Smoke photos were taken around 2:30 PM while we were still in the Ferry Building in San Francisco
We were on the 3:00 pm FERRY BACK TO LARKSPUR when I took the fire hose photos.
The reality of making pictures is that most of us are never at the right place at the right time. Well, we try to be, but frequently event schedules and the timing for good lighting do not always coincide.
For example, if the entrance to the Cirque du Soleil tent in San Francisco is facing a late afternoon sun and all you have is a little pocket camera, you have to deal with it…and hope for the best in post processing. In this case, I opted for B&W with a lot of tuning…