5:36am The Bay Bridge.
This is part 2 of my San Francisco 2017 photo series.
San Francisco, USA. October 2017 (14 photos)
Whilst in San Francisco last year I made a deliberate effort to photograph the two main bridges of San Francisco; the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge. So here are a few of my photos, going from bridge to bridge, and from before dawn to after dusk:
5:53am The Bay Bridge.
6:33am The Golden Gate Bridge.
6:52am The Golden Gate Bridge.
7:07am The Golden Gate Bridge.
7:27am The Golden Gate Bridge.
At the right time and with the right light, it feels like you’re somewhere on golden pond.
7:29am The Golden Gate Bridge.
2:23pm The Golden Gate Bridge.
You’ll know the Golden Gate Bridge isn’t painted gold at all. The colour used is called International Orange.
3:52pm The Golden Gate Bridge.
6:31pm The Golden Gate Bridge.
7:09pm The Golden Gate Bridge, with the Bay Bridge in the background.
7:18pm The Golden Gate Bridge.
7:56pm The Golden Gate Bridge.
9pm The Bay Bridge.
In case you’re wondering, these weren’t all photographed on the same day.
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This is part 2 of my San Francisco 2017 photo series.
This is Part 5 of my North America 2017 photo series.
This is part 17 of my photo series of my 2017 trip to the USA, Mexico, Cuba, and Canada.
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these really are impressive – I especially like the angled view and light at 6.31
Thank you very much. I would have liked some fog whilst I was there, but I can’t argue with clear skies and beautiful light.
Not photographed on the same day…but it all looks so seamless and the weather consistent 🙂 Each shot stands on its own, its own angle and own backdrop. The one with the Golden Gate Bridge with the Bay Bridge in the background – that sky looks a cool lilac colour.
Thanks. Yes, my visits to the bridges were fortunate to be before the serious smoke haze from the Sonoma fires kicked in. Seriously though, that Golden Gate Bridge looks good in all weather and from all views. No wonder I gravitate towards it whenever I visit SF.
Fine series!
Thank you.
Good series and interesting seeing the change of light emphasising different sections of the bridges as the sun came up.
Thank you. The Golden Gate Bridge is fascinating in all light. The lights you see illuminating the Bay Bridge are part of a permanent art lighting installation – constantly changing patterns.
beautiful shots… thank you for taking my heart back to San Francisco. Have a wonderful week.
Yep, that song is always in my head when I’m in SF. 🙂
Thanks. Have a great week ahead, too.
So many facets to these iconic structures. I admire your commitment to capturing them all.
No point just sitting in a hotel room when I could be out photographing iconic structures in beautiful light, and eating. 🙂
That first one made me catch my breath. Quietly envious, Draco. 🙂 🙂 Hope you had an enjoyable Easter.
Thanks, Jo. Those bridges are very photogenic. I hope you had a good Easter break as well.
Took refuge from the rain in the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds (son lives there 🙂 ). No Easter egg bowling!
Rain seems to be following you. The Royal Armouries Museum sounds interesting.
Have a quick look in Google. It’s a brilliant venue. 🙂
I did. 🙂
🙂 🙂
Beautifully captured and composed.
Thank you very much, Sally.
that 5:36 am image is fantastic….pretty sure I would have missed that one – not a morning person!! Good on ya for getting out there!
Thanks. I’m not normally a predawn person either. Somehow, when I’m on holidays and I have a mission, I always find that motivation to get up. If I miss the shot/visit, it’s an expensive trip to come back again from Australia. 🙂
I totally understand that! We are glad you go the extra mile to get your cool shots!
Thanks. 🙂
I am a resident of the Bay Area, Draco, and love both these bridges that I have travelled over extensively. I can easily say these are some of the most arresting photos I have ever seen of them. I understand intimately your travels to get these particular angles and images–really impressive, considering distance, traffic, and congestion. I now have a very good idea of how completely devoted you are, in all of your photographic endeavors, to embracing the many factors of light, distance, color, angle, and more. I’m heading to Part 1 now, with glee. Thank you for highlighting the bridges so incredibly here.
Thank you very much, Jet. No doubt you know exactly where all my photos were taken. I just wish I had more time to linger and photograph on my most recent visit. San Francisco is a beautiful city.
Here I was, being envious of your beautiful photos, and thinking of getting in shape fit to take all those photos in one day, when I came to your inspiring closing words. I’m relieved that I don’t have to spend my days jogging up hills. Practicing a lot of photography is some thing I would prefer to do.
I did a lot of walking, but you have to be realistic. I had a driver. 🙂 Those hilltop vistas are hard work by foot, and I was there for a holiday, not to end up in hospital for dehydration and exhaustion. 🙂
The top one has something magical about it.
Thank you very much.
Magnificent photos! What? Not all on the same day? Imagine that! 😆
I have my limits. LOL 🙂
Thank you.
This is an awesome series allowing us to enjoy these two beautiful bridges from early morning to night! Great images from different angles.
Thank you so much, Dragon!
Thank you very much, Amy. Despite the early start, it was worth it to see the bridges lighted as they were, and then in the evolving light.
