A foggy Golden Gate Bridge at Blue Hour
Quick update – Golden Gate Bridge, 1st attempt
After an unexpected change of plans last night, we ended up staying by the bay area to shoot the Golden Gate bridge. I wasn’t happy with the results.
The Cool Bits – Technical Info
Processing Time: 1 hour
Processing method: Photoshop & Photomatix
No. of Exposures: 6
EV Range: -2 0 +2
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 28mm
Lens: Canon 17-55mm f/2.8
Camera: Canon 60d
Plugins: Nik Color Efex for detail extraction, colour correction and contrast adjustments
Luminance Masks: N/A
Photomatix Settings: Default>Strength 60>Saturation 35>Luminosity 2> Lighting Adjustments 3> Gamma 1
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Today’s Photo – GG bridge
I took 3×2 brackets for this shot. Since I was so close to the railings, something, in terms of sharpness, would have to give, regardless of aperture. If I focused on the railings, the bridge would be out of focus. If I focused on the bridge, much of the railing would be blurry. So, I took 3 brackets while focusing on the bridge and 3 more brackets while focused on the railings. In Photoshop I merged the two sets of images to create an overall sharp image.
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It seems you have some mistake in technical bits. The lens is 17-55 and focal range is 10 mm 😉 Great photo BTW
What an idiot! I forgot to change that for some reason. It should be 28mm. Thanks for pointing that out 🙂
Fantastic photo blending Jimmy. You are an inspiration. FYI, if you haven’t already seen it I think you would really enjoy “Adrift” on Vimeo by Simon Christen with music by Jimmy LaValle. 🙂
Thanks for the suggestion David. Adrift was pretty much the only thing showing up on my fb feed yesterday. It was incredible. 2 years of work but I think it was worth every second.