Baker Beach
San Francisco, c. 1975

Baker Beach is a small beach just west of the Golden Gate Bridge. On this day the fog was rolling in with periodic glimpses of the sun that highlighted a man playing with his dogs in the surf.

Grabbed my camera, a Hasselblad, and quickly took a shot guessing at the exposure. Later, after taking a meter reading, I realized I had greatly over-exposed. On the contact sheet that frame was solid white.

Even printing on Agfa Brovira #6 wouldn't work. I sent the film to Nancy Scans for processing. Received a phone call from Nancy. She asked how I wanted it processed. I indicated that I would be developing in Photoshop so just make sure all tonal values were present. The results are seen below.

If you look closely you can see a small dark speck suspended over the ocean. I thought it was a flaw in the film but closer inspection revealed it was a stick thrown for the dogs.

Tri-X D-76