naturalaska

2010.09.29 

Turnagain Arm along Hope Cutoff, vicinity Hope, Alaska

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Taken September 19, 2010.  EXIF info:

Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/25 second ===> 0.04 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 16/1 ===> ƒ/16
# Exposure Program = aperture priority (3)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 100
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:19 14:05:29
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:19 14:05:29
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 304340/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/25 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 524288/65536
Aperture = ƒ/16
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = partial (6)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 41/1 mm ===> 41 mm

The Hope Cutoff road runs along Turnagain Arm for about four miles/6.5 kilometers before you reach the village of Hope.  There are several rocky bays like this one that you can glimpse from the car- but a stop is always far more richly rewarded.

David