Chumash Painted Cave- Left Side
{"Image ImageDescription": "Sometimes my job takes me to curious places. And sometimes it\u2019s just my own curiosity that leads me to wander into wonder. \\n\\nA BLM truck turned right into a road. The road sign said \u201cPainted Cave Rd.\u201d My car instinctively turned right. \\n\\nA few miles up this often twisty, often one-way road, I saw the sign indicating the Chumash Painted Cave. \\n\\nThere\u2019s a tiny parking space in front of the sign. A few steps up the hill, you\u2019ll find the cave. \\n\\nIt\u2019s difficult to photograph because it\u2019s dark and a thick iron fence prevents one from entering. \\n\\nI took a few photos sans tripod, with my D810 and fixed 50mm. But I knew I needed a tripod I didn\u2019t have with me to capture what little light was in the cave.\\n\\nA few months later, I revisited the cave. This time around, I was prepared. After mounting my Nikon Z7 and 35mm prime on my trusty Really Right Stuff tripod, I pointed the lens through the small opening on the thick iron gate. As you regard the image, you\u2019ll see why the gate is there: modern etchings on ancient cave writing. It just doesn\u2019t belong. \\n\\nMounting to a tripod, I was able to open up the lens to an f5 (the 50mm handheld version was dialed to f1.8). The result is a sharper, cleaner image with edge-to-edge detail.\\n\\nDid I mention shooting through a thick metal gate? \\n\\nIf you visit, please be kind. Clean up what you brought and don\u2019t deface this beautiful piece of history. \\n\\nCaptured in Santa Barbara, California", "Image Make": "NIKON CORPORATION", "Image Model": "NIKON Z 7", "Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.3.1 (Macintosh)", "Image DateTime": "2019:06:12 21:49:29", "Image Artist": "Kevin High", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered", "Image Copyright": "\u00a9 HIghlywood Photography", "Image ExifOffset": "1788", "EXIF ExposureTime": "20", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Manual", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "90", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0231", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2019:05:03 18:38:34", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2019:05:03 18:38:34", "EXIF ComponentsConfiguration": "YCbCr", "EXIF ApertureValue": "16205/3734", "EXIF MeteringMode": "Pattern", "EXIF LightSource": "Unknown", "EXIF Flash": "Flash did not fire", "EXIF FocalLength": "35", "EXIF SubSecTimeOriginal": "77", "EXIF FlashPixVersion": "0100", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF SensingMethod": "One-chip color area", "EXIF ExposureMode": "Manual Exposure", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Auto", "EXIF SceneCaptureType": "Standard", "EXIF GainControl": "None", "EXIF Contrast": "Normal", "EXIF Saturation": "Normal", "EXIF Sharpness": "Normal", "EXIF SubjectDistanceRange": "0", "EXIF BodySerialNumber": "3013273", "EXIF LensModel": "NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.8 S", "EXIF LensSerialNumber": "20011350"}