A summer sunset: the San Francisco treat

schmoo

For real. I thought sunsets weren't supposed to exist between the months of May and August!

They say the city never sleeps, but it sure takes a while for the lights to come on:



Bay Bridge silhouette:



Midday Alcatraz:



Trying to get out there more and use the camera before I forget what all those buttons do. Hope everyone's enjoying their summer! (or winter if yer down-under :lol3)

ian408

I can't find the like button And I can't wait for the new signature pieces of the bridge to be installed. They're coming today or tomorrow and should be installed "soon".

schmoo

ian408 wrote: »

I can't find the like button And I can't wait for the new signature pieces of the bridge to be installed. They're coming today or tomorrow and should be installed "soon".

Thanks!

I'm so outta the loop. I thought they did all that construction months ago to "fix" the bridge, and now they're building more? Are they installing a second bridge just to double the amount of lanes and relieve traffic? Or will it lead to the pot 'o gold?

ian408

Me too. Then they decided they needed a new one. It's expensive and once the new one is done, the old one goes.

dadwtwins

I love the fact that their is three bridges in one shot. The old and new Bay Bridge and the Bridge of the container crane....very cool

nazquel

LOVE the second one. I noted you shot it at 200mm... mind me asking what lens?

ian408

dadwtwins wrote: »

I love the fact that their is three bridges in one shot. The old and new Bay Bridge and the Bridge of the container crane....very cool

I think you can get the ggb in there too.

schmoo

nazquel wrote: »

LOVE the second one. I noted you shot it at 200mm... mind me asking what lens?

Thanks! The 70-200 2.8, and there was a bit of cropping involved too since I had some water and other stuff around the edges that I didn't want to keep.

The zoom was enough for that shot, but for the skyline itself I wished i had at least 400. HTH!

schmoo

dadwtwins wrote: »

I love the fact that their is three bridges in one shot. The old and new Bay Bridge and the Bridge of the container crane....very cool

I never thought about it like that. Very cool! Nice how you can photograph all those bridges from that one spot but they kick you away if you're on the island.

nazquel

very nice. i just got the 200/2.8 (prime) so im anxious to see it in action.

schmoo

nazquel wrote: »

very nice. i just got the 200/2.8 (prime) so im anxious to see it in action.

From what I understand, you'll have much better luck than I did. Primes should get the sharpness I was lacking!

nazquel

umm yours is plenty sharp to me!!

SimpsonBrothers

Were you in Alameda?
Great shots!

schmoo

Close! These were taken in Oakland's Middle Harbor Shoreline Park. I have embarassingly been so rarely over to the East Bay that I had thought until just now that Alameda was on the north side of the Bay Bridge. Ack. :hide

SimpsonBrothers

Well, it's north of the San Mateo bridge...just tell people that.

CWSkopec

Good to see someone in California is getting some sunsets lately, cause San Diego has been sorely lacking lately!

Great photos, Schmoo! I'm really digging the pastel colors of the first one!

bradtroyphotography

Great compositions and lighting in each of these shots. Excellent work!