Meta information: Nikon D70 Raw capture, AF-S VR-Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED at 200mm (300mm 35mm equivalence); tripod mounted and VR (vibration reduction) turned off.
Exif: ISO 200, 1/4 second, f/2.8.
Focus: Manual, at infinity.
Post: Extreme cropping (about 5% of the original image to emphasize the building lights), routine level adjustments, extreme sharpening for Gaussian and motion blur, “motion picture” lens flare added with the Photoshop Render > Lens Flare filter.
Another photo of sunset from Indian Rock, this one cropped in very tight and showing the holiday lights used to outline some of the buildings in downtown San Francisco!