Dusk on Camp 70 Road

Posted by Marc on August 24, 2009.

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Camp 70 Road is a rugged little jeep trail that almost any car--driven gently--can navigate. We got down to the Swinging Bridge and took this first shot sitting in the middle of the rickety old footbridge.  The panoramic was taken at around 8:00 pm, as the sun was setting behind us.  It was bracketed with three exposures across two rows of five images for a total of 33 images (yes I know the math is wrong, deal with it).  

 

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This second shot is a view out into the wetlands surrounding the Blackwater River.  Most of the area is pretty inhospitable to hiking, particularly when it has been as wet as this summer.  

 

And if you were wondering, I just figured that pictures of a place called Camp 70 really needed to be displayed in sepia-toned black and white.  I thought the duotone effect heightened the drama of the sky while making the place seem not only a remote place, but also, a remote time.  Walk down Camp 70 Road near sunset, and I bet you will get the same feeling.

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chip chase said:
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Ansel Adams rides again