Title: Oakland Docks
I got these while visiting Hanger One distillery in Alameda. They are the giant cranes at the Oakland docks. These are used to unload/load giant steel carriers off the cargo ships and put them either on trains or trucks. Normally I see them from my house (much farther away) and they look like those little "bobbing-head birds" that slowly raise and lower their heads. I had to really mess with the timing on my camera to get a good shot, because the lights were really bright but if I metered off them, I wouldn't get any detail in the shadows. On the other hand, metering for the shadows made the lights just blow-out any details. So, its was a fun balancing act of shutter speeds to get a nice shot. I also like how you can see the stars in the top, but at the same time see the light streaks from the planes coming in/out of SFO.
Enjoy!
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