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21-JUL-2012 Zane Paxton

07212012-Pinnacles-68

Pinnacles National Monument, Near Hollister, CA

This was taken about 15 minutes after sunset at 8:45 PM.
Bear Gulch reservoir

Hiking back in the dark on a moonless night through two (bat) caves was quite an adventure. My iPhone flashlight app came in very handy.

The pinnacles is actualy the weathered remains of 1/2 of an ancient volcano that sits atop the San Andreas fault. The other half is apparently down near present-day Lancaster, California 195 miles southwest. It took 23 million years to move that far at 0.59" a year.

Nikon D7000 ,Nikkor AF-S DX 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
20s f/8.0 at 16.0mm ISO 100 2/stop ND Grad filter, -0.7 EV full exif

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Barbara Read and Fred Schaad22-Jul-2012 23:40
Some remarkable geology and a wonderful shot. V
Jeff Real22-Jul-2012 15:26
A very beautiful scene indeed ~V~
fotabug22-Jul-2012 13:41
A very pretty place!
Jim's Atavistic Visions22-Jul-2012 13:34
This is wonderful! Well worth the hike and and adventure. -Jim
joseantonio22-Jul-2012 09:35
Amazign scenery. Lovely light and reflections. V.