Do you know the way to San Jose (And San Francisco)? (Pics)

JamesL said:

Hi All,

First off, I really want to thank everyone who replied to my
previous thread asking for good shots to shoot in the San
Francisco/San Jose area. Your advice on where to shoot was very
helpful!

I had to travel for work to San Jose by way of San Francisco. I
ended up having 1/2 day of free time, so I spent some time in San
Francisco taking pictures. Mainly I hung around the Golden Gate
bridge, as it is just such a beautiful area. I also travelled to
the beach, and the next day I went down to Santa Cruz.

I started out down on Crissy Field, which is close to the beach and
looks North towards the bridge:



After enjoying the view from there, I headed up to West Battery
Hill (?):





This was a pretty cool area. There were lots of earthen bunkers
that used to hold canon batteries. A little further down the trail:



Next, I drove North to get some views looking south and tried some
IR. This was my first IR with my Canon 10D. Works fairly well,
but there are hotspots in every image:



Continuing along the coast, I eventually hit the beach. I parked
and walked across the street to the Golden Gate Park. There is a
cool windmill on the East side:



After stopping for a bite to eat, it was on to the North side of
the Golden gate bridge and the Marin headlands. Lots of great
views of the bridge, and I stopped at every one. The first stop was
a little pullover just after you cross:





Next, up to the Golden Gate National Park area:





Looking South into Saulsalito:



And up a bit higher on the road:



Finally, I got to the top of the highway where it starts to curve
back down. There were more earthen batteries here that you could
walk through. This is looking North. The fog was starting to come
in:



Time for another break for some dinner. Afterwards, I setup for my
main goal for this shooting trip: a sunset progression:









Last stop of the night was back to the other side of the bridge for
a night shot:



I'm still working on a few shots from Santa Cruz from the next
night. I'll post them when I'm done.

James

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TarikB said:

Great to see you posting again James I still remeber your kind
words and pano advice when I started posting. These are great.

What post processing did you do on the IR shots if you don't mond
me asking.

TarikB

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Carlos Chacon said:

Pretty cool shots, James.

I would like to know about your IR setup, if you do not mind.

Thanks!
Carlos Ch.

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Carlos Chacon said:

Wonderful! Cannot wait to try, as I have all the 'ingredients'
needed for this particular recipe

Thanks you for sharing your shots and your tech.

Best Regards,
Carlos Ch.

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'No change is permanent, but change is.' Rush
'Failure isn't about falling down, failure is staying down.'
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JamesL said:

Hi All,

First off, I really want to thank everyone who replied to my
previous thread asking for good shots to shoot in the San
Francisco/San Jose area. Your advice on where to shoot was very
helpful!

I had to travel for work to San Jose by way of San Francisco. I
ended up having 1/2 day of free time, so I spent some time in San
Francisco taking pictures. Mainly I hung around the Golden Gate
bridge, as it is just such a beautiful area. I also travelled to
the beach, and the next day I went down to Santa Cruz.

I started out down on Crissy Field, which is close to the beach and
looks North towards the bridge:



After enjoying the view from there, I headed up to West Battery
Hill (?):





This was a pretty cool area. There were lots of earthen bunkers
that used to hold canon batteries. A little further down the trail:



Next, I drove North to get some views looking south and tried some
IR. This was my first IR with my Canon 10D. Works fairly well,
but there are hotspots in every image:



Continuing along the coast, I eventually hit the beach. I parked
and walked across the street to the Golden Gate Park. There is a
cool windmill on the East side:



After stopping for a bite to eat, it was on to the North side of
the Golden gate bridge and the Marin headlands. Lots of great
views of the bridge, and I stopped at every one. The first stop was
a little pullover just after you cross:





Next, up to the Golden Gate National Park area:





Looking South into Saulsalito:



And up a bit higher on the road:



Finally, I got to the top of the highway where it starts to curve
back down. There were more earthen batteries here that you could
walk through. This is looking North. The fog was starting to come
in:



Time for another break for some dinner. Afterwards, I setup for my
main goal for this shooting trip: a sunset progression:









Last stop of the night was back to the other side of the bridge for
a night shot:



I'm still working on a few shots from Santa Cruz from the next
night. I'll post them when I'm done.

James

--
Check out my photos at:
http://home.comcast.net/~langfords
http://www.pbase.com/jamesl

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Ulysses said:

Thanks for the lovely views, James.

If you don't mind, what lens(es) were you using?

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Ulysses
http://www.ulyssesphotography.com

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Danielito said:

just three words: Breathless, stunning & awesome colors!

Very good work in taking the pic & postprocessing!!!

Best regards & thank you for sharing...

Whished I would be able to take pics like this.

Best regards
Daniel

JamesL said:

Hi All,

First off, I really want to thank everyone who replied to my
previous thread asking for good shots to shoot in the San
Francisco/San Jose area. Your advice on where to shoot was very
helpful!

I had to travel for work to San Jose by way of San Francisco. I
ended up having 1/2 day of free time, so I spent some time in San
Francisco taking pictures. Mainly I hung around the Golden Gate
bridge, as it is just such a beautiful area. I also travelled to
the beach, and the next day I went down to Santa Cruz.

I started out down on Crissy Field, which is close to the beach and
looks North towards the bridge:



After enjoying the view from there, I headed up to West Battery
Hill (?):





This was a pretty cool area. There were lots of earthen bunkers
that used to hold canon batteries. A little further down the trail:



Next, I drove North to get some views looking south and tried some
IR. This was my first IR with my Canon 10D. Works fairly well,
but there are hotspots in every image:



Continuing along the coast, I eventually hit the beach. I parked
and walked across the street to the Golden Gate Park. There is a
cool windmill on the East side:



After stopping for a bite to eat, it was on to the North side of
the Golden gate bridge and the Marin headlands. Lots of great
views of the bridge, and I stopped at every one. The first stop was
a little pullover just after you cross:





Next, up to the Golden Gate National Park area:





Looking South into Saulsalito:



And up a bit higher on the road:



Finally, I got to the top of the highway where it starts to curve
back down. There were more earthen batteries here that you could
walk through. This is looking North. The fog was starting to come
in:



Time for another break for some dinner. Afterwards, I setup for my
main goal for this shooting trip: a sunset progression:









Last stop of the night was back to the other side of the bridge for
a night shot:



I'm still working on a few shots from Santa Cruz from the next
night. I'll post them when I'm done.

James

--
Check out my photos at:
http://home.comcast.net/~langfords
http://www.pbase.com/jamesl

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