During the holidays, the San Francisco skyline is rimed in lights. They won't be lit until after Thanksgiving, but I drove up to Treasure Island anyway to scout it as a possible shoot-out for the photography club, and to practice creating panoramas. It's a long drive into the city and onto the Bay Bridge, but I'm so glad I made the effort. This first panorama that includes the bridge and the city is a composite of 5 photos. Click on the panoramas to see them enlarged.
The clouds created a perfect reflective surface for the colors of the setting sun. This red sky was not created in my computer. I purposefully under exposed the shot to draw out the color and render the distinctive skyline as a silhouette.
There is a time after the sun sets that the sky turns dark blue. For photographers, this is magic light. And fortunately on this night, the clouds thinned enough for the blue sky to make an appearance.
Once the sky was completely black, I started to play with the city lights. I set the camera controls and then twisted the zoom lens during a 2 second exposure to get these exploding effects.
Cool, huh?
very cool and city-like. :)
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