Capitol Street Bridge (1) - Sunset August 9^th, 1999   

This is one of the most beautiful sunsets that I have ever seen.

Several people commented on these prints as I inspected them in the lab the day after the sunset. The lab technician even recognized the sunset that she had only been able to look at through the open door of her lab.

I am very glad to have the use of PhotoShop and its color correction tools. This image wasn't printed as true to life as I would have liked by the lab (a nearly impossible feat for automated processors with images like this). However, scanning the negative and using PhotoShop's "Curves" command to set the white and black points corrected the color balance and really set the contrast the way that I wanted.

This image (and that of the Capitol building) were taken from a wide grass strip that separates the opposing lanes of traffic as you go down Capitol Street in downtown Sacramento.

Exposure: Approx. 1/4 second at f/5.6
Equipment: Nikon N8008s, Nikon 24mm f/2.8 lens