Seeing 2010 (#60)

For your consideration: a small portion of a massive, iconic monument to engineering accomplishment . . . its scale reduced by the foreground silhouette of a barrier wall topped with a maze of guardrails. The entire composition is arranged to greatly flatten the sense of perspective, rendering abstract what would otherwise be simple a juxtaposition of vastly disproportional subjects.

This lengthy time-lapse exposure was taken at 1.30am during my most recent nocturnal photography safari (see this entry for a comparative shot taken the same evening). Being nearly two months ago, it's becoming overdue for another post-sunset adventure.

Golden Gate Tower from Battery Spencer, #6540

© 2010 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.

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Details: March 2, 2010; Canon 20D; f/11 @ 30 secs; -2/3 EV; ISO 200; 41mm.

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