Big Sur or Bust!

This rugged coastline and its open spaces are astounding. Its leading edge cliffs plunge deep into the blue pacific. Rocky sea stacks and waterscapes abound. Majestic redwood forests flourish near its coast with cascading waterways flowing deep within. Incredible skies and thin misty fog roll over this coastal mountain range. The redwood forests are carpeted with clover wild flowers this time of year. 

 "Big Sur or Bust" was captured at the conclusion of one of our Big Sur workshops.  We have a location we like to roost up high on a ridge for some time before heading back home in . The sun was all but set as we arrived here. I noticed the traffic was coming down the highway at a well-paced flow. This was helped by a temporary installed traffic light on a holiday weekend. The coastal 1 route traffic in normally light. Capturing a steady stream of traffic can be difficult to impossible. I selected my Nikon 24-70 2.8 for capture. I used my bulb setting on manual at f-22. The darkness made focus next to impossible. So I flashed a headlamp on some lower foreground branches. The smaller aperture allowed for a longer exposure and enough time for the headlight s the passing cars to fill my composition. About 34 seconds of exposure using my cable release.  Being prepared really pays off sometimes. I will be heading a small group workshop to the California Big Sur Coast in a couple of weeks. 
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