On our way back from Yosemite National Park,  my friend Gary said it was rare to have a clear sunset so we stopped by to photograph the Golden Gate Bridge.

We got off the 101 to shoot from Golden Gate National Recreation Area, drove up Conzelma Road to Hawk Hill, and found a good spot with the bridge in the foreground and downtown San Francisco in the background

The colors did not pan out as we expected so we drove down to Battery Spencer overlook to get some of the bridge and traffic.

We liked those photos so much better.

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Paul Conrad is an award-winning, nationally and internationally published freelance photographer living in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Wash., north of Seattle in the Pacific Northwest. His work has been published in newspapers and magazine throughout the United States and in Europe.

His clients include Getty Images, Wire Image, The Bellingham Herald, and many local business in Whatcom County. Previous clients are Associated Press, the New York Times, L.A. Times, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, and many others.

His specialty is photojournalism covering news, sports, and editorial portraits, he also is skilled in family portraiture, high school senior portraits, and weddings. He is available for assignments anywhere in the Pacific Northwest