I cross the Golden Gate Bridge twice every commute day, and I cross it frequently on weekends heading into the city for gigs or whatever. The bridge and I go way back. So I figure taking pictures of it is par for the course. Here’s an up close abstract taken today from the underside. The colored flats are planks from a section of a massive work area under the north end of the bridge.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 85mm. F/11 for 1/50 second, ISO 200.
Canon T2i under looking up.
Today, towards the end of my commute, I found this little scene. It looks very Sonoma County in late Spring. The grass losing its green means Summer is near.
Lens: Canon EFS 15-85mm at 35mm. f/11 for 1/400 second, ISO 200.
Canon T2i catching a season change.
The image in the header of my blog looks like it was cropped from the image below–but, obviously, it wasn’t. It’s indeed the same section of the Golden Gate Bridge, but I took this shot today–a much brighter day, and from a slightly different vantage point.
Lens: Canon 15-85mm at 57mm. 1/200 second at f/11, ISO 100.
Canon T2i taking in a different perspective.
I bought my T2i in August 2010. It was a birthday gift to myself because, well, I’d been working my ass off so for a bonus I splurged on a new creative tool. Cheap thrill considering I didn’t go for a 7D or, better, a 5D. I did, however, get the EFS 15-85mm lens instead of a standard kit lens. Anyway, one day, early on in my relationship with the T2i, I was running around the house snapping images of this and that. Fortunately, Maggie was a willing subject. The “ghosting” in this image was non-existent in the other shots I took of her. The soft, ethereal quality is what appeals to me.
Lens: EFS 15-85mm at 85mm. 1/40 second at f/5.6, ISO 200.
Canon T2i at the beginning.
Last night we played a gig at the Presidio Yacht Club. Between sets I managed to grab some night shots of the Golden Gate Bridge–the view of the bridge from the outside porch of the club is spectacular! I didn’t use a tripod, but rested the camera body on the deck railing and framed accordingly. This image was my fave.
I did very little post processing on the image–a slight crop, a fractional boost in the white level and the usual sharpening after resizing for the blog.
Lens: Canon EFS 15-85mm at 29mm. f/11 for 4 seconds, ISO 400.
Canon T2i taking in the night.