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President's Day, 2014: There was a lot of activity in the El Paso Mountains on this day. We encountered many motorcycles, off-highway vehicles, and of course, other four-wheel drive vehicles. However,
the El Paso range covers an area large enough to find solitude, even during the "in" season.
The area shown in the photograph on the right, is deep in the heart of the El Paso's. I call this spot "the plateau." On this day, my friend any I found ourselves completely alone. The only sounds were the distant growls of motorcycles and the wind buffeting our ears.
This photograph was taken with my Nikon D70 digital camera. I used a 70-300 millimeter telephoto lens, which was set at the 105 millimeter focal length. The shutter speed was 1/125th of a second, and the aperture was set at F16.
Generally, smaller aperture openings (which are denoted by higher numbers, i.e. F16 is a smaller opening that F8, etc.) give greater depth of field. In other words, distant subjects remain in focus at a greater distance when smaller openings are used.
Love the colors
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