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Cypress grove by the sea

Because it was pleasantly warm and fog free today in San Fransisco, I braved a much longer commute and headed down to the Great Highway looking for photo ops. I stopped at Ocean Beach, the Sutro Baths and the Land’s End Trail, and grabbed a nice batch of shots. I got several I particularly liked so I’ll no doubt be posting more during the week. Here’s the first offering–a cypress grove at the north end of the Sutro Baths.

Cypress grove at Sutro Baths

I didn’t have a polarizer on my lens. The sideways blue gradient is due to the angle and intensity of the sun relative to my position to the scene.

Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 15mm. 1/200 second at f/11, ISO 200.

Canon T2i soaking in a lovely afternoon.

Old cypress

This small, old stand of cypress out in the middle of a field immediately caught my eye. I’m not sure I can explain why the scene drew me in, but the shot definitely conveys what attracted my imagination–metaphorically. I’m going to leave it at that.

Old cypress stand

Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 85mm. 1/320 second at f/11, ISO 200.

Canon T2i framing a metaphorical scene.