I say “hot” in the title because of the direct sun on the face of the city. With the foreground in afternoon shadow, the slightly washed out buildings makes for an interesting look. I cropped a chunk off the bottom of this photo because the sea of green grass was too dominant. This “pano” view makes for a more balanced image.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm.
Canon T2i taking in a full histogram.
Yesterday was a beautiful day in the Bay Area. During the commute home I took a detour and meandered up the Marin Headlands. This is what I saw through the viewfinder.
San Francisco through the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge.
A full bridge/city view from higher up.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm.
Canon T2i looking out on the city.
I took this shot last week during my commute detour to Fort Baker. I like it for it’s simplicity–and because this is what San Francisco looks like from the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge on any given cloudless winter day during the mid-afternoon.
Canon G11 taking in a clear view.
Heading home today I turned up Fulton Street and headed toward Stanyan. I parked a couple of blocks down from St. Ignatius figuring on some of preconceived shots. While walking down Stanyan, I looked up a narrow alley and saw the St. Ignatius cupola and CHARTREUSE!
Of course I had to see the house so I headed a block down to McAllister… Magnifique!
And here’s a perspective (neighborhood) shot:
Canon G11 stoned on Chartreuse.
Not exactly commute photos, but after the Friday commute we had to “commute” to a gig at the Berkeley Yacht Club. We arrived just after the sun had set so I quickly grabbed the G11 and snapped a few shots. These are zoomed in views across the bay (as much as the G11 can zoom)–I cropped them panoramically because there was too much water and sky in the original frames.
After the show, I grabbed my tripod and got a few night shots. Since we were at a yacht club I figured I should focus on boats.
[The image of the boats at night was shot in shutter speed mode (TV): 6 second exposure, ISO 200, aperture 3.5, focal length 6.1mm (equivalent to 28mm on a full frame camera)]
Canon G11 working day and night.