Saturday, after a band rehearsal, we chilled on the patio enjoying a couple of beers. I had my G11 handy and snapped all kinds of quirky, close-up shots. The fun of this kind of shooting is that occasionally something reveals itself. This simple image (plus my usual Photoshop/Nik Silver Efex techniques) worked for me.
Canon G11 staying off the cracks.
April. It’s warm. It’s cold. It’s wet. It’s dry. Today it was overcast and warmish–welcome to Northern California. This daisy was grabbing all it could get–as was I.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 80mm. 1/800 second at f/16, ISO 200–shooting at a cloud filtered sun.
Canon T2i working with the elements.
I love wide angle lenses. Given this view, the impulse might be to pull the City in (which I did in another shot) and/or get closer to Alcatraz (which I also did). But fully zoomed out the image takes on a whole different perspective–the long view.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85 at 15mm. 1/200 second at f/11, ISO 200.
Canon T2i taking the long view.
I stopped at the viewpoint at the northeast end of the Golden Gate Bridge today and happened upon this large crow. Seems we had both taken refuge quite a few yards away from the throng of noisy tourists. The crow was kind enough (or at least felt safe enough) to pose for a couple of photos. This profile shot was the best of the lot.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 85mm. 1/160 second at f/16, ISO 200.
Canon T2i admiring the crow.
I have a couple of easy to get to spots along the commute that I frequent. This is one of them–the southeast end of the Golden Gate Bridge. If it’s foggy in the City I usually start imagining how things might look by the bridge. I’m not always right, but it’s a good mental exercise. So… there was a thick, bright fog hanging low over the City this afternoon and the bridge looked just like I thought it would. Straight from the camera, here’s the view:
And looking out over the bay from the same spot (more or less), here’s a tweaked shot of a freighter I’d just missed as it passed under the bridge:
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm.
Bridge shot: 59mm, 1/200 second at f/9, ISO 200.
Freighter shot: 24mm, 1/200 second at f/11, ISO 200.
Canon T2i imagining by the bay.