I’ve been uninspired to stop and take photos during my commute for a few months now. I blame it on this winter’s weird weather, but perhaps the discipline of taking commute shots almost daily for the past year and a half has run its course. Maybe it’s time to look beyond the well worn path for inspiration. In the meantime, here’s a shot I took about this time last year during a stop at Fort Baker.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 85mm. 1/250 second at F/11, ISO 200.
Canon T2i seeing red.
Since I haven’t posted in a couple of days, here’s a fairly recent shot from the commute collection. This wide angle view is of San Francisco, the Bay Bridge and Alcatraz from the north side of the Golden Gate.
Canon T2i taking in the views.
This is a multi-use complex along the Petaluma River. The structure is quite large so I used the extreme wide angle end of my lens to get its full length plus the reflection into the frame. I corrected the wide angle distortion in post using the Photoshop “Lens Correction” filter and went with black and white because I’m on a kick.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 15mm. 1/125 second at f/8.0, ISO 200.
Canon T2i down by the river.
I took this shot while walking down an alley. I have no idea what the “cage” is, but I now know it’s closed on Sundays.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 24mm. 1/60 second at f/11, ISO 200.
Canon T2i guessing in monochrome.
Instead of heading directly home after getting off the freeway at the end of my commute, I headed into town. The local parking garage seemed like a good place to grab a few quick shots so I drove up to the top level, parked and circumnavigated the lot. This view is looking east down Western Avenue towards the Petaluma River.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 38mm. 1/160 second at f/9.0, ISO 100.
Canon T2i perched atop the parking garage.