SF Skyline and the Bay Bridge by Night
This is not your “usual” shot of the S.F. city skyline and Bay Bridge that you are used to seeing… those are shot from overhead. There are reasons this view is not seen all over the place…
To get to this location, there are a lot of obstacles to overcome. Sheer drops with nothing but rocks and ocean below abound, jagged metal from construction jut up from the ground when you least expect, and the keep out signs from the government didn’t help to settle my nerves any either. For that last reason you don’t want to use your flashlight as you head down the slopes for fear of the coast guard seeing you. That makes the afore mentioned problems magnified.
So… all that said, it was a calm beautiful night on the bay and once I reached this area, I found this sight so breathtaking that it took me easily five minutes before I remembered why I came to the spot.
Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island, CA
Camera: Nikon D90
Exposure: 6 sec (6)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 25 mm
ISO Speed: 200
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Fremme
love your composition on this one, well captured, night shot
Bryan Peterson
I’m glad you remembered why you pass all those keep out signs Matt. Your composition is very pleasant to look at with the lines drawing the viewer right into the image—well done.
LindaJBazor
Beautiful night shot.
E.R. Bazor
MattGranz
Thanks everyone! I’m really enjoying then people I’m meeting here.
Barbara Brown
Beautiful night shot! Just right!
MattGranz replied
Thanks Barbara! Just right works for me!
Steve Cozart
perfect!
MattGranz replied
That’s high praise! Thanks!
JustM
It makes me miss the city…. moving away was a sad day….
MattGranz replied
I miss it too… I get back as often as I can… but it’s never enough…
Nikki Collier
Simply Stunning!!!!
MattGranz replied
Thanks for the stunning compliment Nikki!
Laurie Search
I love this!! Ha ha, yeah, that’s not an easy spot to get to! I’m not brave enough! :) So, big congrats! It’s a beautiful shot!
MattGranz replied
I’m not brave enough either… but am foolish enough. Thanks for the kind words.
CherylBee
This is AMAZING. You have a great eye for light.
MattGranz replied
That’s a wonderful kind thought CherylBee. Thanks!
Dave Corn
This one is Over The Top!! Excellent!! One fantastic night shoot!!
MattGranz replied
Thanks Dave! It truly was an over the top experience!
MattGranz
Hello everyone! Sorry I’ve been away. This shot is now becoming pretty common place since my friend Steve and I went and got the very first shots (that we know of) from this point. Since then, other pics started popping up all over, there are a lot better blue hour ones and sunset ones and ones with the embarcadero lit up and such… but this was the first and I’m proud of that. Thanks for all the kind comments everyone. I’m feeling all warm and toasty inside.
David Iori
Another Stunning capture Matt.
MattGranz replied
Thanks David! It stuns me too… did I really take this… it seems like a dream now.
jesika
A very lovely image
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MattGranz replied
Thanks Jesika!
Meike
WOW! What a stunning shot! The lights and the perspective are incredible… I love that…
MattGranz replied
Thanks! I love that perspective too. I wish that I could get back there… not as easy as you’d think…
Meike
Yes, .. I read how you got there…
MattGranz replied
heehee
Cheryl Lunde
This is gorgeous! I am glad you did not get arrested taking this! A stunning capture and an instant fave!
MattGranz replied
I’m glad I didn’t get arrested taking this shot too! Thanks for stopping by! Appreciate the fave.
Joel Hall
Excellent shot, your night photography is amazing!
MattGranz replied
Thanks Joel! I live for night photography, so what you said really makes my night!
Jhug
Cool shot, Matt! Very different from the shots I’m used to seeing of SF and the Bay Area. Half the work was just getting there, eh? :) Nicely done!
MattGranz replied
Yeah, half the work was indeed on getting there… then the other half was climbing back up the steep grade… it wore me out! It was the rare aspect of getting this shot that made me all the more want to do this… I have my friend Steve to thank for taking me along though, cause I never would have thought of shooting from this spot on my own. Now that we did it, there have been quite a few folks who have braved the trek down to the base of the bridge and caught it in much more splendor than this… but I still like it. Thanks for the kind thoughts!
Tama Blough
Great shot!
MattGranz replied
Thanks Tama!
Dave Corn
OH Yeah…...............Matt ...This is definately an OVER THE TOP SHOT!!
You should get the TOP GUN AWARD for this one!! Kudos Buddy!!
MattGranz replied
Hey Dave! That’s much too kind. I’m just glad I didn’t get a jail sentence or fine for this! LOL!
Dave Corn
Hey Mat…............I used to work for BART as a Resident Engineer and I say a very similar view from Pier 39 Warf many times around midnight before I decended 100’ down to the track of the BART transbay tube…..Night Shots can be tricky and this is a good one…Kudos Again Buddy!
MattGranz replied
Dave, I’m sure that you wish nowadays that you had a camera on you when you went into that otherworld of the transbay tube. If only the digital world was more than just a wristwatch back then…
Dave Corn
True…..............with the new digi SLR’s quality of photography is so awesome….I have been shooting and developing photos for some 30 years now and the new digi format is definately TOPS!!
Scott d'Almeida
outstanding,
MattGranz replied
Thanks Scott!