Golden Gate Bridge and Transamerica Building

I’ve seen a lot of pictures from this spot where the Transamerica Building is right inside one of the uprights of the bridge, and I wanted to see where ‘that spot’ was. It’s very easy to find, just look out your window as you’re driving up the narrow road on the side of the cliff. (Be sure to swerve a bit to get your wife to scream while you’re looking at the view.)

There’s a place to pull off right ‘there’. The sweet spot is only about three or four feet wide, and someone else had his tripod set up in the middle of it (and his car, too). So I just stepped in and snapped this. You can tell I’m about a foot too far to the right.

My other shot from that day:

Golden Gate Bridge, Full Span

It’s beautiful there even in the middle of the day without dramatic “magic hour” lighting.

Dog and Coconut Vendor, Banana Plantation, Costa Rica

This image was awarded First Place tonight in the Travel category at the Palo Alto Camera Club. I’ve been a member for about a year and a half, and this is the first time I’ve gotten a First Place award.

I will now admit, it felt really good.

Kite Shot of Pigeon Point Lighthouse

Eric and I enjoyed a top-down drive to the coast today. I took along my kite aerial photography setup just in case the wind behaved. We visited the Pigeon Point Light Station with the hopes of getting an interesting kite shot of it, but the wind was still when we got there. It finally kicked up about 2:30 with just enough speed to get the camera aloft. We were standing on the cliff and the wind carried the kite and camera over the ocean, where it dropped below our level for a nerve wracking few minutes. Eventually the wind got strong enough to get some altitude and we ended up with about a dozen good shots. This one is the best.

We were standing just out of view of the camera on the right side of the frame.