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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Golden Gate Bridge Sunset Location Suggestion | |
A very popular location to photograph the Golden Gate bridge is from China Beach/Baker Beach. the two beaches are right next to one another (in fact it is one continuous stretch of beach) on the San Francisco end of the bridge (South Tower). You can access the beach(es) from 25th Avenue or from the Presidio of San Francisco and drive along Lincoln Blvd, while in the Presidio, to the 25th Ave beach parking lot.
Check for sunset times. As of today (Sept 12) sunset is at 7:24 PM and with every passing day, sunset will be a minute earlier. You should go way before that time to plan your composition, and in my estimation the most intense colors usually occur about 20-30 minutes after sunset. The Golden Gate Bridge will be bathed in an orange glow. Turning your camera to the west, you may be able to catch Point Lobos jutting out silhouetted with the sunset colors.
Another option, as gdanmitchell points out, is to photograph the bridge from the Marin county (north end) of the bridge. You exit the north end of the bridge at Conzelman Drive and drive up the winding road to select your vista of the bridge towers and SF in the background. Try it from both directions.
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