Seeing 2012 (#49)

For your consideration: a tiny bit of perseverance and perhaps outsized courage . . . in any case, a moment of being at the apex and end of one's journey.

Despite being taken using a steady tripod, in essentially calm conditions, more than 21 shots were taken of this "peak", from which I culled this nearly singularly useable result. (One or two others may be eventually posted.) At issue was a combination of timing and having the focal point just so — I'd intentionally disabled autofocus and thus had to guess within a fraction of a millimeter where to spot the critical focus . . . at such a very close distance even f/12 provides scant room for error.

Working in my favor, however, was that this intrepid explorer had a veritable army of kin who in turn made their own treks to the edge before and after this one's accomplishment . . . whether as verification or mutual thrill seeking, who can say? Most made it, all without a Sherpa in sight.

Summiteer, #6277-7D

© 2012 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.

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Details: March 23, 2012; Canon 7D; f/12 @ 1/99 sec; —2/3 EV; ISO 640;
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

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