Holiday Star - Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA

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After seeing a shot like this from Robert Kroenert a few years ago I was inspired to give it a try. It seems like I missed it every time since the Trans America Pyramid light is only on for about one month during the Holiday Season.

This year, I was prepared and captured this scene with focal lengths ranging from 100-800mm. This scene was not as easy as I thought it would be, especially at 800mm. Some of the challenges while trying to frame the pyramid perfectly in the center of the tower were: the winds, tripod movement, precise manual focusing, camera shake, etc....One of the best parts of this scene is that the fog rolled in, just in time. More importantly it's placement between the city skyline and tower. It added an additional element to the scene and helped calm the highlights in the buildings. Much thanks to ACP for the location tips.

I hope everyone had a great Holiday Season and start to the New Year. May the light be with you, no matter what light your chasing. Jave

Taken in: United States / California / Sausalito (show map)

Taken on: December 28, 2011

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Sets appears in: • San Francisco,CA • Explored for 1/8000 of a sec

Groups appears in: • California's Bay Area Group • Northern California Photography more » • Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy • Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary « less

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/22.0, 30 sec, 400mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:	EF400mm f/5.6L USM
Aperture:	f/22.0
Exposure Time:	30
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Macintosh
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