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Alvin Tenpo > Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

Shot with a wide angle lens (Nikon 12-24mm, f4) at 18mm, f5 for 9 seconds.
Aperture priority and matrix metering.

As with all low light photography, I mounted the camera on a tripod, used a cable
release and mirror lockup.

Bracketed the shots and chose the exposure that I like the best.

Adjusted the white balance with Adobe Camera Raw processor to 4600K.

Shot during the blue hour.

Alvin Tenpo > Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

Alvin Tenpo > Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

I lightened the sky in post processing with Photoshop curves to bring out the blue.

The unadjusted sky, though blue, was so dark to the point of almost being
black.

Alvin Tenpo > Labyrinth at Grace Cathedral,
Knob Hill, San Francisco, CA

Alvin Tenpo > Walking the Labyrinth at Grace Cathedral,
Knob Hill, San Francisco, CA

Alvin Tenpo > The Six Sisters (aka Painted Ladies), plus a step sister at the lower end.

I'd like to reshoot this on a different evening, from higher up on the hill.

A higher location will block out the row of cars parked on the street and
expand the background view of the city skyline.

So many people take this photo, there are circular dead spots on the grass from
overuse by photographers and sightseers.

Nonetheless, I like having my own shot.

Alvin Tenpo > Wall art, Haight Street, San Francisco

Alvin Tenpo > Mission District Mural - Women's Building

http://www.womensbuilding.org/index.html

Alvin Tenpo > Ross Alley, Chinatown, San Francisco

Ross Alley, Chinatown, San Francisco

> Ross Alley, Chinatown, San Francisco

Ross Alley, Chinatown, San Francisco

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