Cypress, Point Reyes by Austin Granger, on Flickr
nice balance of the cliffs and the water tanks. and a spectacular tree!
Thanks Nicholas. There is an old house just to the right of this where some park service employees reside. I've long thought that if I could live anywhere, it would be in that house. The tiny white dot to the left (along the ridge) is the same water tank:
Clearing Storm, Drake's Bay, Point Reyes by Austin Granger, on Flickr
Austin: Just wow! Your "Clearing Storm" is simply spectacular! For this one I'm interested not so much in the "photographic technical stuff" but simply where you were standing to get such a great view, the time of day, whether this was a planned shot or simply being in the right place at the right time, stuff like that (I guess that's what is called the "back story.").
Thanks Peter. I'm not sure how much of the back story I can remember. While the picture of the cypress and water tanks was made last weekend, the "Clearing Storm" photo goes back fifteen years! I can tell you that this is one of my favorite places in the world, and one of my favorite hikes. I've stood in this spot at the cliff's edge innumerable times, and made a lot of photographs of this same scene. Judging from the light, this one was taken mid-morning. There had been a big storm the day and night before, and here it was just starting to clear. The clouds were dramatic and fast moving and the shadows were changing every moment. I have a contact sheet from this day (it was in January of 2002) and I must have made nearly 20 photographs in a row, which is a tremendous amount for me. Even if a subject really excites me, I still usually make only two or three frames. You mentioned not being so interested in the technical stuff, but I can't help but remember that I was using a Pentax 67 with a wide-angle 45mm lens and Kodak Tech-pan film. I remember this because the Pentax was my first "serious" camera and it was around this point that I really began committing myself to photography, going out every chance I could. 2002 was also when I bought my first view camera. It seems like a million years ago now. It was an odd experience returning to Point Reyes last weekend. It had been a long time. It wasn't a bad experience, but it did make me feel a bit wistful; how small we are! How brief our lives, compared to the time-scale of the larger universe. Here I was, standing in the same spot, looking at the same scene, but now no longer 31 but 46! Living in Portland with a teenager and two 11 year olds! You get the idea... Though not nearly so dramatic as the changes in me, I did find some changes in the landscape. Here is a picture I took with my phone, of a portion of the path that had collapsed. California is an active place.
+1 Austin.
Nice context Austin. I find the clearing storm a bit off balanced. but I like it. and love the surf.
It is an image to hold and explore and let the mind imagine.
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Here is a charred stump from a month ago in Eastern Oregon. From while their big snows were melting away.
Burned Stump, Sisters, Oregon. Jan 2017. by Nicholas Travers, on Flickr
Technika 70, 180mm f/5.5 Tele-Xenar lens
Kodak Ektachrome 120mm EHB (expired)
developed in Rodinal 1:20 for 10min
scanned and adjusted in lightroom
I did, and glad to have it. It seems to match the cam well too! I haven't shot it purely handheld yet, but hope to soon.
I need to give the shutter some serious work though =(, for which I need to figure out the right lube.
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