Despite having visited the bay area five or six times, I still found myself wandering around Crissy Field and staring at the Golden Gate Bridge yesterday. (Sorta) New camera and a fairly nice sky of course meant that my memory card inched a few dozen megabytes closer to capacity.
Without my typical editing software and utilities, I feel like this and the Watery Wednesday post don't exactly look like I want them to (noisy sky, distorted perspective, dull colors in the bottom half, etc). And working in OS X and on a laptop is a bit of a change as well. In a few days I'll be back to the familiar comforts of my aging desktop from the advent of XP, but until then there's much to see, do, and photograph.
Oh, I wouldn't change a thing in this photo! It's marvelous! Sometimes straight from the camera is just right!
ReplyDeleteStunning photos, almost make you feel like your there, brilliant.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend
Guy
Regina In Pictures
I love looking at my city through different people's eyes, or camera lens. This is perfect, but of course I'm biased. I am a fan of yours and this is my home :)
ReplyDeleteGreat shot. Good use of a very interesting foreground!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Barb! Sometimes, the entity is great as it is! The picture was stunningly beautiful when I uploaded it and left me with a desire to visit that very spot. So keep taking pictures, so we can keep enjoying them!
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful colour in the water. There's nothing that needs changing in this picture, except the straightening (but at least I don't feel bad about my downhill skywatch this week!). Been missing your posts - they always cheer me up.
ReplyDeleteAnd lol! Those sharpenings were entirely random and natural - I'd just scooped them into a pile and was about to brush them into the bin when I decided to photograph them :)
I love the colours, nice photo! =)
ReplyDeleteI agree SOOC is often just right and this one is perfect (humble opinion) :)
ReplyDeleteFABULOUS shot!!
ReplyDeleteGreat photo...colors are so vivid......
ReplyDeleteIts lovely like your photos usually are, but I know how you feel posting un-touched photos. I always want mine to be the best they can be. I've seen how you can make your photos look and they're even more fabulous than the originals.
ReplyDeleteStunning photo even without effect! I hope you have a great time, Bryan :)
ReplyDeleteStunning, I'd say!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot of the Golden Gate Bridge.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful photo, Bryan. Great perspective, wonderful composition, beautiful colours.
ReplyDeleteJanice.
I'm a big fan of straight-from-the-camera shots, though I understand what you mean when you say you'd rather be able to do at least basic contrast adjustment and so forth. Still, there's not a thing not to like about this image. It's timeless.
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I can see the noise but no dull colours. I think this is one of the better sky watch shots I've seen to night actually. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks great to me, better than anything I have taken from Fort Point.
ReplyDeleteI understand what you mean in your notes but I still like the scenery with great architectural bridge.
ReplyDeleteWOW !!! Gorgeous colours and photo !!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely photo. Can't wait to see what else you bring back for the bay area. Such a photogenic place.
ReplyDeletepssshh what are you talking about? this is an amazing capture of the golden gate bridge! i'll be headed that way next weekend! and you can bet my pictures won't compare :P
ReplyDeleteand what's this about OS X and new camera?? have you left the D40 world?