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self portrait

I tried a self portrait at this location last year, but I have never been entirely satisfied with it. As I was driving through the thick fog at the Point Reyes National Seashore yesterday, I was inspired by the fact that these trees were enveloped by a wispy, dancing blanket of moisture. I decided to not do a long exposure this time. I almost always use my 11-18mm wide angle for my self portraits because it looks like I am standing very far away when I am actually fairly close (or at least nowhere near as far as I appear to be). But this time I wanted the tunnel effect, so I used my 24-70mm (Zeiss!!) and zoomed in at the full 70. I only mention this because I had to get fairly far away from the camera to get myself where I wanted to be in the frame. So to fully appreciate the scene, you have to imagine me setting a 10 second timer and running like a bat out of hell for about a 1/3 of a city block to this spot (hoping to end up as centered in the light and the road as possible). Fortunately, no one was around. I must have looked absolutely ridiculous scooting up and down this road. I tried at least six shots, so I also got some exercise!

Uploaded on Jan 27, 2012 | Map

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