Rich Capture
Fort Point - San Francisco, California, USA
This shot is from last Thursday evening's shoot with fellow photographers Jave & Jimmy.
Like so many of our outings, this one started out with us rushing out to our destination with little time to spare. And when I say rushing, I mean driving really fast. Triple digit fast, if you catch my drift. And I'd like to mention that I was not the one behind the wheel. Because if I was, we would have been driving a cool 65 mph and probably would not have made it here on time to take any shots. Although, in retrospect, the timing did not make much of a difference, since after about 20 minutes of shooting it started to rain on us continually for the next few hours. But, we would not be denied our shots on this day, because before we left San Jose, Jave, most intelligently, reminded me to bring my huge golfing umbrellas. These suckers are 7 foot in diameter. So, we did, what I like to call "Team Shooting" where one photographer would hold the two umbrellas over the three of us while the other two took their shots and we would rotate and took turns shooting. It was a little crowded and you may notice that my companions comps are fairly similar to my own, but that is the price you pay for shooting under umbrellas in the rain. This shot was actually taken when the rain let up for a bit. Good times :-)
After we were done at this location, we headed to baker beach to try a shot of the bridge from the other side of the fort, but as luck would have it. I got a business related call while walking out to our spot that I could not ignore and spend the next 45 minutes on the phone with a client while standing under one of my umbrellas in the rain. Not so much fun. But, I didn't feel that bad, because while I was working, my two amigos where struggling to get shots in the rain and finally gave up just about the time I hung up with my client. I think our conversation went something like...Did you guys get anything good? My amigos reply...Crap...lets get out of here. So, off we went to Tommy's in the City for some Hot Roast Beef Sandwiches and the warmth of in doors. I got a couple of more shots from this shots, but they are fairly similar with different cloud motion, so I'll save those for another day. Hope you guys enjoy the image and just remember...when it comes to umbrellas, size is King. :-)
Enjoy :-)
Canon 5D Mark II
Exposure: 30sec
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 50 (to get as even an exposure as possible)
Lens: Canon EF16-35mm f2.8L II
Tripod Gitzo 2531
Head Arca Swiss B1
Filters:
1)Standard B+W UV that never leave my lens
2) Hi-Tech 1.2 Solid ND
3) Lee .6 & .9 soft edge ND grads (slightly staggered)
Thank you to all who stopped by to look at my other photos and comment and favorite them. It is much appreciated.
Fort Point - San Francisco, California, USA
This shot is from last Thursday evening's shoot with fellow photographers Jave & Jimmy.
Like so many of our outings, this one started out with us rushing out to our destination with little time to spare. And when I say rushing, I mean driving really fast. Triple digit fast, if you catch my drift. And I'd like to mention that I was not the one behind the wheel. Because if I was, we would have been driving a cool 65 mph and probably would not have made it here on time to take any shots. Although, in retrospect, the timing did not make much of a difference, since after about 20 minutes of shooting it started to rain on us continually for the next few hours. But, we would not be denied our shots on this day, because before we left San Jose, Jave, most intelligently, reminded me to bring my huge golfing umbrellas. These suckers are 7 foot in diameter. So, we did, what I like to call "Team Shooting" where one photographer would hold the two umbrellas over the three of us while the other two took their shots and we would rotate and took turns shooting. It was a little crowded and you may notice that my companions comps are fairly similar to my own, but that is the price you pay for shooting under umbrellas in the rain. This shot was actually taken when the rain let up for a bit. Good times :-)
After we were done at this location, we headed to baker beach to try a shot of the bridge from the other side of the fort, but as luck would have it. I got a business related call while walking out to our spot that I could not ignore and spend the next 45 minutes on the phone with a client while standing under one of my umbrellas in the rain. Not so much fun. But, I didn't feel that bad, because while I was working, my two amigos where struggling to get shots in the rain and finally gave up just about the time I hung up with my client. I think our conversation went something like...Did you guys get anything good? My amigos reply...Crap...lets get out of here. So, off we went to Tommy's in the City for some Hot Roast Beef Sandwiches and the warmth of in doors. I got a couple of more shots from this shots, but they are fairly similar with different cloud motion, so I'll save those for another day. Hope you guys enjoy the image and just remember...when it comes to umbrellas, size is King. :-)
Enjoy :-)
Canon 5D Mark II
Exposure: 30sec
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 50 (to get as even an exposure as possible)
Lens: Canon EF16-35mm f2.8L II
Tripod Gitzo 2531
Head Arca Swiss B1
Filters:
1)Standard B+W UV that never leave my lens
2) Hi-Tech 1.2 Solid ND
3) Lee .6 & .9 soft edge ND grads (slightly staggered)
Thank you to all who stopped by to look at my other photos and comment and favorite them. It is much appreciated.