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| Sacramento Street - San Francisco 2021 |
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| Alley - San Francisco 2021 |
We ate an early dinner at the Wayfare Tavern on Sacramento Street. Weather was nice, the food was good. We shared one of their signature desserts: House-made doughnuts with streusel glaze, whipped crème fraiche and dipping sauce. Yum!
Photos taken with an iPhone 7 Plus . . . the top one is a vertical panorama shot.
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| Dessert - San Francisco 2021 |
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| Bank of America Building - San Francisco 2021 |
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| Transamerica Pyramid - San Francisco 2021 |
It turned out that our paid-in-advance parking spot was in the garage directly underneath the Bank of America building. Our dining group was making a foray into San Francisco for a outside dining experience at the Wayfair Tavern; while walking over to the restaurant I kept peering up at the structures overhead.
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| Charcuterie by Shawna - Berkeley 2021 |
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| Art on 4th Street - Berkeley 2021 |
Top: Elegant charcuterie composition by Shawna for Thanksgiving at Margaret and Jim's house in Berkeley.
Bottom: Art piece seen while wandering around Berkeley's 4th Street shopping area. OK, I was struck by how the artist had included a electrical tower in his piece. Whoa! That's interesting. I can't imagine being able to sell a photograph that had high tension wires in it.
I have photos of telephone poles, of course. But I don't think I've sold any of them.
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| Telephone Poles - Death Valley 2010 |
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| Telephone Poles (Inyo Mountains) - Inyo County 2010 |
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| Yellow-Rumped Warbler - Marin County 2021 |
Seen up in the hills by the water tanks, just off the fire road. More scenic version was posted in 2017.
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| Hali, Hanna (Tokyo) - Japan 2014 |
Hali having a conversation with Hanna during our first morning in Japan after a very long flight the previous day. Hanna was still on San Francisco time, so she was able to entertain Hali and Mike in the deserted hotel lobby at 4 A.M.
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| Leaves, Pine Needles - Marin County 2021 |
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| Leaves, Steps - Marin County 2021 |
Top photo taken with a school building in the background. Steps are in the common area in back of our house.
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| Believe in Santa Claus (Fairfax) - Marin County 2021 |
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| Snowman (Fairfax) - Marin County 2021 |
Sightems from a recent early morning walk.
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| Leaves, Branches - Marin County 2021 |
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| Leaves, Branches - Marin County 2021 |
November photos. Top photo taken with a (rented) Nikon Z7II. Bottom one with a Nikon Z5 (which I own.)
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| Giraffes - Oakland 2021 |
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| Porcupine - Oakland 2021 |
"The lanterns were created by one of the event's partners, the Chinese company Tianyu Arts & Culture, Inc. Harrison said the zoo staff collaborates with Tianyu on choosing the animals and diorama designs for Glowfari. Once the lanterns have been fabricated in China, Tianyu ships at least 16 containers worth of sculptures to Oakland in October and sends a staff to live here for a few months to erect the lanterns and maintain them throughout Glowfari's run."
A light exhibit at the Oakland Zoo. We were all mightily impressed!
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| Tteokbokki Package - San Francisco 2021 |
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| Tteokbokki in Bowl - Marin County 2021 |
"Tteokbokki is a Korean street food that consists of a sweet and spicy pepper paste sauce mixed with chewy rice cakes, boiled eggs, and fish cakes." Pronounced as toke-bokey (or talk-bokey).
We didn't have the boiled eggs or fish cakes, just the unadorned tteokbokki. It was good! Pretty spicy though.
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| Hmart - San Francisco 2021 |
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| Kimchi (Hmart) - San Francisco 2021 |
We had been to Hmart once before . . . Shawna had taken us there in her car together with the kids. But that was on a Sunday afternoon. Too crowded!
This time we left Marin County early in the morning and drove to the southern part of San Francisco where Hmart is located. Much better . . . but somehow very chilly inside.
They specialize in Korean food items, but other Asian countries are well-represented. (Below, some beer from Kyoto that they carry.)
