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by Garrett Lau
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29-FEB-2004 Garrett Lau

San Mateo Bridge, Twilight*
by Garrett Lau

San Mateo Bridge, California

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
30s f/19.0 at 32.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time29-Feb-2004 18:24:02
MakeCanon
ModelEOS 10D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length32 mm
Exposure Time30.00 sec
Aperturef/19
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-1.00
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Anna Yu27-Mar-2004 14:26
Yes I think it's much better now. I don't know why but somehow I think a horizon should be completely horizontal. Might be my own pickyness. Whatever. :-)
Garrett Lau27-Mar-2004 09:01
You were right, Anna. The horizon was not horizontal. I've rotated it 0.7 degrees. Is it better now? --Garrett
Anna Yu27-Mar-2004 02:06
Great dof and dark blue colors contrasting with the lights. They look like a row of stars. Garrett are you sure the horizon is horizontal? My eyes might be a bit tired tonight but there's something disturbing about the angle (??)
Garrett Lau27-Mar-2004 00:31
Thanks. The star effect is natural at f/19. The big problem with f/19 is that it shows the dust on my lens. I cloned out the dust in Photoshop. That was the only postprocessing I did besides the resize. --Garrett
Paul Sumi26-Mar-2004 23:26
Liked this one very much before and still do. Did you use a star filter or is that natural?
Joe Reilly 26-Mar-2004 17:39
Garrett has his bridge, I have my daughter (*sMiLe*). I like the smooth water surface generated by the long exposure, as well as the pronounced twinkle of the lights. Feels a little cold, a little damp, with a "wee hours" quietness. Nice. --Joe
Garrett Lau26-Mar-2004 01:17
Thanks for your comment, Ed. The photos of this bridge that I've posted before were taken from my office, but for this photo, I drove to the base of the bridge. The view doesn't look like this every day. The water is usually rough, and the sky is often hazy or overcast. Such is the case today (plus rain). That's why I posted this here instead of trying to reshoot for Eligible. --Garrett
Canon DSLR Challenge26-Mar-2004 00:25
Garrett - it's just not fair that you can take this photo anytime you want. (IIRC, this is the view out your office window, right?) - Ed Hahn :-)