Just Another Golden Gate Bridge Sunset

            For the last couple of months I've wanted to get a nice high cloud sunset from a couple of different locations around the Golden Gate Bridge.... ironically, this more classic view wasn't one of those spots.  

I was unable to get to the spot I was going for this past Sunday... because well, shoot... it seems that a tour bus broke down and blocked the road.  Causing SFPD to reroute traffic, keeping me from my ideal location.  Geez, I guess the cops didn't get the memo that I was coming, right??

Well, sometimes part of photography is to make a quick adjustment and this was one of those times.  The traffic reroute left me near the old battery stations that overlook the pacific just south of the Golden Gate Bridge.  I walked around the area trying to fine a nice wildflower to use a foreground composition... but there was none to be found.

After trying a couple of different comps, that I wasn't happy with.  I decided to give this angle a try and and blend the last color of a beautiful burn with the start of the blue hour tones with the light trails of the cars driving over the iconic Golden Gate Bridge.

Taken on: July 19, 2015

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Camera: Nikon D800, f/16.0, 15 sec, 105mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800
Lens:	70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/16.0
Exposure Time:	15
Focal Length:	105mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 (Macintosh)
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