Thursday, March 18, 2010

Golden Gate Bridge: Twilight Lineup

I have been obsessed by this angle ever since I saw Harold Davis's image from the same location back in 2008.

I first visited this location about 6 months ago, on a warm afternoon over the Labor Day holiday. It was a beautiful afternoon for a hike, but a hazy afternoon for photography, so I didn't come home with any winners.

This past weekend was the first incredible spring weekend in the Bay Area, and also stunningly clear. I decided to try my luck again along the Coast Trail in the Headlands.

It was a perfect afternoon for a hike, and the hillsides were dotted with tons of wildflowers and the first spring poppies.

I arrived at The Spot a few minutes before sunset and shot for 30 minutes or so. I have a bunch of images of the lineup in various shades of twilight.

It was a perfect evening, even though it was a bit windy and my hands felt like blocks of ice! They warmed up on the TOUGH uphill hike back. Note to self: bring TWO water bottles next time!

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Canon 5D, Canon 100-400L, f/22 @ 10s, ISO 50. No filters.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a wonderful shot Della. I'm envious! And I was out on some of those trails on a group hike last Sunday but we didn't hike to that spot. It was sure beautiful out there and I had a wonderful time and I would have enjoyed it more if we had hiked to that spot. Oh well. I'm wondering though, did you haul a tripod up there two? I'm guessing you must have to get that sharp wonderful shot!
Cynthia

Anonymous said...

PS - I just looked at Harold's shot, a very nice picture But yours is better. How do you do it?!!!
Cynthia