On our last day in San Francisco, I was able to convince my brothers to venture up to the Marin Headlands for sunrise. I had been hoping for some fog to add some character to the scene….but once we set up camp I was happy that we had clear skies. The bridge is such an awesome sight, and someone was kind enough to allow some paved roads on the high grounds north of the city so that lazy folks like us can drive up first thing and walk out to see the sun’s first rays over this feat of architecture.
I was also determined to get some good shots with my neutral density (ND) filter….which lead to some serious headaches as I fumbled about and tried to move swiftly with the early morning light coming up over the horizon. The trouble with an ND filter is that the exposures become incredibly long. The filter I was using is a “10-stop”, which basically lets a magnitude of 10x less light through the lens….so basically you need a much longer amount of time to create the image by letting light reach the camera’s sensor. While I didn’t come away with any show stoppers from the morning, I was happy that I tried to learn while out on what might be my last Golden Gate sunrise shoot…at least for a long time. I like this shot for the pastels, the incredible subject and the almost antique look.
More shots to follow, be sure to check back in on Sunday for a couple of my favorite shots from the morning’s bounty.
THE DAILY PORTSMOUTH 