![Golden Gate Sunrise](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tWZO3vMt8CxxIcDAZjr3lHugZ5DwGYCoNsP7gcCYqm2vRUsmIrOl2T3RTaxByGdwIVu0qd44QQBXh8FoGH6I5s0Zv-LD0ku62xDwfTNrpHUwG79akxMdvL2c3ePWURLv8=s0-d)
Ever since moving to the Bay Area a few years ago and seeing the bridge covered in fog and then seeing the many amazing pictures of this scene, I have been chasing that moment. I regret to report that I still have yet to get the shot I want, but I started heading in the right direction a few weeks back. I was planning to head to Bothin Marsh in the Mill Valley area, and as I was crossing the Richmond-San Rafael bridge before sunrise I saw a chance for the shot I’m picturing. I could see clearly that the southern pillar was in the fog, and the northern was clear. So I decided to give it a shot and go for it. I passed by Bothin on 101, and decided to head down to Fort Baker, which is a place I had not previously visited.
To my surprise, I found the parking area full near the fishing pier and a ton of people there reeling in their catch as the sun came up over the horizon. Here's a view in the opposite direction, with the Transamerica Building reaching above the fog.
![The City at Sunrise](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_suqoUaAcYwvYeoegyM2CleZJc1v1FRSlxLCXt98tSFAWs5UBadr4sRjOL3hZgEy9FCLTEpWGW8VEwJkvpTdTGf9RXBUqcuFEvauZLQmfmj_XS8fNlN-AYuYXQRFAkhFLI=s0-d)
What amazed me the most about spending 20 or so minutes there is how dynamic the fog was. At times it would cover half of the bridge completely, and then a few minutes later most of the span, including both pillars would be clear in the sun. It was quite fun to shoot, but I think there is probably a better vantage point at a location other than the fishing pier down there. It was a beautiful morning, but I’m still chasing that glory-shot of half of the bridge in golden morning light with half in fog.