I was so enthralled with the Big Sur scenery that I just had to go back with my big camera. I love my iPhone, but it will never replace (nor was it ever meant to) a DSLR. I feared the wildflowers might have wilted after 5 days of warm weather, but they were even more glorious. I retraced the drive south from Carmel on Highway 1, stopping at any turn-out that looked photographically promising, which is about every quarter mile. Even with my Nikon in hand, I did not eschew use of the iPhone to capture these purple wildflowers.
Since I was on my own schedule, I had time to seek out and isolate more intimate views of the scenery.
I returned to the area where I had photographed the setting of the full moon, but hiked farther along the trail (through the bushes and the brambles) and decided this would be an excellent spot to photograph the sunset. The light from the sinking sun painted the ice plant covered cliffs with glowing light. I was in awe of the splendor that surrounded me, and took time to just look around and revel in it.
The setting sun did not mean I was done for the day. I continued south to Bixby Bridge hoping to capture red light trails across the span (with limited success). There is not a lot of Monday, after dark traffic this far south.
This is the end of my four-part series of Big Sur photographs. Thanks for scrolling along my journey. More photographs from this trip are posted on my Flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/suebrazelton/
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