Nighttime photography is easy this time of year because there are so many more hours of dark. Every year on the Solstice I have made a practice of photographing the sun setting behind the Golden Gate Bridge. From the East side of the Bay the sun sets in the center of bridge on the Solstice. This year there was no bridge or sun. Just fog and low tide-the lowest of the year. I thought it was time to play the panorama setting so I would have something to show for 2014 Solstice Sunset.
And one of over processed Christmas lights for contrast.
Let me know what you think;
For Sally’s Phoneography and Non-SLR Digital Devices Photo Challenge: Challenger’s Choice
Merry Yule!
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Great pictures. And Merry Christmas to you and your family Carol.
Neal
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Thanks Neal We received your Card.. consider this my card.
Carol
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Go for you! I love holiday traditions such as your photographing the sunset on the solstice.
Happy Solstice (bring back the sun) and Merry Christmas.
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Thank You: Welcome to First day of Spring 🌺
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🙂
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Nicely done, especially the skyline and lighting at twilight on the solstice. Happy winter holidays. Happy Photo Challenge.
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Oh so glad you gave some love to my many-filtered photo…I had fun with it 🙂
Happy Monday and Happy Holidays to you, too.
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The first shot is really beautiful.
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Thank You, you can’t tell it’s a mud puddle can you?
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I love the sunset and that last photo looks somewhat like downtown Naperville. One more Challenge this year and then it will be 2015.
janet
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That street is a three block long shopping area which is rare in the Giant SF Bay Area. It feels like a small town, which I like.a lot.
Well one more photo Challenge 😉
Getting everything and everyone ready for Christmas can be a challenge in itself but wonderful too!
Merry Season of Light to you and yours.
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Nice photos Carol..☺ I wish you Merry Christmas and happy new year full of great moments catched on photos and many students in your photo-classroom …Sylva
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What wonderful wish Sylvia, thank you so much.
I saw your Christmas decoration photos they were lovely,
A Very Merry Christmas to you and your whole family 😀 🎅
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☺ thank you……..and Merry Christmas to all your family too….
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Great photos. Love your idea of the shortest night for you, but the longest night for us. Merry Christmas to you. 😀
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You must have to stay up late to enjoy the Christmas lights? For us it is a very dark solstice because it is a new moon too.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Carol
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Lovely tradition and photos. I especially love that last one, it looks like a painting! Happy holidays!
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I do like playing with editing apps.
Merry Season of light to you and your family,
Carol
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Love the Christmas lights. My fav tho is of you. Be blessed my friend.
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Makes me feel all warm inside, especially today, my birthday 😀
Blessed friend I thank you.
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May your birthday be a true reflection of all the light that YOU ARE.
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Ahhh! Many Thanks !
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The Christmas lights are gorgeous! Merry Christmas!
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