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Posts on ‘April 12th, 2004’

the hum of power

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Exposure Time: 30 seconds
Aperture: f/3.8
Focal Length: 20mm
ISO: 200
This is a long exposure at a wide aperture with medium speed "film". In other words, it was very dark. It was nearly impossible to see the power lines in the sky with the naked eye, let alone through the camera's viewfinder. It's not the most [...]

the hunt for wildflowers

We were looking for wildflowers, you see. So, signs stating "dead end, no lake access, no turnaround" didn't really detour us — just because I can't get to the lake and I can't turn around doesn't mean there aren't wildflowers down there.
This lead to quite a few twenty-seven point turns on dirt roads at steep [...]

they never let you go where you want to

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This image is a bit of a failure. My goal was for the sign in the lower left hand corner to be readable. Unfortunately, due to the rust on the sign, and its relative size to the rest of the image, I realized after the fact that it was nearly impossible. The sign [...]