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San Francisco / Oakland Bay Bridge

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
San Francisco Bay Bridge

San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge

This is the beautiful bay bridge that connects the San Francisco Peninsula to Oakland and the East Bay. I captured this photo from atop Yerba Buena Island on a great overlook looking almost directly down on the bridge and towards San Francisco (“The City”).

If you look closely at the large version of the photo, you can see streaks of white and red light, the result of car headlights and taillights being captured with a slow shutter setting on my camera. I was pleased with the lighting effect of this night shot.

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Beach Fencepost

Monday, October 13th, 2008
Beach Fencepost

Crissy Field Beach, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

I was in San Francisco at Crissy Field on Sunday to watch the Blue Angels and the airshow as part of 2008 Fleet Week. While walking alone the shoreline trail I saw this rough fence post leaning to one side with the Golden Gate bridge in the background. The bay was filled with boats that day to watch the festivities above, you can still see some in the photo despite most having left shortly after the airshow ended.

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Foggy Sunset at Golden Gate

Monday, September 29th, 2008
Foggy Sunset at Golden Gate

Foggy Sunset, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

If you head up Marine Drive in Golden Gate Park, past Crissy field and Fort Mason, you’ll find this beautiful spot with a fantastic view of the Golden Gate Bridge. I stopped here Saturday evening just before sunset and watched the fog roll in over the Golden Gate Bridge. It was quite chilly here, with at least a 15 degree (F) drop in temperature from the east side of San Francisco.

The fog really subdued the effect of the sunset in the sky but watching it drift silently over the bridge and listening to the sounds of the water along the shore was quite peaceful. My timing was even lucky enough to capture the freighter passing under the bridge and the bird walking along the beach.

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Summer in San Francisco

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

Here’s a lovely photo I took of the Golden Gate Bridge in late June of this summer. The beautiful colors in this photo show just how pleasant a warm summer afternoon can be in San Francisco. During much of the year it’s not uncommon to see the bridge enveloped in fog, even when the city is bright and sunny. I happened to be in the city on this perfectly clear day so I drove across Golden Gate to the Marin Headlands to look around and captured this photo.

View a larger version of the photo here.

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