{"id":7368,"date":"2014-07-08T03:41:29","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T07:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=7368"},"modified":"2014-07-08T07:47:39","modified_gmt":"2014-07-08T11:47:39","slug":"powell-and-mason-car-on-columbus-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/powell-and-mason-car-on-columbus-avenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Powell and Mason Car on Columbus Avenue."},"content":{"rendered":"

San Francisco May 1994.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cable Car on Columbus, exposed on Kodachrome in 1994.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This isn\u2019t your typical cable car image. Where photographers, myself included, have often focused on San Francisco\u2019s exceptionally steep hills, where cars appear to cling precariously to tracks, instead\u00a0I\u2019ve tried to make the most of one of more level sections of the cable car system.<\/p>\n

I exposed this on Kodachrome 25 this using my old Nikormat FT3 with\u00a0a secondhand Tokina 400mm lens.<\/p>\n

This exceptionally long telephoto was very sharp but had very shallow depth of field. I used this quality to set background highway traffic, include some MUNI Trolley buses, out of focus, thus helping\u00a0the viewer concentrate on the main subject\u2014the famous cable car.<\/p>\n

Although a simple image, there\u2019s a lot to see in it. Despite my use of selective focus, the path of the cable car track (with its trademark central conduit) leads the eye beyond the car and around the corner toward Powell Street.<\/p>\n

Aiding my effort was the rich afternoon sun for which San Francisco is often blessed. There\u2019s an exceptionally pleasant quality to Bay Area sunshine that is best experienced in person, but has made for a great many photographic opportunities. I miss that quality of light when I’m not there!<\/p>\n

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