Shots from my daily commute.
There’s a change in the weather! The wind came back to the Bay Area bringing the fog with it. Rain will follow. On my way home, I took advantage of the transition away from the smoggy doldrums and made a short stop at the view point at the northbound end of the Golden Gate Bridge. The fog was rolling in quickly, but I managed to grab some shots of the city before it got completely enveloped.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 85mm. 1/125 second at f/11, ISO 100.
Canon T2i looking over the fog.
Despite a rain shower or two over the past month, the warm, windless, hazy days continue around the Bay Area. I had my 70-300mm lens with me today so, ignoring the haze, I drove up to the Marin Headlands hoping to grab a few good shots with the longer focal lengths. I now know that longer zooms actually magnify haze making it look more pronounced. Live and learn! I settled on this shot because the whiter haze along the immediate coast looks more natural than the smog over the city.
BTW, the freighter was massive!
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm IS USM.
Top photo: lens at 70mm. 1/80 second at f/11, ISO 100.
Bottom photo: lens at 240mm. 1/100 second at f/11, ISO 100.
Canon T2i cutting through the haze.
Here’s another shot from yesterday’s salvage yard stop. The sign says it all.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm.
Canon T2i enraptured by scrapture.
There’s a salvage yard with all kinds of “scrapture” curiosities at the last exit of my homeward bound commute. I’ve been meaning to stop for months. Today I finally did, and these punk dinosaurs, feigning to take on the windmill, were more than happy to have their picture taken.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 50mm. 1/160 second at f/11, ISO 200.
Canon T2i going prehistoric.
While waiting for the seasonal change from the month long Indian Summer we’re having in the SF Bay Area, I decided to change the appearance of the weather myself. The fog was indeed rolling in at the Golden Gate, but it was in contrast to a bright blue sky. I converted the image to black and white in Nik Silver Efex Pro, first tweaking the contrast and structure. I then added a white vignette to give the shot a vintage look as well as enhance the “weather effect” of the swirling fog.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 35mm. 1/400 second at f/11, ISO 200.
Canon T2i taking it to the bridge.