Everyday during the commute I pass through the Waldo Tunnel (aka the “Rainbow Tunnel” because of it’s south side paint job) before and after I cross the Golden Gate Bridge. Here’s a long shot of the tunnel from the turnout at the north end of the bridge. (I took a couple of experimental shots of the tunnel with my G11 about this time last year.)
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 38mm. 1/200 second at f/11, ISO 200.
Canon T2i heading home.
Commuting sucks. Sometimes an alternate route might take a little longer, but it’ll be so much more pleasant. Today was one of those days. I was almost home when I ran into very sluggish highway traffic. Fortunately, it happened just before my last possible detour so I quickly got out of the jam. Halfway along the way, I turned up the road that goes towards my house and saw that the pigs are back–I say “back” because they had been moved away from the road after the last time I took photos of them. Of course, I had to stop.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 85mm. 1/160 second at f/11, ISO 200.
Canon T2i detouring for the pigs.
I started this blog on August 8, 2010. My original plan was to post a daily photo grabbed at random locations during 15 minute or less stops on my long commute to and from work. “Out and About” and “Homestead” shots soon crept into the mix, but I did manage to consistently capture and post a LOT of “run and gun” commute photos–and out of those a fair amount were of the Golden Gate Bridge. Today’s bridge shot was taken from the lookout at the north end of the span. Because it’s summer there were hundreds of busy, boisterous, photo-happy tourists taking in the views. Not being a fan of crowds, I did a very quick “run and gun” shoot. Five minutes later I was in my car and back on the road.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15 – 85mm at 85mm. 1/100 second at f/11, ISO 200.
Black and white conversion: Nik Silver Efex Pro (version 1).
Canon T2i celebrating a familiar icon from a well worn path.
San Francisco fog can be relentless during the summer months. Clear, warm days at the beach aren’t rare, but happening on one if you don’t live in the city requires a bit of luck and happenstance. This is a view of Ocean Beach on a very nice weekday afternoon.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 27mm. 1/400 second at f/11, ISO 200.
Canon T2i catching some rays.
It’s Friday and I’m beat, so anything goes…. Here’s a shot I took during our 10,000 Mile trip of a mixed modern/old view of Quebec City. The structure with the aged copper roof is the Service Canada which is just across the street from the Gare du Palais (a VERY nice train station where we whiled away quite a few hours).
There’s very little processing on the image, though I did crop a bit to tighten the frame.
Canon G11 overlooking a fave North American city.