Out of the Gloom: Golden Gate Bridge and Fog
Few photos have eluded me like this one. After nearly 10 years the stars aligned and I was finally free to photograph the fog blanketing the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco at sunset this past week. What makes this photo so difficult to capture? To name a few things; the weather conditions have to be just right, you have to recognize the conditions as being just right, you have to be in a close proximity to the area, you have to be able to break away from whatever you’re doing, you have to fight San Francisco traffic, you have to scramble for limited parking, you have to find the right place to shoot from and finally you have to hope the weather conditions don’t disintegrate before the lighting is optimal. At last it all worked out and to top it all off I got to meet Frederic Larson, the famous San Francisco Chronicle photographer, who was shooting near by.
Out Of The Gloom: Golden Gate Bridge and Fog
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Well, i can only say.. it was definitely worth the scramble. What an amazing shot!!!
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Yes, years of near misses definitely paid off.
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10 year wait was worth this post. Really sharp Jim. I really like how you framed this.
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Another awesome photo Jim. Certainly well worth waiting 10 years for. For all of us that don’t live in SF getting there in the first place is the first hurdle we have to jump over.
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Dan Mitchell’s blog lead me here, and I have to say congratulations on finally getting this incredible shot. Well worth the effort!
Bravo.
Edie
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Well worth the wait. All of those others were just the practice runs.
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[...] This photo was taken from a higher vantage point the same day I photographed Out of the Gloom: Golden Gate Bridge and Fog. I wasn’t sure this would come out. The fog was quickly rising, the light was quickly fading and I needed to rush back to my car before the rangers locked a gate restricting auto travel in and out of the area. One thing is for sure time is rarely on the side of a photographer. [...]
[...] If there is one thing I’ve learned as a photographer it is always check your seconds. Upon first review of a days shoot I’ll almost always pick out the great shots. There’s a caveat to this though… these great shots are usually in line with a preconceived notion of what I wanted to get from the shoot. Coming back to these same photos later allows me to review my photos with a fresh perspective. The end result is usually the discover of a real gem of a photo. Case in point with “Out of the Gloom II: Golden Gate Bridge and Fog” (seen below). Photographed the same day as Out of the Gloom: Golden Gate Bridge and Fog I some how pass this image by looking for a different type of shot. [...]