Category Archives: Images

What catches my eye.

Photo Challenge: Forces of Nature

Posted on May 8, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

Here I am, four miles to the Pacific Ocean and three miles to the San Francisco Bay. It’s Northern California. It’s sunny, it’s foggy, it’s windy, it’s cool in the summer and wet in the winter (usually). It’s bay flats … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Intricate

Posted on May 1, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

Once while playing golf, a friend who faced a shot challenged by foliage said, “Trees are 90% air.” Of course, his next shot clanked off a sturdy oak and landed behind where he had just swung. Oaks full of leaves … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Motion

Posted on April 24, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

The weather forecast was interesting: clear and sunny with big waves on the coast. It was a Saturday so off I went to Pacifica. Only four miles away if you could only drive straight over the coastal range, but, alas, … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Early Bird

Posted on April 22, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

Sunrise? Are you kidding me? Sunrise and night owl do not compute. I have about 1000 sunset shots for every sunrise shot in my portfolio. So, there was this one day in 2013 that I woke up early and saw … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Blur

Posted on April 3, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

Life has seemed a blur lately. I shouldn’t skip my annual eye doc appointment! See the weekly photo challenge here.

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A Two-Fer

Posted on April 2, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

Find the updated single-family home price trends and employment trends here. It’s a busy time in the good old San Francisco Bay Area. The economies of communities surrounding the bay are in overdrive while things are a little less peachy … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Orange you glad it’s photo challenge time?

Posted on March 6, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

This week Michelle W. gave us a photo challenge to… “wow us with punchy pops of orange.” I know you’ve seen this structure. It’s steel and concrete. It spans a windy straight that’s about 300 feet deep under the surface … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Reward

Posted on February 27, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

This week Krista gave us a photo challenge to provide a graphic representation of Reward. This story starts one summer in the mid-1960s. I was a kid living in a small town in South Jersey. I was about to cross … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Rule of Thirds

Posted on February 20, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

Oh, yes, rules ARE meant to be broken! But they do work. This week Jen Hooks has challenged us to recompose relying on the Rule of Thirds. It’s good to be a little off center. 😉 See the Weekly Photo … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Symmetry

Posted on February 13, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

This week we’ve been challenged to show an image with symmetry by Cheri Lucas Rowlands. Appropriate for Friday the 13th of February. 2+13=15. It appears Cheri likes balance in her life ;-). From a graphics standpoint… symmetry is about balance … Continue reading →

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