Going to SF Bay, Muir Woods, Stinson Beach

[Nate P.]

Leaving for the SF Bay, Muir Woods and Stinson Beach tomorrow. Equiped with my Canon 20D, a EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, EF 50mm f/1.8, and a EF 24mm f/2.8. My question to anyone who has been to or lives in the area is what are some good views for photos and what are some good places to go in SF? I hear the Golden Gate at night is pretty nice...

Anyway, I'll have some photos for you guys on Thursday!:up:

[[XC] 2long4u]

Hope you can check this there.
The Japanese Tea Garden, botanical Garden's and the conservatory of flowers in the Golden Gate Park are great.
China town and Little Italy are good too.

[WrigleyVillain]

Sweet looking forward to some photos of the Redwoods etc.

[Nate P.]

Got back today, I just have to rifle through all the pictures I took... post processing, you know. Could not make it to the Japanese Tea Garden, we mostly hung out at Union Sqaure and we went to City Hall.

[systemviper]

Went to Muir woods many moons ago, then went down to yosimite....

fantastic stuff, looking forward to your pictures.

best regards
steve

[Nate P.]

First set from SF... I'll probably get through the woods and beach photos tomorrow.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/SF/SanFransisco051.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/SF/SanFransisco028.jpg
City Hall

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Outside of City Hall

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Little statue

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/SF/SanFransisco019.jpg

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[smee]

Wow very nice pic's Nate!!! Looking forward to tomorrow's batch. :D

[WrigleyVillain]

Indeed.

[Nate P.]

Thanks guys! In case anyone is wondering, photos are shot in RAW and edited in Lightroom.

[[XC] 2long4u]

Pic 3 is un-interesting to me. Pic 4 needs a smaller aperture to increase DOF or to focus on the trolly since that is the center of attention. You should have went down Market street and got some shots of some bums.

[Nate P.]

2long4u;3162487']Pic 3 is un-interesting to me. Pic 4 needs a smaller aperture to increase DOF or to focus on the trolly since that is the center of attention. You should have went down Market street and got some shots of some bums.
The others look fine though?

I think we did go down to Market St.... Didn't feel comfortable taking pictures of them though, they might have wanted money for their picture or something...:rolleyes:

[smee]

I think we did go down to Market St.... Didn't feel comfortable taking pictures of them though, they might have wanted money for their picture of something...:rolleyes:

ROFL!!!! :rofl::rofl:

[[XC] 2long4u]

Yea the others are nice. A little too much PP on 5 and 6. See if you can tone down the reds a little.

[Nate P.]

Yea, I think I went a little overboard with the saturation... oh well... here are some from muir woods and beach:

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/Muir%20woods%20and%20beach/337806568_img_5591.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/Muir%20woods%20and%20beach/337806635_img_5596.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/Muir%20woods%20and%20beach/337806680_img_5603.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/Muir%20woods%20and%20beach/337809620_img_5611.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/Muir%20woods%20and%20beach/337822315_img_5615.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/Muir%20woods%20and%20beach/337822363_img_5622.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/Muir%20woods%20and%20beach/337822463_img_5629.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/Muir%20woods%20and%20beach/337822477_img_5630.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/Muir%20woods%20and%20beach/337822416_img_5626.jpg

[Metric]

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/natephillips/Muir%20woods%20and%20beach/337806680_img_5603.jpg
Really like this one — really need to grab a decent low-f-stop 50mm sometime soon... Maybe try some black & white treatment on some of the beach landscapes?

[Nate P.]

Really like this one — really need to grab a decent low-f-stop 50mm sometime soon... Maybe try some black & white treatment on some of the beach landscapes?
Thanks! That was actually done with the 28-135mm.:up:

I'm experimenting with some b&w, but I never get good results...:shrug:

[[XC] 2long4u]

I really like that one.

[MaxxxRacer]

nice shots. Some of those shots have some crazy pumped up colors.

[Nate P.]

nice shots. Some of those shots have some crazy pumped up colors.
I know, I went way overboard with PP.:(