woman at sunset (2023) (Patreon)

This shot is from the hills above San Jose when I was in town for the Nismo Z first drive. It's of my friend Cara; I had shot an alternate version of this pic with her in focus, but I blew out the highlights on that one by mistake (light-metered for the shadows, not the sun), so this is the only one that actually came out. I was a little bummed at first. Making a mistake on metering with a digital camera is something I don't frequently do, and it felt sloppy of me.

With the initial frustration gone, however, this version has grown on me massively and I like it probably more than the version I messed up (even if it had come out right). It feels more intimate with her out of focus, like it's sharing a vista with a friend (which, to be fair, is what we were doing!)