On a perfectly clear day I searched for an effective vantage point to capture the entirety of the Golden Gate bridge. I settled on a location just a few yards from an old coastal gun battery called Battery Wagner. You can certainly tell that it had been idle for quite some time. In fact it was deactivated in 1917 when the 5" guns were needed overseas in WWII.
From 4:00pm to 8:00pm on Sept 13, 2019 at an excellent viewpoint I was able to capture this huge image of the bridge nicely illuminated by the sun in the late afternoon. The gargantuan boat fron the NYK line international shipping company was an impressive site to see, and a great accent to this photo.
I was feeling a great sense of anticipation about the shoot throughout the day after I had decided on the location. And sure enough the fully exposed late day sun lit that bridge up and brought out the full classic red-orange color in exactly the way I thought it would.
Date & Time | September 13, 2019: 5:15pm - 6:32pm |
Location | Mill Valley, California |
Coordinates | 37.827700, -122.485900 |
Focal Length | 300mm |
Aperture | f/8 |
Shutter | 1/125 |
ISO | 80 |
Num of Exposures | 225 |
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Total Pixels | 698,261,115 px |
Width | 43,595 px |
Height | 16,017 px |
Aspect Ratio | 2.72 : 1 |
Date & Time | September 13, 2019: 5:15pm - 6:32pm |
Location | Mill Valley, California |
Coordinates | 37.827700, -122.485900 |
Focal Length | 300mm |
Aperture | f/8 |
Shutter | 1/125 |
ISO | 80 |
Num of Exposures | 225 |
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