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Sunset Sky and Car Trails Over America's Finest City
I went on another photo adventure with Kamala Venkatesh in Balboa Park tonight. We started out shooting sunset in Alcazar Gardens, but then moved to the Cabrillo Bridge after noticing that the sunset only looked good lower on the horizon. This image was shot with a Canon 6D and Canon 17-40mm f/4L lens at 6 sec f/18 ISO 50 40mm. I used a low ISO and narrow aperture so that I could do a somewhat long exposure to capture the car light trails even though the sky was still fairly light. Highway 163 below and a portion of the San Diego city skyline in the background.
San Diego Cabrillo Bridge at Night
Stay Classy. A different angle of the shot I posted from here last night. I decided I liked the previous one better at first, but now I can't decide. This one shows more of the arches of the bridge and more light streaks form the traffic on Highway 163. Which one do you like more? Yellow wildflowers and the iconic Cabrillo Bridge (sometimes called the Laurel Street Bridge) and California Tower at nighttime. This was my first time photographing this bridge for down below. Shot with a Canon 6D and Canon 17-40mm f/4L lens at 15 sec f/14 ISO 200. Wildflowers in the foreground illuminated with a Nichia 219BT LED. The Cabrillo Bridge in San Diego, California is a historic pedestrian and automobile bridge providing access between Balboa Park and the Uptown area of San Diego. It was built for the 1915 Panama–California Exposition. The bridge was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The structure is easily seen from the scenic Cabrillo Freeway (State Route 163), which is located on the floor of the canyon below. Construction of the freeway through the canyon below the bridge was completed in February 1948. However, traffic on the bridge is not visible from the freeway due to the unusual height of the bridge. The height is dictated entirely by the topography of the canyon. El Prado crosses the bridge at the same level as the ground on either end of the bridge, while State Route 163 passes beneath it at approximately the level of the original canyon floor. There is no direct access route between State Route 163 and Laurel Street or El Prado.
San Diego Cabrillo Bridge Super Bloom
Yellow wildflowers and the iconic Cabrillo Bridge (sometimes called the Laurel Street Bridge) and California Tower at nighttime. I met up with another photographer and shot the sunset from Golden Hill Park and later this bridge. This was my first time photographing this bridge for down below. Shot with a Canon 6D and Canon 17-40mm f/4L lens at 8 sec f/7.1 ISO 400. Wildflowers in the foreground illuminated with a Nichia 219BT LED. The Cabrillo Bridge in San Diego, California is a historic pedestrian and automobile bridge providing access between Balboa Park and the Uptown area of San Diego. It was built for the 1915 Panama–California Exposition. The bridge was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The structure is easily seen from the scenic Cabrillo Freeway (State Route 163), which is located on the floor of the canyon below. Construction of the freeway through the canyon below the bridge was completed in February 1948. However, traffic on the bridge is not visible from the freeway due to the unusual height of the bridge. The height is dictated entirely by the topography of the canyon. El Prado crosses the bridge at the same level as the ground on either end of the bridge, while State Route 163 passes beneath it at approximately the level of the original canyon floor. There is no direct access route between State Route 163 and Laurel Street or El Prado.
San Diego Big Bay Boom Fireworks 2018
Three synchronized sets of fireworks explode over downtown San Diego, California. Shot from over 20 miles away. Weather was perfect for shooting (and enjoying) the fireworks: no wind and nice clear skies. I shot many frames last night, but I really like how the thick smoke clouds add a nice sense of depth here. Thanks again @itwasthelight for always finding the most epic locations to shoot. This is a single frame from a timelapse sequence (video will be posted in the near future) shot with a Canon 6D and Sigma 150-600mm lens at 1 sec f/6.3 ISO 400 484mm.