Bridge and Moon — San Francisco, California

September 22, 2008 · Print This Article · Written by Jennifer

[Submitted from Stephen Boyle -- Stephen Boyle Photography]

Bridge and Moon : Stephen Boyle Photography : Healdsburg, California

Bridge and Moon : Stephen Boyle Photography : Healdsburg, California

I took this photograph on the night of a full moon in February 2006.

I started the evening up on the Marin headlands with a group of fellow photographers. Afterwards, we headed into The City, and later parted ways. After
midnight, as I was driving north over the Golden Gate bridge,heading back to Sonoma county,
I decided to go back up onto the headlands by myself. That’s when I took this photograph of
the bridge, city, and full moon.

As it turns out, I was not the only photographer taking pictures
well after midnight. If you look closely at the ridge to the left of the bridge, you’ll see another
photographer with his camera and tripod aimed towards the city.

This photograph was taken as 2 separate exposures. The exposure of the moon required a
shutter speed of 1/125th of a second. The exposure of the bridge required a shutter speed
of almost 3 minutes.

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2 Responses to “Bridge and Moon — San Francisco, California”

  1. Jane Young on September 23rd, 2008 7:56 am

    Absolutely stunning…

  2. todd reed on September 24th, 2008 5:19 pm

    nice composition very formal. It almost looks like a movie set backdrop.

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