San Francisco, Redwoods and the Golden Gate Bridge
On a recent business trip out to California, I went out a few days early to spend some time with a couple of co-worker and photography friends Damond and George. We started the day up in the Muir Redwoods National Monument north of the City and got a lot of shots of the redwoods, something I’ve always want to do, yet a subject that’s really hard to compose around since they are such large objects.
I think this top image where you’re looking up into the canopy formed by these massive trees kind of did them justice.
![Muir Redwoods - Canopy Muir Redwoods - Canopy](https://res.cloudinary.com/gregg-lowrimore-photography/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634016935/wordpress_assets/SanFrancisco_20091004_113/SanFrancisco_20091004_113.jpg?_i=AA 502w, https://res.cloudinary.com/gregg-lowrimore-photography/images/w_300,h_220,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1634016935/wordpress_assets/SanFrancisco_20091004_113/SanFrancisco_20091004_113.jpg?_i=AA 300w)
Redwood Canopy
![Muir Redwood Trunk Looking up the trunk of one giant tree](https://res.cloudinary.com/gregg-lowrimore-photography/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634016935/wordpress_assets/SanFrancisco_20091004_156/SanFrancisco_20091004_156.jpg?_i=AA 342w, https://res.cloudinary.com/gregg-lowrimore-photography/images/w_189,h_300,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1634016935/wordpress_assets/SanFrancisco_20091004_156/SanFrancisco_20091004_156.jpg?_i=AA 189w)
Looking up the trunk of one giant tree
![The Redwoods Redwoods in Sunlight](https://res.cloudinary.com/gregg-lowrimore-photography/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634016934/wordpress_assets/SanFrancisco_20091004_204_896fbf7e/SanFrancisco_20091004_204_896fbf7e.jpg?_i=AA 502w, https://res.cloudinary.com/gregg-lowrimore-photography/images/w_300,h_220,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1634016934/wordpress_assets/SanFrancisco_20091004_204_896fbf7e/SanFrancisco_20091004_204_896fbf7e.jpg?_i=AA 300w)
Redwoods in Sunlight
![Muir Redwood Sunburst Another Sunburst](https://res.cloudinary.com/gregg-lowrimore-photography/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634016933/wordpress_assets/SanFrancisco_20091004_226/SanFrancisco_20091004_226.jpg?_i=AA 502w, https://res.cloudinary.com/gregg-lowrimore-photography/images/w_300,h_220,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1634016933/wordpress_assets/SanFrancisco_20091004_226/SanFrancisco_20091004_226.jpg?_i=AA 300w)
Another Sunburst
We then left the Redwoods and ventured onward to the Marin Headlands and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and to the Point Bonita Lighthouse (after a short side trip to the top of Mt. Tamalpais) for some sunset shots of the Golden Gate and the City where I was suddenly lost in my shooting. (Ever have those times?) Here are some of those images…
![Point Bonita Lighthouse and Shoreline Point Bonita Lighthouse and Shoreline](https://res.cloudinary.com/gregg-lowrimore-photography/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1627528861/SanFrancisco_20091004_308_90049748/SanFrancisco_20091004_308_90049748.jpg?_i=AA 502w, https://res.cloudinary.com/gregg-lowrimore-photography/images/w_277,h_300,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1627528861/SanFrancisco_20091004_308_90049748/SanFrancisco_20091004_308_90049748.jpg?_i=AA 277w)
Point Bonita Lighthouse and Shoreline
![The Point Bonita Lighthouse Point Bonita Lighthouse and Shoreline](https://res.cloudinary.com/gregg-lowrimore-photography/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634016932/wordpress_assets/SanFrancisco_20091004_451_8984aee1/SanFrancisco_20091004_451_8984aee1.jpg?_i=AA 502w, https://res.cloudinary.com/gregg-lowrimore-photography/images/w_300,h_220,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1634016932/wordpress_assets/SanFrancisco_20091004_451_8984aee1/SanFrancisco_20091004_451_8984aee1.jpg?_i=AA 300w)
Point Bonita Lighthouse and Shoreline
![Golden Gate Sunset Golden Gate Sunset](https://res.cloudinary.com/gregg-lowrimore-photography/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1627528867/SanFrancisco_20091004_614_8999e653/SanFrancisco_20091004_614_8999e653.jpg?_i=AA 502w, https://res.cloudinary.com/gregg-lowrimore-photography/images/w_300,h_220,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1627528867/SanFrancisco_20091004_614_8999e653/SanFrancisco_20091004_614_8999e653.jpg?_i=AA 300w)
Golden Gate Sunset
![City of Lights The City of Lights](https://res.cloudinary.com/gregg-lowrimore-photography/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634016936/wordpress_assets/SanFrancisco_20091004_710/SanFrancisco_20091004_710.jpg?_i=AA 502w, https://res.cloudinary.com/gregg-lowrimore-photography/images/w_300,h_220,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1634016936/wordpress_assets/SanFrancisco_20091004_710/SanFrancisco_20091004_710.jpg?_i=AA 300w)
The City of Lights
![San Francisco & Golden Gate North Tower San Francisco & Golden Gate North Tower](https://res.cloudinary.com/gregg-lowrimore-photography/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1627528860/SanFrancisco_20091004_716_907cecb8/SanFrancisco_20091004_716_907cecb8.jpg?_i=AA 502w, https://res.cloudinary.com/gregg-lowrimore-photography/images/w_300,h_220,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1627528860/SanFrancisco_20091004_716_907cecb8/SanFrancisco_20091004_716_907cecb8.jpg?_i=AA 300w)
San Francisco & Golden Gate North Tower
Finishing up a 10-hour day of very rewarding photography, I can say for myself, I was pretty exhausted. And stopping for a beer back at George’s house in Benecia was just what the Doctor ordered. I don’t think my colleagues quite knew what they were getting themselves into when they said they wanted to go shooting with me either. “Just one more shot!” ;)
Posted in Landscapes and tagged city, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, lights, Marin Headlands, Muir Redwoods, Point Bonita Lighthouse, San Francisco, sunset, trees by greggl with 1 comment.
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