Magic Light on the Sunny Jim
This is "the other" San Francisco bridge that may not get as much attention as the Golden Gate Bridge, but that is no less important. In fact, at 9 miles long this bridge is the second longest (this image covers just the third of it as it goes through Treasure Island) and the second busiest in the world, carrying an average of 270,000 vehicles a day. It connects Oakland to San Francisco from East to West.
What's unique about this image is that it's taken at sunset (most images from this spot are taken at sunrise when the sun is rising behind the bridge. Soft light hour typically doesn't appear here for very long as sun quickly hides behind the SF skyline. But there is a few minutes spot when the sun appears in between the streets directly across from the bridge and it is eliminated for few minutes. You may see that the right quarter of the bridge is beginning to disappear in the shadow.
By the way, the official name of the bridge is "The James 'Sunny Jim' Rolph Bridge", not a name known even to most locals.
3 comments:
Stunning. Absolutely stunning. I especially like the even midtones and that the shadows are soft without being diffuse.
And "Sunny Jim" would be a PERFECT title for this image.
:)
Thank you Silus. That's a great idea for the title. I'll go ahead and change that.
Dear Ivan,
This is very nice - I very much like the dark tones in the water and then the bridge and sky in contrast - as nice as the Golden Gate!
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