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 (68) 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 (81991) 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 (6563) 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 (30969) 2009-11-10 3:50

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

merckcrl (211) 2009-11-15 22:26

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

mafegan (4041) 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