1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Daaaaaamn.... That is a sweet shot man

 

If the subject behind it interests you, I would recommend it. Great acting in it too, Adam Driver does every role he plays really well

I had a hard time buying him as Rylo Ken in the new Star Wars movies though, but then again I'm not much of a Star Wars fan in the first place

 

That sky looks crazy unreal compared to the buildings and stuff. So that's Golden Gate Bridge then? Looking towards SF then? not trying to annoy you with the noob questions

 

nope, thats the bay bridge taken from treasure island. popular photo spot.

 

Yeah same here, $880 is the usual low price I find for it on eBay and Amazon generally. Plus on Amazon you get free shipping with it.

I would probably wait and see if eBay does another one of it's unannounced 10 - 20% off sales for the holidays coming up and knock another 80 - $160 off it or so

 

Answering noob questions is what I do for a living haha. You’re looking at the Golden Gate Bridge’s older brother the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. It’s more impressive than the Golden Gate being double deck, and longer with two spans. The GG gets all the glory however.

 

That's the kinda info I was hoping you'd have. Cool trivia to go with the pic, I saved it.

 

Here are a few shots I took several years ago.

Bay Bridge (from Treasure Island) -



Golden Gate Bridge (SF side) -



Golden Gate Toll Plaza - my first experiment with exposure time

 

Wow. That is several years ago, they didn’t have the 25,000 LED lights on the support cables yet.

 

about 2009 if my file date is correct. here is one more from that same evening - also from treasure island

 

Completely bizarre not seeing the Salesforce tower.

 

if I wanted to jump which would have easier access, the bay bridge or the golden gate?

is that why it's called the golden gate?

 

You're telling me I'm gonna have to replace my bff?

 

Golden Gate has walkways on each side. That’s why it’s easy to jump from it. The Bay Bridge is automotive traffic only.

 

@Wulf

Some fun facts when I was studying to be a tour guide, the bridge is painted in Signal Orange and it wasn’t the original intended color. You’re looking at primer, but the architect of the bridge enjoyed the color so much they kept it as is. It’s supposed to be battleship gray like the Bay Bridge.

 

We have a bridge here in Pasadena dubbed 'Suicide Bridge' for obvious reasons...something like 95 people have jumped in the last 80 or so years. There has been a debate in the community for as long as I've been here about putting up nets underneath it to catch people...sad stuff really

 

you don't "have" to

 

not gonna lie, that sounds fun so I bet even more people would jump

 

damn