Happy 86th Birthday, Golden Gate Bridge!

The Golden Gate Bridge celebrates its 86th birthday today!

The bridge is a supremely iconic image of San Francisco, and indeed one of the images that people think of when they think of California, and even of the United States. Construction started in 1933 and the bridge opened on May 27, 1937. It is still one of the largest Art Deco structures in the world. The Golden Gate Bridge's signature color, an orange vermillion called "international orange," was chosen by the architect of the bridge because it complemented the natural surroundings and because of its high visibility in fog.

By contrast, I was born on May 27th, twenty-seven years later. While considered iconic to only a handful of people, I am not painted any particular shade and am not very visible in fog.

Take a look at the opening day of the bridge in this glorious, moving footage from the past.

And here I am on my opening day with my dad.

BEAUTY: Photography--Mitch Rouse

The aerial photography of Mitch Rouse is epic and I especially love his shots of the new skyline in San Francisco, along with shots of the Golden Gate Bridge and other landmarks.

"Mitch began exploring the realm of aerial photography, with high tech drones. Unsatisfied with the limitations of drones, he began photographing primarily straight down from fixed wing aircraft. Mitch has now found the sweet spot between the two by developing a system that incorporates a Bell 407 helicopter, with a Shot Over gimbal mounted to the nose, which contains a 150 MP Phase One Industrial camera. This state-of-the-art system provides outstanding image quality and output superior to either of the previous iterations. Mitch is currently working with a retired NASA scientist to explore the worlds of photorealistic mapping with 10 times the resolution of Google and virtual reality of real world places."

https://www.mitchrouseaerials.com/

My City By The Bay

There wasn't always a bridge...

Happy Birthday, Golden Gate Bridge (and me!)

The Golden Gate Bridge celebrates its 75th birthday today--and I celebrate my 48th!

The bridge is a supremely iconic image of San Francisco, and indeed one of the images that people think of when they think of California, and even of the United States. Construction started in 1933 and the bridge opened on May 27, 1937. It is still one of the largest Art Deco structures in the world. The Golden Gate Bridge's signature color, an orange vermillion called "international orange," was chosen by the architect of the bridge because it complemented the natural surroundings and because of its high visibility in fog.

By contrast, I was born on May 27th, twenty-seven years later. While considered iconic to only a handful of people, I am not painted any particular shade and am not very visible in fog.

Take a look at the opening day of the bridge in this glorious, moving footage from the past.

And here I am on my opening day.

My City By The Bay