very early. Before Monterey I encountered thick fog, and I started contemplating fog photographs, perhaps at Point Lobos. The fog continued as I passed Monterey, skirted Carmel, and started down Highway 1 beyond Carmel Valley. It looked like I would get foggy conditions at Point Lobos… until a moment later when the fog inexplicably cleared.
By this time I had mostly committed to fog and Point Lobos, and it did look there was still some thinning fog along the shoreline, so I headed in. I hoped for the fog itself as a subject, but also for the softer light that it produces as sun starts to break through. I parked the car, loaded up my equipment, and started walking. A short distance up a trail I looked over and saw the sun rising beyond these trees and decided to head that way. Although the blue sky tells us otherwise, there was still a bit of fog softening the light.
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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” (Heyday Books) is available directly from him.
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