
Despite having ended off on my Jewel By the Bay photo session at midnight the day before, I took an early morning hike down a somewhat slippery embankment near Marshal's Beach. Since the prior day was also a travel day where I'd gotten up at 4:00 am to catch a flight, my legs were not happy with me.
While there was some self-doubt about the effort at the time, it became clear that this was a fantastic spot from which to photograph the Golden Gate bridge. The viewpoint, while looking down at the water of bay, looks up at the bridge in a way that highlights its immense magnitude.
I had barely gotten set up when the huge orange tanker cruised underneath the center span about eight minutes later.
The large subjects in this image are quite impressive and this photograph is able to convey that in great detail. With over 20K pixels in the vertical dimension, it is a good choice for prints covering a large vertical span.
Date & Time | September 13, 2019: 7:30am - 9:00am |
Location | Marshall's Beach, San Francisco, California |
Coordinates | 37.804900, -122.478500 |
Focal Length | 300mm |
Aperture | f8 |
Shutter | 1/180 |
ISO | 320 |
Num of Exposures | 44 |
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Total Pixels | 587,566,869 px |
Width | 28,883 px |
Height | 20,343 px |
Aspect Ratio | 1.42 : 1 |
Date & Time | September 13, 2019: 7:30am - 9:00am |
Location | Marshall's Beach, San Francisco, California |
Coordinates | 37.804900, -122.478500 |
Focal Length | 300mm |
Aperture | f8 |
Shutter | 1/180 |
ISO | 320 |
Num of Exposures | 44 |
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