Foghorns at the Golden Gate - a photo on Flickriver

Foghorns at the Golden Gate

This picture is featured in an article on photo-friendly cities in the May, 2009 Popular Photography magazine and on popphoto.com!
www.popphoto.com/Features/30-Photo-Friendly-Cities
(photo not there as of Feb 2010)

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The sun rises between the fog and high clouds. It is rare to see both at the same time! No HDR.

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2.5-second exposure @F22 with 2 LEE soft ND grad 0.9's
Lee filter holder
Canon 5D
Canon 17-40L @ 21
Gorillapod tripod to deal with the uneven rocks.
RAW file processed with Capture One by Phase One
TIFF file processed with Photoshop

The thick fog surrounding the Golden Gate Bridge alternated from being a thick soup to a emerging as a golden veil as it swirled around on this morning. Fog often can produce some excellent atmospheric effects, though it does not always cooperate. Three foghorns echoed against the hills as ships passed by.

The fog allowed parts of the bridge to be hidden so others could be emphasized. It is usually necessary to wait quite a long while in order for the most interesting parts to be visible, as if a painter were composing the image. The wait often pays off but even if it doesn’t, this is a great place to be.

I pay close attention to the local weather conditions at the Golden Gate before I go here, but it is rare that I see conditions align themselves in a way that can produce a really good photograph.

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

Taken on: August 31, 2007

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D, f/22.0, 2.5 sec, 21mm, ISO 50 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D
Aperture:	f/22.0
Exposure Time:	2.5
Focal Length:	21mm
ISO:	50
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Partial
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Unknown (-1)
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
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