Ugly Fence / Pretty Light - San Jose, California, USA

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So, its been a few days since I had a chance to get out and shoot something. So, after grabbing something quick to eat when I got home last night I decided to climb up the hill behind my house and see if I could catch some color in the sunset. I'd been watching the weather forecast for today and yesterday while stuck at work all day and had a gut feeling that there would be some great color in the sky this particular night. You see. Although I have not found any really beautiful things to photograph in San Jose yet (I only moved here 31 years ago), I have kinda figured out when the skies are gonna light up. And mind you, I will find something beautiful to photograph here eventually. Its on my bucket list and truthfully, I'm not really looking that hard. Seeing as there are so many beautiful things to photograph in the surrounding areas, I'll get to it eventually. LOL. Anyhow. Here's my just for the hell of it shot from last night. I think the color palette is pretty good, even if the fence in not world class. LOL.

Enjoy :-)

Canon 5D Mark II
Exposure: 65sec
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO Speed: 50 (to get as even an exposure as possible)
Lens: Canon EF16-35mm f2.8L II
Tripod Gitzo 2531
Head Arca Swiss B1
Filters:
1)Standard B+W UV that never leave my lens
2) Hi-Tech 1.2 Solid ND
3) Lee .9 soft edge ND grad

Thank you to all who stopped by to look at my other photos and comment and favorite them. It is much appreciated.

Taken on: April 13, 2010

Tags:

San Jose

backyard fun

valley view

old fence

wonderful light

city lights

passing storm « less

Sets appears in: • Landscapes/Cityscapes

Groups appears in: • Landscape Photos • California's Bay Area Group more » • Landscape photography • SF Bay Area Shooters (sfbas) • Beautiful California • Excellent landscape *high quality* • Inspirational Landscapes « less

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