The South Slope

Uploaded: August 23, 2012 15:08:42

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An elk skull lies at the edge of one of Cape Blanco’s 100+ feet high sea cliffs. Stormy tides have piled huge driftwood logs at the high tide line on the beach far below. The landscape is void of much vegetation higher than a few inches, because of extreme winds. It is a harsh environment there… where across the expansive scenery… the lighthouse beacon flashes faithfully every 20 seconds… as its massive Fresnel lens rotates.

Quote of the Day: “What a fine lesson is conveyed to the mind -- to take no note of time but by its benefits, to watch only for the smiles and neglect the frowns of fate, to compose our lives of bright and gentle moments, turning always to the sunny side of things, and letting the rest slip for our imaginations, unheeded or forgotten! How different from the common art of self-tormenting!” ~William Hazlitt

Nikon D700, 20 mm f/2.8D Lens @ f/11, 1/500 second exposure. ISO 200. (8/19/2012, 3:35 PM. Cape Blanco, Oregon, USA)

Exif: F Number: 11, ExposureTime: 100/49999 seconds, ISO: 200, FocalLength: 20.00 mm, Model: NIKON D700

Comments

Jack Gaskin August 24, 2012

WONDERFUL CAPTURE

Jack #1482079


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