Category Archives: Commute

Shots from my daily commute.

Late summer at the Golden Gate

I was back on the commute today, and it was very warm during the ride home. The fog was trying to float into the Golden Gate, but the heat kept pushing it back. The push and pull of the elements made for a bizarre, wispy fog surrounding the bridge. It was one of those kind of shoots where I would focus and wait for a fog pattern that looked interesting before pressing the shutter button. This was the first shot I took. Sometimes it just happens that way.

Golden Gate Bridge with wispy fog

Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 18mm. 1/250 second at f/11, ISO 200.

Canon T2i anticipating the elements.

Pushing the envelope

I’ve been an avid Photoshop user since the early 90s. During the first 7 years of my current career I did a LOT of image production work in Photoshop. So, yeah, I can make it go. I took this image of a section of the support columns under the Mill Valley bridge during yesterday’s commute shoot. The golden yellows and blues were in the original, but I used some Photoshop moves to make the colors more vibrant and dramatic. Why not?

Support columns under the Mill Valley bridge

Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm. 1/125 second at f/9.0, ISO 200.

Canon T2i gathering pixels.

A view from underneath

The traffic through the city wasn’t too bad today so I pulled off a few miles after crossing the Golden Gate at the Mill Valley exit and did a few minutes of exploring. I found this view of Mt. Tamalpais looking north under the overpass on the Mill Valley-Sausalito Path. The cyclist probably sees it all the time in all different conditions, but this is what it looked like today.

Petaluma Bridge

Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 40mm. 1/200 second at f/9.0, ISO 200.

Canon T2i peering through an overpass.

Riding the ferry to the next dock

I’ve got two very busy weeks ahead of me–commute… work … commute…, plus several band gigs (like work, but more fun). Then I’m on vacation. Until then the blog posts will mostly be a grab bag of shots. This one is a grab from a recent bag.

Ferry heading towards a fog veiled San Francisco

Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm. (Have I insinuated enough that this is a GREAT walk-around lens for a Canon APS-C camera!!)

Canon T2i fishing for time.