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Back Roads

PHOTOGRAPH BY STEVE E. MILLER

Connecting two of the world’s most iconic granite formations—Morro Rock in the Pacific and Half Dome in Yosemite Valley—much of Highway 41 is nothing more than a two-lane country road. Although it does widen into a full-fledged freeway for a stretch through Fresno, travelers are treated to hairpin turns and natural wonders on either end. Here, local photographer Steve E. Miller sets up alongside a remote stretch of road halfway between Atascadero and Shandon. And, with his trusty Canon digital SLR resting on a tripod at dusk, he sets it for a thirty-second exposure, just long enough to capture the taillights of a car passing by but too slow and with not enough light to pick up the car itself. According to Miller, the shot took “a bit of experimentation and a lot of patience,” but the end result, as you can see here, was well worth it.

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