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21-JUN-2009

The wreck of the Peter Iredale (3), Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon, 2009

This is my most abstract super wideangle view of the wreckage. I made it at a 14mm focal length, shooting directly into the sun. I was only a few feet from the wreckage. I found a position where the old bow points to the sun, and waited for the two figures, which were not that far away, to enter my frame. Their silhouettes offer scale incongruity and further abstraction. The image is well underexposed, turning a bright day into an evening shot. I expected to get distracting reflections of the sun’s flare in my lens, but found them minimal. The lens did, however, ring the sun with a mild starburst effect, which enhances the message. The distant figures seem to be eyeing the glowing wet sand for hidden treasures.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1
1/1250s f/14.0 at 7.0mm iso100 full exif

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