When: Spring 2011

Location: San Francisco, California

Technical: Nikon D3100, 25MM Lens, F25, ISO 800. Exposure 15 seconds. Camera mounted on a SLIK Pro 340DX tripod. Image captured at 8:31PM.

Photo Backstory: A visit up to Northern California in the Spring of 2011 allowed me to capture this shot of the The Golden Gate Bridge. I was still learning my way around DSLR and was using my entry level Nikon D3100. I had seen night shots of the bridge before and wanted to try and capture something with the water reflecting the orange glow of the lights with the sunset fading into the background. When I arrived the hillside on this side of the bridge the area was pretty busy with other photographers and tourist. Nevertheless, I settled in and waited for the sun to set. In the lower left corner of the shot is Fort Point which was built in 1861 by the Army Corp of Engineers and is normally silhouetted at this hour. This was about my 4th or 5th shot in the series when some lost person in a vehicle turned down the road leading up to the fort and stopped. The headlights of the vehicle provided just enough light to light up this side of Fort Point. (Look carefully and you can see the tail lights and the headlights of the vehicle turning around) 

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Golden Gate at dusk

Photo Name: Golden Gate at dusk

~Enjoy, 

-Kenny