I took this image 8 years back when returning from a trip to Yosemite. I parked the car on the roadside and walked to the bridge to check it out. It looked appealing so I decided to shoot it to make the salt print shown below. I was the only person there when setting up and for some time thereafter but it took me forever to get the final composition and in the meantime tourists were lining up behind me to walk over the bridge. They were considerate but I felt pressured nevertheless knowing I was preventing them from doing their thing. The main technical challenge at the time was getting both sides of the bridge even with the road centered and the plaque at the top readable and for some reason that took forever. When I finally tripped the shutter all the tourists had departed. The sun was in the west (right) and the trees at the far end provided for the shadow there.
Toyo 810MII, Acros, 240mm Schneider Symmar-S, f45 @1/8 second. Untoned salt print.
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