Well we drove from Sacramento to the Marinheadlands to photography the Golden Gate Bridge 75th anniversary celebration which ended with a fireworks show. This was one of the best fireworks displays I had ever seen! We arrived at Marinheadlands around 4:00p.m. We decided we wanted to shoot the fireworks from a perspective above the bridge. We parked on Mccullough Rd at the start of the coastal trail. We were able to find a spot right at the trail head. (Pays to be early). We hiked up and checked out a few other views. Then we hiked up the trail just shy of the Waldo tunnel. The sun was shining bright but it was really windy and cold. It was still three hours before the firworks were going to start. We took a break and had some water and snacks. I hiked over across the top of the tuneel to check out another perspective. I also took a few shots. Well when I got back it still was 45 minutes before the fireworks were going to start. We could see the southbound ltraffic slowing because everyone was trying to get into the Marinheadlands for a parking spot. Well the fireworks started and the wind had died down quite a bit. I started shooting and adjusting my exposure every minute or so to adjust for the diffrent burst. I was happy with my results!
This was the view point were we shot from. You can see the tail lights of the traffic and if you look closely you can see the blue like of a motorcycle cop zigzagging controlling the traffic. This was a 67 second exposure.
Another shot of the fireworks lighting up the bay!
http://www.pbase.com/cdsims/golden_gate_75_years_old See more of my shots here
http://www.pbase.com/donphotos/_golden_gate_bridge_75th_anniversary_celebration__
Don Taylor's gallery!
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Check out this video produce by Michael Coleman - www.colemanfilm.com
Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary Fireworks Celebration from KFOG Radio 104.5/97.7 on Vimeo.
The Golden Gate Bridge's 75th anniversary was a spectacular waterfront festival! Thank you to everyone who joined us on Sunday, May 27, and to all our partners who helped make the day a memorable one!
Event Production by Foghorn Creative - www.foghorncreative.com
Video Produced by Michael Coleman - www.colemanfilm.com
Audio Produced By Chuck Smith, Creative Director/KFOG and Lance Tipton
Fireworks by Pyro Spectaculars North www.pyrospectaculars.com
Lighting by Lightswitch www.lightswitch.net
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy - www.parksconservancy.org
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