San Francisco Fog

It’s that time of year, the changing of the weather, the changing of the colors – a great time of year for photographers.

I was out wandering Crissy Field and the Fort Point area this morning with my dog and came across this shot of the Golden Gate Bridge starting to peek out from a blanket of fog.  In the summer I tend to hate the fog.  Probably because it can be cold, foggy and windy at home but 80 degrees and sunny just 20 miles down the road.  In the fall and winter, however, I just love the fog.  I love the way it feels and smells, and the way it shrouds the city and landscapes.  I particularly enjoy shooting in the fog since it tends to reduce everything to the basic elements of tones and shapes.  There’s just something spectacular about the simplicity of a great photograph taken in the fog.