View of the Bixby Creek Bridge on the Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Soaking Up the Scenes and Taking Photos of the Beautiful Big Sur Coast, California.
Earlier this year I had an opportunity to return home to the Bay Area from southern California following the beautiful, world-famous, and rugged Big Sur coast. Here are a selection of some images that I captured over the course of a few days soaking in the scenery and putting my still-kinda-new-to-me camera body through some more learning paces. It had been a couple of years since my last visit (pre-pandemic) so I didn’t have any expectations of mind-bending, epic-lighting scenes. This was more a trip of just enjoying the scenery. I also got to hang out with a friend to re-explore some familiar spots.
So on with the photos… I hope you enjoy them and I’d love to know if you have a favorite image or two. 🙂
Picture #02: Highway One along the southern Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Picture #03: McWay Falls, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Monterey County, California
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Picture #04: Looking out over the Big Sur coast at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Monterey County, California
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Picture #05: Sunset light on the Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Picture #06: Keyhole Arch Rock at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Picture #07: Morning light at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Picture #08: Purple Sand at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Picture #09: Morning light at Cypress trees at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Picture #10: Morning light at Cypress trees at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Picture #11: Boardwalk bridge on the Pfeiffer Falls Trail, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Picture #12: Sunlit California Poppies on the Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Picture #13: Cyclists riding on the Old Coast Road, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Picture #14: Bixby Creek Bridge, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Picture #15: Rocky cliffs on the Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Picture #16: Sunset through coastal fog on the Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Picture #17: Waves crashing on rocks along the Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Picture #18: Waves crashing on rocks along the Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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As always, thank you so much for looking, and again, I hope you enjoy these photos. I’d love to hear if you have a favorite image or two in the comments below.
Cheers,
~ Gary.
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Gary Crabbe is an award-winning commercial and editorial outdoor travel photographer and author based out of the San Francisco Bay Area, California. He has seven published books on California to his credit, including “Photographing California; v1-North”, which won the prestigious 2013 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Medal Award as Best Regional title. His client and publication credits include the National Geographic Society, the New York Times, Forbes Magazine, TIME, The North Face, Subaru, L.L. Bean, Victoria’s Secret, Sunset Magazine, The Nature Conservancy, and many more. In 2018, The USPS selected a nearly-unprecedented seven of Gary’s photographs to become U.S. Postage ‘Forever’ Stamps as part of the O Beautiful collection. Gary is also a photography instructor and consultant, offering both public and private photo workshops, as well as being a professional Photo Editor and Content Creator.
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Gary,
What a wonderful collection of images – just beautiful. I was especially taken with the photo you led with, placing the Bixby Bridge in the broader context of its place along the coast. It is definitely time for us to visit that entire area once again.
Thanks,
Ced
I like all the images, truly capture the Big Sur area, but gotta’ say “Picture #03: McWay Falls, ” is spectuacular.
Just corrected my web address…..