Picture of the day - December 27, 2007

The spectacular Golden Gate Bridge

Photo courtesy of Roman Stepanov. Over the years I have seen so many gorgeous pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge that I had long ago decided that exceptional was the norm, but then along came this one, and it has clearly set a new standard for beauty for this true American icon. I'm beginning to think that regardless of how good an image of a particular subject might be, there is always someone who will someday capture one just a little better. Photographer Roman Stepanov captured this stunning image of the Golden Gate and San Francisco Bay, and here is his story behind the photo: Its the size of the bridge that's attracted me to the Golden Gate most every time. It's truly an amazing sight with a river of cars stretching for thousands of feet on top of a structure made by human hands. I settled at night on top of a hill in order to capture the snake of light projected by the hundreds of cars. The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 5D equipped with an EF 24-70mm F2.8 zoom lens. The aperture was set to f16 and the shutter speed was 4 minutes.  --Roman Stepanov   Click here to comment on this picture.   Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!            Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"