San Diego from Harbor Island

[rpcrowe]

We went to dinner recently at a restaurant on Harbor Island which is located on San Diego Bay. That night we were experiencing a mild Santa Ana climatic condition in which the dry winds blow from the East and really clear up the atmosphere. This view of San Diego from Harbor Island absolutely glowed in the reflection of the setting sun. It was absolutely breathtaking! I visited that area last night and the winds had shifted forming a cloud bank over the ocean to the west. This marine layer obscured the setting sun while it was still fairly high in the sky.

The resulting vista was nice, but certainly not up to what it had been a few nights previously. I made the shot anyway but, I will visit Harbor Island again as soon as the weather conditions are ripe for the image I want...

Canon 7D; 70-200mm f/4L IS lens at 138mm; ISO 160; 1/400 second @ f/5.6; tripod mounted


I shot this pseudo panorama just a bit earlier. It is not a true pano since I accomplished this simply by cropping the tops and bottoms of the frame to remove the expanse of uninteresting water and remove some of the sky.

Canon 7D; 70-200mm f/4L IS lens at 70mm; ISO 160; 1/250 second @ f/6.3; tripod mounted

Like all pano-type images, it is best viewed in a larger size...

[Donald]

The resulting vista was nice, but certainly not up to what it had been a few nights previously.

If that's the case then the scene must have indeed been spectacular, because this is impressive.

[IzzieK]

Love San Diego...it was my R&R place after a job assignment. These two shots are very beautiful...

[deetheturk]

Nice captures Richard,i have only visited U.S.A once, 33 years ago,i lived with my late aunt and uncle in Coronado for a month,he was in the American navy and at that time based in San Diego,i have very fond memories of my time there,visiting the Hotel Dell among others,all sad to say before my love for photography!

[Shadowman]

Very nice.

[rpcrowe]

One of the advantages of living in San Diego is that it is a very photogenic area, another advantage is that the weather is quite mild and I can shoot year-round with no interference from the cold (it was about 68F. or 20 C. yesterday).

I don't have the opportunity to shoot beautiful winter views here, but I can sometimes drive a short way up to the inland mountains and frolic in snow. I would, however, prefer traveling to visit snow than to have it visit me!

[bnnrcn]

They are both very nice..