Farmer at Esalen in Big Sur
Capturing what I like to call “God Rays” requires a bit of luck. Imagine a going to a concert where you see those cool lights streaming on stage - how that works is by combining light with a smoke machine. “God Rays” are the same - it’s fog combined with strong light low in the sky. The best time of day to try to capture this is very early in the morning before the fog has burned off and the sun is trying to break through. What’s also important here is to make sure you don’t blow out the highlights and lose that information. When in doubt, bracket your shots. This was shot on film which tends to have a more forgiving latitude than digital.
I don’t remember my settings but it was shot on my trusty Pentax 67II