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The Golden Gate

by Youssef Ismail

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted September 6, 2011170 views10 comments
Bumping around the Marin Headlands yesterday I came upon a Kirby Cove with a great view of the bridge. I stayed until the sun went down and to my surprise the fog kept its distance. It allowed me time to make this 4 image pano stitch and a two series of 4x5 pano exposures before the fog started to encroach on the south tower.

Nikon D2x, 17-55mm @55mm f16 @ 30sec. PS CS3 for stitching and blending, and TK Masks for other work.

Your thoughts and critiques most appreciated.

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on September 6, 2011 at 5:48 PM
Excellent, Youssef and the large photo is gorgeous, the individual lights of the city show up as well as the lights on the Bay Bridge, well done :toast:
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Comment posted by Enrique Vizcarra on September 6, 2011 at 9:10 PM
Very nice and well composed panoramic landscape
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Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on September 6, 2011 at 11:51 PM
Nice take on this classic icon. The pano comp is spot on and with just the right amount of light in the sky you have one of the better GGB shots I have seen.

Your sig on the upper right hand corner works well with this shot.

Did you need f16 for this shot?

Registered on January 15, 2009, 13 Posts, 772 Comments
Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on September 7, 2011 at 12:36 AM
I used f/16 with the hopes of getting star bursts on all the lights. The stars were not as defined as I had hoped. Thanks for asking.
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Comment posted by Joseph Kayne on September 7, 2011 at 9:42 AM
:toast: :toast: :toast:
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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on September 9, 2011 at 11:02 AM
The illuminated fog is a beautiful feature of the GGB shot.
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Comment posted by Jeff Bushnell on September 10, 2011 at 3:02 PM
Love the stunning blue and gold tones. Really brings me back to SF, one of my favorite places.
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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on September 11, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Beautiful scene.
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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on September 14, 2011 at 9:41 PM
A real wall hanger - gorgeous colors and a nice composition and viewpoint.
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Duval on September 15, 2011 at 8:50 AM
Youssef,

I think the subdued starbursts actually work better in this image than dramatic ones, it turns a wonderful postcard image ( with the big lightbursts ) into art IMHO. Sometimes a failed concept actually turns out better than the vision.

Paul
Registered on June 30, 2009, 508 Posts, 1907 Comments