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Explorations of the Pacific Edge 1

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These photos were taken two years ago after cycling through the Old Caoling Railway Tunnel (舊草嶺隧道) into Toucheng, Yilan. The first set of six photos were all shot along the rugged shoreline of the Láilái Geological Area (萊萊地質區) while the last four were captured at Mǎgǎng (馬崗), a half-abandoned fishing village on Cape San Diego (三貂角), the easternmost tip of Taiwan. All were captured in Gongliao. From here the vast Pacific Ocean stretches all the way to Baja California in Mexico.

Pacific edge
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 9
Shutter Speed
1/320 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
14.7 EV
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1800 × 1200
Turtle island from the coast of Yilan
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 8
Shutter Speed
1/250 sec
Focal Length
28.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
14.0 EV
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1800 × 1200
Where the elements intersect
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 7.1
Shutter Speed
1/250 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
13.6 EV
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1800 × 1200
The majestic Yilan coast
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 8
Shutter Speed
1/250 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
14.0 EV
Download
1800 × 1200
Explorations of the Pacific edge in Yilan county, Taiwan
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 9
Shutter Speed
1/320 sec
Focal Length
38.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
14.7 EV
Download
1800 × 1200
Intertidal reflections
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 6.3
Shutter Speed
1/160 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
12.6 EV
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1800 × 1200
The easternmost tip of Taiwan
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 6.3
Shutter Speed
1/200 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
13.0 EV
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1800 × 1200
Water still flows through this conduit
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 6.3
Shutter Speed
1/160 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
12.6 EV
Download
1800 × 1200
Wandering among the concrete channels of Magang
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 5.6
Shutter Speed
1/125 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
11.9 EV
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1800 × 1200
The easternmost tip of Taiwan
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 6.3
Shutter Speed
1/160 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
12.6 EV
Download
1800 × 1200

Be sure to read my feature about Old Caoling Railway Tunnel for the rest of the story!

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Alexander Synaptic
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.