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Golden Gate Bridge from Fort Baker - Dawn, 8 X 12

Golden Gate Bridge from Fort Baker - Dawn, 8 X 12

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Dean loves doing dawn shots. No other time of the day gives you quite the same quality of light.

This was shot on one of the rare clear days that come to San Francisco in September. Dean had scouted the location a few weeks prior to the shoot date and knew that he had to get there early, because to get the shot he had to be on the rocks down at the waterline. And maneuvering through this rather treacherous terrain to find the exact right spot was going to take a lot of time and patience. And with dawn shots you get one chance, one two-minute period where everything is just right, and if you miss it you can never get it back.

It was funny, because as soon as Dean set up the camera and got his meter readings and was ready to go, another photographer showed up at the same place. He understandably wanted the same shot but was a little miffed when Dean told him he was 45 minutes late. He still shot that day, but Dean knows it was a second-best angle and he got a lot of glare from the construction lights at the far end of the bridge that are hidden just behind the edge of the island in this image.

All photographs created by Dean J. Birinyi are ©Dean J. Birinyi, All Rights Reserved. All photographs created by Erica Freeman are ©Erica Freeman, All Rights Reserved. Purchase of this print does not transfer copyright. Watermark will not appear on shipped item.

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Added on Oct 22, 2009