Skip Kuebel Photography

This is one of the many photographs I've taken at Fort Point, and the Fort Point Light underneath the Gate Bridge. It's an old Civil War army fort that guarded the entrance to San Francisco Bay. Beginning in 1852, the US government funded the construction of a chain of 59 lighthouses along the California Coast. The Fort Point light was one of 13 serving the San Francisco Bay. In 1934, The US Lighthouse Service keepers extinguished the Fort Point light for the last time due to the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. For awhile it looked like they may tear down the fort and the light to build the bridge but in the end they just built the bridge right over the top of the fort. This is a must see stop when in San Francisco. I removed the sky with OnOne tools and then added in the dramatic sky and then color corrected all so that it would look like it belonged. The tool work really well, even over the top rail and the circular staircase grill pattern. See more at:  http...

Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet on Flickr On the weekend I went aboard the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier and Museum. This was taken standing on the flight deck near the "Island" and looking towards San Francisco in the distance. CV12 is docked at Pier 3 in Alameda near the old Alameda Naval Air Station. You can visit the USS Hornet museum daily or see more at:  https://www.uss-hornet.org . Skip Kuebel, Photographer skiptown@comcast.net

I hiked out to Muir Beach one afternoon and saw this great view of the trees on the hill, the rocks in the foreground and the ocean slashing up on the beach. So, I worked my way around the rocks and was doing the photographer thing, you know, getting the best angle for the shot, focus etc. Little did I know that on the other side of these rocks is a nude beach. Felt a little creepy, with the camera and all, so I didn't stay long! LOL. I added in the sun and sky in post-processing and using NIK filters to bring in the orange/reds from the sunset into the rocks and ocean. Is it cheating to do this? What you think? See more at: https://www.flickr.com/x/t/0092009/photos/97777205@N03/19807160652/ Skip Kuebel, Photographer skiptown@comcast.net

Another shot from my walk-about in San Francisco. The Palace of Fine Arts is always a great target for photographers and I'm no different. It has it's challenges to shoot, as it's quite tall and it's hard to get into a good composition. This is shot from the Rotunda, looking out towards the columns that surround it. I had to use a couple of filters to straighten out the columns in the foreground and then my favorite Nik software filters. Oh, the sky was added in after the fact. You can see more of this shoot at my Flickr. Skip Kuebel, Photographer skiptown@comcast.net