San Francisco Bay is one of the most recognizable landforms on earth. This image includes Half-Moon Bay, the San Andreas Lakes (formed by the San Andreas fault), Golden Gate Park, Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge, Stinson Beach, essentially all of the upper and lower bays, and the lower ends of the Napa and Sonoma valleys. The ocean swells display an interesting pattern of reflection and diffraction while the bay itself is relatively smooth. The prison building on Alcatraz is clearly visible in this image as are the San Francisco waterfront and Fisherman's Wharf. The red color corresponds to vegatation. Dark patches on the water are areas of little or no wind, a rare condition for the Bay.

The area covered by this image is approximately 37x63 miles. A full-resolution crop of the image is shown here that illustrates the detail present in the full image print. This detail includes the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz with an approaching ferry, Golden Gate Park, and the Presidio.

An extended version of this image also is available.

Special pricing applies to prints of these images:
16x20: $150 unframed
16x32 extended version: $250 unframed
24x48 Limited Edition extended version, unframed with certificate of authenticity: $1500