Quick Weekend in San Francisco
I basically escorted my boys out to visit their cousins in San Francisco last weekend, but I was able to get out and tour the city a little bit thanks to my brother-in-law Brooks. Here is a couple of images from that trip.
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Point Reyes
I’m finally getting around to processing the several hundreds of images from my trip to San Francisco back in early June. During that business trip, a couple of friends and I took a day trip away from work and the City, venturing out onto Point Reyes and Tomalas Bay.
An old Navy "taxi" we were told about.
While we were shooting this old boat, we saw an old sea dog walking around with another person. We overheard bits of what he was talking about, and soon started asking questions. We learned that this boat was an old Navy “taxi” for taking sailors from the big Navy ships in to harbor for onshore adventures. The second tidbit was that after it was retired and the boat became somewhat a fishing boat, the entire second “level” was added to gain height needed for spotting fish.
Pretty cool little boat with a storied past!
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San Francisco, Redwoods and the Golden Gate Bridge
On a recent business trip out to California, I went out a few days early to spend some time with a couple of co-worker and photography friends Damond and George. We started the day up in the Muir Redwoods National Monument north of the City and got a lot of shots of the redwoods, something I’ve always want to do, yet a subject that’s really hard to compose around since they are such large objects.
I think this top image where you’re looking up into the canopy formed by these massive trees kind of did them justice.
Redwood Canopy
Looking up the trunk of one giant tree
Redwoods in Sunlight
Another Sunburst
We then left the Redwoods and ventured onward to the Marin Headlands and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and to the Point Bonita Lighthouse (after a short side trip to the top of Mt. Tamalpais) for some sunset shots of the Golden Gate and the City where I was suddenly lost in my shooting. (Ever have those times?) Here are some of those images…
Point Bonita Lighthouse and Shoreline
Point Bonita Lighthouse and Shoreline
Golden Gate Sunset
The City of Lights
San Francisco & Golden Gate North Tower
Finishing up a 10-hour day of very rewarding photography, I can say for myself, I was pretty exhausted. And stopping for a beer back at George’s house in Benecia was just what the Doctor ordered. I don’t think my colleagues quite knew what they were getting themselves into when they said they wanted to go shooting with me either. “Just one more shot!” ;)
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