A Rare Perspective Of San Francisco Under The Bay Bridge

this is an amazing picture...the color and compositions is great

 

Great composition and nice point of view, but it is toooooo digital.

"I could not setup my tripod due to the steepness; I could not even put my bag down as it rolled down the hill.... Canon 5D 17-40L f/11 25 seconds ISO 100"

Yeah, I think some clarification would be appreciated, re: your marvelous stability (internal gyros?)... t

this is an excellent composition. i love the white balance. the tungsten glow adds a level of atmosphere.

great perspective, excellent tone.

At first I thought this must be a HDR shot but given you only had seconds to capture the image without a tripod I'd say not. Great shot and while it is a 'common' subject I'd be proud to have created this image. Nice job.

 

Kevin, This is fantastic. The angles, lighting, perspective are great. How many

images did you get off at different exposure times to settle on this one at 25 seconds?

You obviously did not have much time to capture this. You are brave and willing to

damage your camera and life for a great shot.

very good pic indeed.......i like the overall color tone,though i find the exposure a little on the brighter side.had the far end of the bridge been cropped diagonally ,right at the other corner of the frame,cutting out, most of the under water..... balance could have been better.actually the composition can be improved.still a great effort,and pretty picture.

Maybe, for steadiness, he drank some liquid hydrogen and hand held it?

I think the water down below the bridge gives it a mystic look. The time lapse that is used doesn't give detail to the water, so it looks mysterious below the bridge, which I find appealing.

Very nice angle , good DOF. I like the division of upper bridge and lower part of the city seen under it. It has a nice night atmospher. Congratulation Kevin.

Jim Adams asks, "You state that you could not set up your tripod for this shot, and that this is a 25-second exposure at f/11 and ISO 100. Are you saying you shot this hand held for 25 seconds, or am I reading it wrong?"

 

That was my question from the beginning, too, and so it would be nice to know if you just happened onto the perfect rock qua tripod to pull off a 25 sec exposure.

 

Regardless of the settings, however, I cannot argue with the results. I love the angle on the bridge, not to mention the city in the background. As Doug says, the sky is a bit muddy, but it is going to be hard to avoid that with the pollution over a major city. Congratulations on having the photo selected.

 

But, to just to set our minds at ease, how DID you get such sharpness at 25 seconds with no tripod?

 

--Lannie

I think the story behind the photo makes it even more interesting. I'm impressed you were able to compose the shot/get the right exposure without your tripod (if this is right)! RD, I have to disagree with the suggestion to crop out water in the foreground. I felt the skyline/horizon in the distant background works well at 1/3. And that it might not work as well closer to flush with the bottom of the frame, but others may disagree.

I think the black water in the lower right hand corner perfectly balances the black sky in the upper left hand corner. In my opinion this is a brilliant photo with gorgeous lighting! My sister lived in SF for 8 years and I live only a couple hours away...I have seen this bridge a 1000 times either in person or in photos (photos for sale in SF and postcards) and not once did the bridge look as beautiful as this! For the first time I can see why everyone thinks this bridge is a big deal...well done.

The composition is stunning.

 

I'm curious what you might have done using the software that is available to capture ultra large dynamic range by taking multiple photos and combining. I've seen some very stunning results. I think one could get more of a range of colors. Thought the pervasive orange glow is a striking look.

Sorry, Kevin. I just had to see how it looked in black and white.

 

--Lannie

. . . as well as to see how it looked with a bit more contrast to try to blacken the sky a bit more.

 

--Lannie

. . . or with both.

 

--Lannie

Nicely done, Lannie. This image looks good either way.

Congrats Kevin on the POW. Well deserved. I do prefer the more poppy colour version

by Lannie though.

The B&W looks terrific. It definitely brings out all the details and gives it a more dramatic look, and the one with more contrast gives it more depth.

 

The composition and extreme perspective are awesome.

I bet Kevin is on vacation hence the non response. Nice one here! I've tried similar (from Alameda, not Treasure Island) and yours Kevin, is excellent.

Probably the most beautiful bridge shot I have ever seen. Tony Bennett would love it:) I will be curious who buys the photo first. S.F. Chamber of Commerce, post card company etc...Would look great on the wall.

Hmmm. I've seen better. In a nearby photo studio on Fisherman's Wharf, there is a photographer, name escapes me, that did a panoramic shot of this same bridge, over 20 years ago. Better than this shot by far!

 

Sorry

 

M. Hallock

And what would have happened if police would have caught you in the midst of shooting this excellent image?