My goodness, you captured these bridges so beautifully, Lignum!
The Golden Gate is my favorite.
Thank you for sharing these here, and have a wonderful week.
For this trip I deliberately researched the better vantage points. It was worth it to see the bridges like this.
Thanks very much, Lisa. I hope you had a wonderful Easter and the week ahead is a good one.
Looks like you have had some experience capturing bridges. Beautiful compositions!
Yes, there’s a bridge over some water in Sydney I’ve practised on every now and then. 🙂
Thank you. I hope you had some family time over Easter.
Yes…we had a busy, but wonderful weekend!
Good. I thought you would have.
🙂
Well done, LD. You really got around. Beautifully shot especially at night and you hit some of the classic locations!
Thanks, Jane. No doubt you know where every single one of my photographs has been taken from. Google maps and the internet were fantastic for planning this out. Unfortunately, I didn’t realise they’d be so much bridge traffic from Fleet Week.
It’s wild that you were here during Fleet Week— cool to see but the crowds are overwhelming. I’ve gotten some fun shots of the Blue Angels flying right over my building. Once they flew by my window during practice and I could see the pilot’s face! Your shot of them is a beauty and you were smart to come up the hill. 😉
I didn’t realise it was Fleet Week until my taxi driver mentioned it. Once you hear and feel that rumble in the sky, you have to watch it. My plans quickly changed for a few hours. I spent some time standing near a Norwegian Church and being envious of the people watching the show from the rooftop. A few other tall buildings in the area had rooftop crowds. Maybe that was you I saw. 🙂
Perhaps! 😊They fly so low we all instinctively duck as they pass over us on our roof!
LOL 🙂
Golden Gate Bridge sounds much better than International Orange Bridge. Your dusky photos are a beautiful ode to San Francisco and two of its iconic landmarks.
Thank you so much. SF is such a beautiful city.
Amazing! I see the Golden Gate nearly every day of my life but it really adds new perspective to show different shots throughout the day, and to stand back and admire something I usually take for granted! These photos are stunning, thank you.
Thank you very much. It’s the same for me. I pass the same buildings and icons to/from work and often don’t see them a tourists do. It’s worthwhile wandering around your own city like a tourist would.
Beautiful sequence of photos.
Thank you.
Gorgeous shots of these iconic bridges!
Thank you. They’re hard to resist as photographic subjects. Just wish I could have had a bit of fog. Next time perhaps. 🙂
What a beautiful way to show them to us as they go through the day from before dawn to after dusk. Brilliant.
Thanks. The bridges are quite a beautiful sight, in all light and weather.
And you have captured them so well
Thanks so much.
I pleasanty crossed the two bridges with your magnificent photos.The night ones do take the breath away 🙂
It was even better being there in person. Such a beautiful city. I’m glad I could bring it to you.
Spectacular images, as always! Thank you so much for sharing them with us,
My pleasure. Thank you so much.
I was wondering how you had managed to change locations so quickly! You found some great spots from which to photograph these iconic bridges. I love the first one. Although I get up earlier when on holiday I have never managed dawn in SF.
There are multiple wonderful vantage points in the environs of the Golden Gate Bridge. Dawn and dusk suit the bridge so well.
FLAT-OUT GORGEOUS. Wow. I’m in awe of this set, Mr. Draco — spectacular work! Thank you for sharing it, and for the inspiration to get out there.
Thank you so much. More than the photography, it was a great time just being there enjoying the moment.
STUNNing shots! I live here and rarely get to see the bridges this way. WELL DONE!
The same for here. I pass the icons of Sydney to/from work and give them nothing more than a glance. Tourists show us what we’re missing out on.
Thanks for coming by.We have not celebrated Easter in Greece yet.I mention it in my introductory paragraph …It’s on the 8th of April.Anyhow,thank you for your wishes.
awesomel pictures!!
Thank you very much.
Beautiful captures, kudos to your patience and interest.
Thank you very much.
Fantastic photos Mr Draco! 🙂 The Bay Bridge looks fab lit up at night. Such a super shot of both bridges too … San Fran sure is a lovely spot. Looks like you had fun
Thanks very much, Julie. It was worth the effort to see those bridges like that. I agree, SF is a beautiful city. Have a great weekend.
Simply Wow and breathtaking!
Thanks.
Wow, the sunrise photos are truly breathtaking. I hope you pay the bills with some of them. 🙂
Thank you so much. I appreciate your support. 🙂
I think you have outdone yourself with these photos. Absolutely gorgeous.
Thank you, Sue. They looked so beautiful in the dawn and dusk light. I’d only ever really seen them in full daylight previously.
That Golden Gate Bridge is one stunning bridge. Loving these photos as usual they are fab!
Thanks for the second comment on this one. It seems a lot of people like the bridges in the night and evolving light. Even if I didn’t have a camera, I could have stood there and watched them for quite some time.
I looked at your photos again and just loved them so much I felt I had to comment. Amazing!!
Thanks. The Golden Gate Bridge is iconic.
Excellent images!
Thank you.