A few years ago, Sacramento’s Tower Bridge needed a complete paint job. Someone in the city or county brass thought it would be a good idea to put the paint color of the bridge to public vote. The voice of the people was heard and the color of the bridge was to be gold. Not dark yellow. Not Maize, but as shiny a gold color as they could get in the kind of paint required. I can see the significance; what with Sacramento being the gateway to the historic Gold Country and all, but to be completely honest, the color during the day looks pretty bad.

At night, however, it really does come alive. Once the paint job was complete and the tarps taken down, I decided I should have a nice night photo of the bridge. This photo was taken about 30 minutes after sunset. White balance set to Tungsten to account for the tungsten lights on the bridge which makes the sky go a deep blue. I got permission from the Delta King Hotel to use their balcony to get a good angle. The result has always been a favorite of mine.

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