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Reaching Out: 1973
Submitted by tterrace on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 12:26am.
High atop Christmas Tree Hill above Corte Madera, California, I reach out from my fisheye lens to my sister-in-law. Sort of like Michelangelo meets Coca-Cola commercial. In the near distance, southern Marin County's Richardson Bay, Sausalito and the Tiburon peninsula, with San Francisco Bay and the City beyond. The antennas a bit down the crest of the hill are for the Marin cable TV system. The "Christmas Tree Hill" moniker came about because decorated houses on the slope formed something of a Christmas tree pattern when viewed from a distance. Kodachrome slide. Update/correction: my brother took this shot, and it's his arm; I'm actually partly visible back there with my tripod and movie camera. View full size.
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Submitted by Capaha on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 6:30pm.
Since finding the great Shorpy site I have constantly been amazed at you being able to remember details from long ago. I can look at a photo I took back in the seventies and have no idea what camera or film or even where I was at the time!
The Farksters...
Submitted by tterrace on Sun, 09/11/2011 - 12:51am.
... were particularly inspired this time.
That '70s Fark
Submitted by mrdj on Sat, 09/10/2011 - 12:48am.
Tripod answer
Submitted by tterrace on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 2:48pm.
My Super-8 movie camera is on the tripod.
Sort of like Michelangelo meets Coca-Cola commercial
Submitted by z396z28 on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 11:14am.
The perfect description!
Sun Spot Flow
Submitted by delworthio on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 10:27am.
I love how the spots from the lens flare flow from the sun, through your sister-in-law, and down your arm.
Also, what's on the tripod back there?
KTIM
Submitted by Rex Havoc on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 1:37am.
If memory serves, the late rock promoter Bill Graham lived on Christmas Tree Hill.
Marvels
Submitted by switzarch on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 4:00pm.
Of what Spiratone lenses could do. Excellent. I agree about the china plate; that would be so cool!
Cinematic deja vu
Submitted by blackcat77 on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 2:45pm.
Reminds me of the graveyard scene from Easy Rider.
It could be a china plate design!
Submitted by lokomac8 on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 12:10pm.
Totally awesome shot!!!
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Submitted by Kilroy on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 7:58am.
tterrace, your sister-in-law has become an icon on Shorpy.com. This photo will solidify her position now. Love it!
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