Sf Bay Bridge #2

Shutter Speed = 0.6 sec, F-stop = 3.5, Focal Length = 18mm (canon 18-55mm kit lens), ISO = 1600, handheld

This is my favorite picture I have of the Bay Bridge. It was taken maybe 10 minutes after the first picture I posted of this bridge. I personally think it is a much better, and much more interesting photo. The camera was angled so that the bottom of the frame paralleled the cement pylons in the water. As I was taking this photo I was thinking "this is probably going to look stupid." I was greatly mistaken. Years later, this is still in my top 10 favorite pictures I have taken.

SF Bay Bridge

Shutter speed = 0.4 sec, F-stop = 4.5, focal length = 34mm (canon 18-55mm kit lens), ISO = 1600, handheld.

This picture was also taken in the first few weeks of owning a DSLR. This is the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, CA. To me the Bay Bridge is much more photogenic than the Golden Gate. It may have something to do with the fact that I have never had the opportunity to photograph the Golden Gate at night, but I always seem to get better results with the Bay Bridge. This day we were actually in SF as a family for my Moms birthday. I bring my cameras with me everywhere and since I had them, we stopped to take a few shots. They ended turning out pretty good.