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One of the main challenges of photographing the coastlines is conveying the scale of the location. In most coastal regions, this aspect works for you as the landmarks tend to be relatively small, and it works in your favor to be ambiguous about the size. Not at Big Sur, though, where massive mountains and sheer cliffs are the standards.

Today’s image was taken at the bluffs of Garrapata State Park. I have had just wrapped up shooting sunrise, and the spray from the surf was getting a bit intense. Walking back, I noticed that the beach past the bluffs was much smaller than before. The waves were now directly crashing against the cliff walls. Tide was coming in, and the size of the waves was increasing by the minute. I decided to stop and take some images of the massive waves and the surf. It took a while, but I managed to take some decent shots. I didn’t feel confident posting them as the cliffs and the rocks look pretty ordinary when you don’t factor in the size, and I don’t believe this image was able to convey the scale of the scene properly.

Taken in: United States / California / San Jose Y Sur Chiquito (show map)

Taken on: December 9, 2018

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Soberanes Creek

Garrapata State Park

Beach surf

California

Garrapata State Park Bluff Trail

Bluff Trail

Pacific Coast Highway

Cabrillo Highway

Events Winter Road Trip Big Sur California USA Places Garrapata State Park Landscape Subject Beach Ocean Rocks Sea stacks Trail « less

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/5.6, 1/100 sec, 70mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length:	70mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	NIKON D850 Ver.1.03
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