Picking up from where I left off, Tom and I headed North from Big Sur, stopping for shots of the Bixby Bridge and Shark Fin Cove on the way up. That whole night is a bit hazy as I look back at it, but at one point, we tried to kill and hour at the Burger King in Monterrey as we were waiting for the moon to move a bit further over the ocean before we got to Pigeon Point.
It was nearing 4 AM by the time the lighthouse finally came into view and I slammed on the brakes and made a u turn as both Tom and I realized that the moonlight now completely engulfed the lighthouse from where we were, which was roughly a mile or so South on PCH. Even though both of us were pretty exhausted at this point, we hauled our gear down to the edge of the bluff and continued shooting until the moon had set somewhere around 5:30 AM. As Tom and I are both Nikon shooters, we alternated between the 70-200 2.8 VR and the 14-24. I have to admit that I haven't used the 70-200 that often as my mantra recently has been "Go wide or go home" but I was very pleased with the burst this lens gave me at f22.
For those of you who haven't visited Pigeon Point, I highly recommend a visit as it is easily one of the best lighthouses on the West Coast.
After Pigeon Point, it was time for Starbucks for more caffeine and then off to Yosemite.
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