Big Sur is probably the most beautiful stretch of the long California coast. It first received national attention in the 1960's through the efforts of the Sierra Club, a California conservation group which was the first well-known group of its type in the US. But it received even more popular attention as the result of a 1965 movie, The Sandpiper, starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. It was set there and featured beautiful aerial scenes along the coast accompanied by the haunting refrains of the pop song The Shadow of Your Smile. This was my version of its beauty.
Probably one of the most unflattering pictures I have ever taken. They all look as though they have just eaten something that didn't agree with them. This scene was at Jeremy's house, a small three room affair that was located just outside Monterey on what was known as Jack's Peak. Jeremy is on the left, the woman in the middle is Diana, his fiance, and the guy on the right is a friend of theirs named Grant. The weather was warm and sunny and we were having breakfast outdoors on a small patio.
