We had a fantastic time with Doc while we were in San Francisco. Not only was the tour wonderful, resulting in some fantastic photos, we made a new friend.
Doc's tour is everything all the good reviews on Tripadvisor are saying.
We had great communication in the lead up, he collected us from our hotel, drove us in his epic big black Land Rover to amazing locations and helped us get some cracking shots. We were taken to several spots that we would never have found on our own. One of our favourite spots ended up being a view down towards Point Bonita lighthouse.
Doc also gave advice on composition, provided insights into the history of the locations, kept us entertained, and even had a spare tripod, bottled water etc. to help out if needed.
A tip, Doc advises to bring a warm jacket on the tour, do follow this advice as it was surprisingly chilly with strong breezes at some of the locations. The city seems to do summer a bit differently to other places!
The 4th July happened to be the following evening and Doc called us up and asked if we wanted to join him, shooting the fireworks from a location he'd found. We had a wonderful evening.
Aware we had been hoping for a bridge + fog shot, Doc also called us up a day or so later to let us know there looked like fog coming under the bridge and did we want to go photograph it? Well...yes! This type of customer care is unheard of in my experience.
Can't recommend the tour enough.
Beyond having a wonderful tour and getting great photos, we came away from our time in San Francisco feeling like we've made a new friend. We genuinely hope that, should Doc find his way back down to Oz at some point, we have the chance to catch up and show him some of the changes to our city since his last stay.