Baker Beach, CA
April 30, 2013

With this recent series of photos of the Golden Gate Bridge from Baker Beach in San Francisco, I must have captured this bridge from all possible angles, except for an aerial  view and one from the bridge itself.  Of all possible views, this series from Baker Beach is my favorite.  Though this view of the bridge must have been photographed a million times before, this was my first time and it was special.  I can certainly scratch off Golden Gate from my bucket list now.

I timed my photo shoot so that I would see the sunset off the Pacific Ocean.  As always, I lost all track of time and before I knew it, it was after 8pm and I was worried that my car was locked in the parking lot with the gates closed.  As I was rushing back with all my gears, I passed by this puddle and I just couldn’t resist.  I pulled out my tripod and spread the legs as wide as they could go to bring the lens close to the ground.  I was hoping to get more of the bridge in the reflection but it just didn’t work out.  I think the puddle itself was recessed into the sand and it just didn’t allow the right angle.  I made about 10 images, each around 6 seconds,  f/18 with ISO at 100.  I still had my circular polarizer on my 16-35mm though with the sun almost below the horizon, it really didn’t do much.

The rest of the photos from this series can be seen in the Travel Portfolio section on my website.  These photos are also available for sale in my Art Store if you want to contribute to my Carbon Fiber Tripod Fund.