The sky cleared today so for commute fun I headed down to Fort Baker. I took a little hike up behind the Presidio Yacht Club and grabbed some shots. Though the color rendering of this shot of the bridge looked nice, black and white just seemed better.
Lens: Canon EFS 15-85mm at 27mm. F/16 for 1/320 second, ISO 200.
Canon T2i milking the landmark.
I had a band rehearsal after work today so I had to get home. I did, however, manage a quick stop near my house where I grabbed a few shots of some turkeys as they were scurrying across an open field. This shot is zoomed all the way in so it’s all the turkey I could get. What I like about it is being able to see where they’re heading.
Lens: Canon EFS 15-85mm at 85mm. f/11 for 1/60 sec, ISO 200.
Canon T2i chasing turkeys.
We have a patch of cool looking African aloe on the edge of the driveway next to our house. It’s a super sturdy and very prickly aloe–not something little kids should play near. In May it shoots up 2′ to 3′ tall spikes with multiflowered, salmon colored heads. Here’s a close-up of a recently opened bloom.
Lens: Canon EFS 15-85mm at 50mm. f/5.0 for 1/250 sec, ISO 200.
Canon T2i recording the homestead species.
I came home today and found this in the dining room. I’m sworn to secrecy about why it’s here, but I couldn’t resist grabbing some images. For fun, I pulled out my EF 85mm “portrait” lens–seemed appropriate.
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM, f/2.8 for 1/50 sec, ISO 400.
Black and white conversion: Nik Silver Efex Pro (version 1).
Canon T2i snapping bones.
My commute photos are mostly taken between the hours of 2:30 and 4:00 PM. Not the best time for grabbing scenes with dramatic light, but I work with what I get. Here are a couple of shots I took during yesterday’s commute, one towards and the other away from the direction of the sun.
This is the ocean view just southwest of the Golden Gate Bridge.
And this is a bay view of Alcatraz from the upper Presidio (for people not familiar with the Bay Area, the dome is part of the Palace of Fine Arts).
Lens: Canon EFS 15-85mm.
First image: 20mm, f/16 for 1/320 sec, ISO 200.
Second image: 70mm, f/16 for 1/200 sec, ISO 200.
Canon T2i working with the light.