Golden gate Bridge
Golden gate Bridge in early morning.
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May, 2014Views
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patrick9x9
July 14, 2014
Great shot of the bridge. Was there this weekend hoping to get the Super Moon, but nope, too much fog, lol.
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AlanJakarta
July 14, 2014
Fabulous shot taken from a great perspective. Congratulations on being Featured.
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TravelBugDove
January 22, 2015
Your work is amazing!! Wow!! Please keep up all you do :)) You got talent!!
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ellenellen
March 05, 2015
this a beautiful shot.I have taken the bridge many times but this photo takes you right there!
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Location
San Francisco, from a helicopterTime
Early morningLighting
A cloudy morning so the lighting wasn't at its bestEquipment
Pentax K5 and Pentax 10-17 Fisheye lensInspiration
$600 that my wife paid for this helicopter tour, for my birthday..:-)Editing
Straighten the distortions caused by the Fisheye lens and corrected some colors and contrastIn my camera bag
Pentax K7 and K5 bodies with a variety of lenses, depending on the type of trip and photography: 10-20 and 17-50 for landscapes 100mm macro as well as 35mm macro 50mm F1.4 for low light and shallow depth of field photos 70-200mm and 300mm for wildlife and birds Graduated filter for landscape photography A compact carbon fiber tripod is also with me on every trip. Sometime a flash. Batteries, charges, memory cards, cleaning kit, shutter release remoteFeedback
If possible, delay the flight until the sun comes out but when it is still low in the sky. Take a tour with helicopter that allows removing the door. Much better than shooting through the glass. Dress warm!!!!! Keep your camera inside the body of the helicopter or you will lose it. Strap it to your hand Use high enough shutter speed but also close aperture to about 8 for maximum sharpness. Avoid changing lenses. If you want to use a Fisheye as well as rectangular ultra wide angle then better to use two camera bodies. But don't neglect the telephoto option, not everything has to be taken in wide angle