So for those of us who regularly watch K-Dramas on Netflix the store is quite interesting.
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| Kyoto Beer (Hmart) - Marin County 2021 |
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| Cat - Marin County 2021 |
For some reason this cat had decided to visit our front yard and play in the decorative grass. It left that particular clump of grass quite bedraggled.
Very friendly creature! We've seen it before on our neighborhood walks where it comes up to us wanted to be petted.
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| Hanna, Cat - Marin County 2021 |
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| Plants - Marin County 2021 |
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| Plants, Door (Fairfax) - Marin County 2021 |
Photos taken during some random Fitbit hourly walks (iPhone).
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| Agave, Doorway - Berkeley 2021 |
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| Agave, Signs (San Rafael) - Marin County 2021 |
Top photo: walking around Berkeley with a Canon G5XII camera.
Bottom: Near the San Rafael Trader Joe's with a Nikon Z5.
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| Oak Tree, Sunrise - Marin County 2021 |
Same tree as yesterday. No cutting and pasting done though.
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| Oak, Fog - Marin County 2021 |
Shot at 24mm using a Nikon 24-200mm zoom lens.
Yes, I copied the upper right hand corner, flipped it horizontally, then pasted the selection into the left hand corner.
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| Oak, Clouds - Marin County 2021 |
Returning books over at the Fairfax Library . . . there's some really nice oak trees on the property. I used an iPhone 7 Plus.
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| Oak Branch - Marin County 2021 |
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| Oak Branches - Marin County 2021 |
Bottom photo: Looking up standing under trees across the street from us. I could be wrong, but I don't think that those trees were there when we first moved in.
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| Turkey Vulture - Marin County 2021 |
Again, walking very slowly towards the bird. Taking a shot. Then more steps. Then another shot. Finally the bird lumbered off.
I used a Nikon Z7II with a 24-200mm lens.
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| Oak - Marin County 2021 |
Taken on my morning walk. I used a Nikon Z5 . . . did a nice job of not overexposing the sky area.
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| Mt. Tamalpais, Haze - Marin County 2021 |
Alas, "stagnant air" is fairly typical in late Fall and Winter in the Bay Area nowadays. I've complained about this before.
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| Mt. Tamalpais, Fog - Marin County 2021 |
Recently I've been mainly taking photos of Marin County scenery. I rented a Nikon Z7II in November (above photo taken with that camera.) I wanted to try it out in a variety of circumstances so I visited a few of my favorite Marin locations. I bought a parking pass for the Water District area (where I took the above picture) so I had to go there, as well as Point Reyes.
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| Coyote Bush, Mt. Tamalpais - Marin County 2021 |
Likely taken while hiking up on the Loma Alta fire road. This and the last two photos were taken in October, 2021.
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| Mt. Tamalpais, Fog, Clouds - Marin County 2021 |
Taken during my morning walk on the fire road at the end of our street.
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| Mt. Tamalpais, Clouds - Marin County 2021 |
Most of my favorite hiking spots come with a view of Mt. Tamalpais.
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| Retriever (Fairfax) - Marin County 2021 |
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| Retriever (Fairfax) - Marin County 2021 |
A familiar face regularly seen on my morning walks.
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| Beach, Ocean, Sky - Point Reyes 2021 |
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| Wave, Sky - Point Reyes 2021 |
Most of the Coast Camp photos were taken with an Olympus E-M1II and a 14-150mm zoom lens. This combo provides high quality images along with a light weight package ideal for backpacking. (I decided that the Nikon Z5 was just too heavy.) And I used the iPhone 7 Plus for a few shots, of course.
After the morning photo session I returned to camp and packed up. The tent was quite wet!
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| Tent and Stuff Sacks - Point Reyes 2021 |
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| Backpack - Point Reyes 2021 |
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| Pond, Beach AM - Point Reyes 2021 |
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| Eucalyptus, Ocean AM - Point Reyes 2021 |
As soon as it was light enough, I headed down towards the ocean. Once there I got out my iPhone and took a panorama shot of the pond and sky.
