After shooting the early morning GGB shot (last post), I drove up the hill, and hiked down to a rocky area for the sunrise. That was a great place, but I didn't get much of a sunrise. So I hiked back, and headed back down towards the bridge. The fog was actually moving back towards the ocean on the south end of the bridge, so I thought it might make a good foggy comp.
This shot is from the little hill on the left of my last Flickr upload. I was being blasted by the early morning sun and fog, so I decided to throw on my 10-stop neutral density filter. This reduces the light hitting my sensor by at least 10 stops, so I could make a longer exposure which normally wouldn't be possible with this much light. The sun was being filtered through the fog on the east side of the bridge, and the west side was pretty free from fog -except on the south end.
I really like the effect the 10-stop ND filter gave the shot. Vignetting is mostly from the 10-stop ND filter, and my 17mm lens added a little as well, but I kind of like it. Let me know what you think...
Filckr Explore #6, Feb 6
This is one single image, no HDR treatment.
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 17-40L @17mm
25 second exposure @F11
Lee soft ND grads .9 + .75 filters
Hoya ND400 10-stop ND filter
ISO 50
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Dando88 41 months ago | reply
Wonderful light!
Océane. 41 months ago | reply
Waouh !
dedekarrache 41 months ago | reply
Excellent !!! ... HDR ?
Amy Heiden 41 months ago | reply
Stunning shot. I love your unique shot of the bridge. Great tones!
Vinnyimages 41 months ago | reply
Wonderful capture!
Ivan Sohrakoff 41 months ago | reply
Thanks for the comments!
Jim -Yes, my wife mentioned the same thing to me. There must have only just a few cars pass by during my exposure. That ground on those hills is amazing -bursting with color, and a variety of plants.
Pano Paul -Thanks for the kind words, Paul!
Arild -Yes, I usually don't like vignetting on landscapes, but this seemed to work with the burst of light on the left of the frame. Thanks for the honest feedback!
Dene' Miles 41 months ago | reply
Awesome shot of the bridge. That fog adds a nice mood to the scene.
joe defao 41 months ago | reply
That's a superb foreground for a GGB shot! Excellent long exposure work.
Lukas Wenger Photography 41 months ago | reply
I like the comp with the foreground, but the white, black and blue all mixed together in the sky is kind of weird.
ssqu 41 months ago | reply
Wow, this is great!
marumuchisimo 41 months ago | reply
Been to this place so many times, and I have yet to see this perfect perspective.
oh, Colors are amazing too.
Chris Gin 41 months ago | reply
Very nice shot, love that morning fog around the bridge.
Adam Rondepierre 41 months ago | reply
this is great! the fog blurring over the bridge is awesome! the colors in the sky kinda throw me off tho. maybe too much vignetting?
Madmezza (also @reikanphoto) 40 months ago | reply
Beautiful shot - the lighting is great and the long exposure smoothing the water works brilliantly.
Jinna van Ringen 40 months ago | reply
oh this is amazing! I sold my B+W 10-stop ND filter, but I think I need to get one again.
www.matthansenphotography.com 39 months ago | reply
Iconic
jcarrionphoto 39 months ago | reply
WOW, amazing.
Charles Bodi 39 months ago | reply
Fantastic work.
Mr. Tambourine 38 months ago | reply
beautiful shot!
mtn_man2008 27 months ago | reply
The 10 stop ND was genius for this image. the movement really makes the whole thing work, great capture. You have a very strong photostream here, I'm glad I stopped by.