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• Philip Sidney.

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One of my friends once mentioned to me about Pier 14 in San Francisco and the outstanding view of the san Francisco skyline from the edge of the pier. I never got chance to check the view out while we lived in the Bay Area. But during our last trip I woke a very sleepy wife at 5 am and drove to the pier to check out the view during morning blue hour. Once there I realized that my friend forgot t mention about the other spectacular sight visible from the pier, the stunning Bay Bridge.

Fortunately, I was there at the best time possible time and the rising sun was making short work of whatever night fog that remained on the surface. I also got some spectacular light show as the sun rose above the horizon while the fantastic lights on the Bay Bridge provided an interesting foreground.

• Marc Chagall.

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My hometown in India is known for an old arch bridge with unique architecture. Growing up, I thought it was one of the most significant bridges in the country, but it was a small bridge that was barely two lanes wide in reality. Maybe this is why I have a fascination for bridges, but every time I pass a bridge, I check out their photographic potential and often return to create images of them. In fact, on my first trip to San Francisco after finishing my work obligations, I drove straight to battery spencer to take pictures of the golden gate bridge before racing to catch my return flight.

I was not aware of the other famous bridge of the town, the Bay Bridge, until we moved to the Bay Area. Then it took me another five years, but I finally got the opportunity to take some photographs at pier14 a fantastic location with a stunning view of the Bay Bridge. I had plans to photograph the city skyline and wanted the foreground to have a minimal number of people, so I decided to leverage the morning blue hour for the shoot. Blue hour is my favorite time to photograph subjects where artificial lighting plays a significant role, like cityscapes and bridges. Usually, at blue hour, the ambient light is so low most of the lights on the buildings stay on. Add to that the nice contrast of the warm city lights against the sky's dark blue, and you have all the ingredients to make a stunning architectural image.