Darkness on the Old Mountain Rd, Taranaki. 6.51 – 6.56 pm, 9 July 2012
To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude. - Joseph Addison
Driving north in the early evening, I paused on a 2 km disused section of the old highway, quaint now for its narrowness and rustic one-lane bridge. The night was cold and moonless, with a constant hubbub from the nearby highway. No one came by while I tussled with the split focus (between initial flash and the following l-o-n-g exposure) of gate/mountain with a telephoto.
I’m surprised to see Mt Taranaki lit up by the street lights of surrounding towns, but knew my own parking lights would contribute to the gate’s illumination. I was on my way back to New Plymouth, but after a long day on the road was too cold & weary to attempt more than this.
85mm; ISO 2500. 335 seconds (5.5 mins) at f11
This is beautiful Barney. Do you ever sell prints? This is one I’d hang on my wall!
Sure Naomi – let me know the size you have in mind. Thanks, BB