San Francisco at Night

It's a beautiful, clear night with a near-full moon in the sky. With just a tiny nip of cold in the air, this seemed a perfect night to try taking a few shots of San Francisco at night.

(Below) This is an old pier in the industrial district. The pier itself was nearly invisible in the dark. I left the shutter open about 20 seconds to get enough light and love how movement of the water made the water seem 'soft'.

The Bay Bridge. I snuck onto a 'Private Property' Pier for this one. A few others were out there having beers and playing music out of their cars.

View of Golden Gate Bridge from the Marina shoreline. The 'candy stripes' that lay in the water under the bridge are my favorite part of this shot. Because I left the shutter open quite a while, there was opportunity for the water to move, creating a stronger show of light.

Dead end road and shadow play. Bright lights of the baseball park are in the background.

While most of San Francisco is cleaned and primped, there are some areas that still feature old brick warehouses and falling down factories. I took this down a back alley in an old, industrial area of San Francisco. A large brick smoke stack and factory were just behind me. Once again, it was very dark, but leaving the shutter open allowed the red of the brick to show.

Comments

[Earl]

Love these...especially the last shot. The light and color are wonderful!

[Heida]

Thanks so much, Earl! It was a fun experiment!

Cheers,

Heida

[ZeeDeVoSS]

Definitely, a beautiful series and the last one is my favorite as well. The color, the shadows and the confident figure on that impressive door... Love, spread tha word!