Luminous Ice Plant Flower

Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

Just before Christmas Day, Gail and I took a quick trip down to Carmel. There were many photo opportunities down there because the weather was beautiful, and warm! We caught a break between the winter storms.

We stopped at many vista points along the rugged Big Sur coast. At one of the stops, there was a large patch of wild, native Ice Plant, and some of them had flowers. I was struck by the luminous appearance of the healthy plants and flower lit up by the afternoon sun, and I wanted to capture that quality in a picture.

--Warren