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Fog drifts through the Golden Gate at sunset. No HDR.
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Settings etc.:
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Canon 5D (mark I)
Canon 17-40L @ 40
2-minute exposure @F16
LEE ND soft grad 0.9 angled 10am-4pm
Cokin z-pro filter holder
ISO 50
RAW file processed with Capture One by Phase One
TIFF file processed with Photoshop
Keen water shoes
Fog never fails to create lots of atmosphere and mood. The Golden Gate is both a passageway for people as well as for lots of ocean fog to cool off the inland areas. A long exposure shows the way the fog flowed through the gate. The last light of the sun and the lights of the bridge in equal amounts illuminated the fog. This even light lasts for only a few minutes, so in the course of one evening, only one or two chances for a long exposure such as this are possible.
Since there is no time to take light readings, a good guess for the camera settings based on experience is the best way to go or you will miss the shot. Even though it was getting dark, the sky was still much brighter than the sea, so I used an ND grad filter to even out that contrast. It worked just the same as during the day.
It took me three years to capture this moment and I have never seen it
happen again. Nobody was down here. There were dozens of tripods set
up on the well-worn hillside to the right of the frame, but they were
pointing in the wrong direction to see this reflected light on the
water and how it moved through the fog and clouds.
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skawalker 22 months ago | reply
Another unbelievable adventure!
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Francisco Galan Photography 21 months ago | reply
brilliant ! hard work, patients and dedication pay off !!
Joel C. The Old Texan [deleted] 21 months ago | reply
Awesome shot of the amazing old bridge.
mariapas. [deleted] 20 months ago | reply
All your photos are so awesome!!!
jpepmont1 20 months ago | reply
Wow this photo is breathtaking! The color of the fog or cloud compliments the color of the bridge (red). Amazing! What do you mean by "angle between 10am-4pm? Just curious cause i'm an amateur photographer and do not know what that meant. Thank you.
Gordon Hunter (away till October) 19 months ago | reply
simple, clean and wildly beautiful.
tuansnv 16 months ago | reply
Wow!!! Really nice!!!
Marco Geilenkirchen [deleted] 16 months ago | reply
Awesome
oldwolf. 14 months ago | reply
amazing
Josué Penteado! [deleted] 12 months ago | reply
Nice job
☼Sol.Digital☼ [deleted] 12 months ago | reply
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victor98_2001 11 months ago | reply
stunting shot
Summer Days Barrels And Waves... 10 months ago | reply
This should be a poast card nice one....
Marinyu.. 9 months ago | reply
Fascinating scene ..scenery
jaciii (off&on) 9 months ago | reply
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simonetin 7 months ago | reply
very nice shot... best compliment!!!!
MACooke 5 months ago | reply
Incredible work.
Caty V. mazarias antoranz 2 months ago | reply
awesome ¡¡¡
khutienich 6 weeks ago | reply
very good
Shei~Shei [deleted] 4 weeks ago | reply
Beautiful shot of the Golden Gate Bridge