Heavy Spray Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

I was out this morning to get some market photos when I heard on the radio that there is a high surf advisory for the whole California coast. So I headed over to Fort Point to see what I could catch - it's a classic location for surf, with the Golden Gate Bridge behind it.

This shot is actually a case of photographer's reflex: I had taken a whole bunch of shots and was just relaxing and thinking about heading home when this spray leaped up at me. Without thinking, I swung the camera up and caught it. And no, none of the spray hit the lens.)

Technical: Set WB to Daylight, raise Contrast, Black, Brightness and Clarity. In CS3, Levels.

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ikeharel (243) 2009-11-07 10:53

Do not keep wondering Dan - I'd seen this mighty bridge , in 1978 , while traveling thr USA , and it looks much more impresive without the spray...
sincerely , Ike.

jhm (83073) 2009-11-08 2:18

Hello Daniël,

Not usual of you this type of photographs, but perhaps have to this can on TE.
I see your picture as a modern painting.
Good captured and composed, nice colours too.
Well done, TFS.

Very nice sunday,
John.

jwmunro (6369) 2009-11-08 18:25

Hello Dan -

This is a different view of this well known icon. I am looking at this on my laptop and it is not being rendered as I remember seeing it yesterday. This could account for the lack of comments on TE. The spray seems to be blocked up, I am wondering if TE has something to do with this or maybe it is how you are converting for the web. I learned in my seminar today that Adobe color space needs to be converted to sRGB to render correctly on the web. I don't generally convert and maybe that explains why I get some comments about blocked shadows and a lack of vividness to some of my images. Just a thought. Anyway, as I said yesterday it was a nice image and a really different view. Well done!

Thank you for sharing.

John

John_F_Kennedy (31827) 2009-11-10 3:50

Hello Daniel,
This image is unusual - but excellent, wonderful. Great composition and presentation.
Best wishes,
Achim

merckcrl (221) 2009-11-15 22:26

This is really cool - almost like a Jackson Pollock painting.

mafegan (4381) 2009-11-21 17:27

Hello Dan
From the thumbnail it was a little difficult to see exactly what this photo was of? A familiar icon caught in a different situation. I guess I just really like to see familiar subjects photographed in a different way and you did really well with this attempt - good job. Tfs, Marlene

Waylim (11045) 2009-12-06 18:47

Hi Daniel,
I feeling like I have to cover my face. Interesting Look yet we can still see clearly the background of the golden gate bridge. I like the effect, though some may feel like it distrupt their view of the bridge but that is not your purpose of this shot. You show us just how the surf condition is. I feel like being there myself.
Way