Golden Gate Sunsets

Golden Gate Sunsets: "This map helps you find spots from which you can see the sun set right in the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Viewed from the Bay Area, the direction of the sunset varies from 240.2° at the Winter Solstice to 300.7° at the Summer Solstice. These bearings are measured in degrees east of true north; in the winter, the sun sets more towards the south, and in the summer it sets more towards the north.

Between the 6th of September and the 4th of April each year, the setting sun can be seen right in the center of the Golden Gate from a series of viewpoints around the central bay. Between the 17th of October and the 23rd of February, for 130 days each winter, the viewpoints march up and back along the East Bay shoreline. The exact spot from which the show can be seen moves by a few hundred feet per day."

Boxes In A Light Box

Boxes In A Light Box, originally uploaded by evaxebra.

Kite Aerial Photography - Welcome

Kite Aerial Photography - Welcome: "Notes on Kite Aerial Photography
Charles C. Benton, Professor of Architecture
University of California at Berkeley"

The rule of thirds

The rule of thirds | DigicamGuides.com: "Rules Are Meant to be Broken

Calling the rule of thirds a 'rule' makes it sound like all photographs that don't follow this approach are pretty much awful and boring. Not the case.

There are thousands of examples the world over of amazing eye-catching photos that do not follow the rule of thirds. Many don't seem to follow any 'rule' at all."

Golden ratio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "In mathematics and the arts, two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio of the sum of the quantities to the larger one equals the ratio of the larger one to the smaller. The golden ratio is an irrational mathematical constant, approximately 1.6180339887.[1] Other names frequently used for the golden ratio are the golden section (Latin: sectio aurea) and golden mean"

golden section - Google Search: "What is the Golden Section, Golden Mean, Golden Spiral, Golden Ratio. How to use them in the photography. Rules of Composition."
Golden Section and Rule of Thirds (Golden Mean, Golden Ratio, Golden Spiral, Golden Proportion, Golden Triangles).: "Golden Triangles
Another rule is the 'Golden Triangles'. It's more convenient for photos with diagonal lines. There are three triangles with corresponding shapes. Just roughly place three subjects with approximate equal sizes in these triangles and this rule would be kept."

1920s World Trip

1920s World Trip - a set on Flickr



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