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Flattery
The old saying goes, “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” I could not find a source for this well-known quote but, as the saying goes, “that’s baseball.” After a recent dental visit I was trying to soothe the pain … Continue reading
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Tagged "Edward Weston", Black & White, Black and White, D7000, Image, images, Nikon, Photography
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Let There Be Light!
Sometimes an image is the best way to say welcome to the Holiday Season! Candles set the scene for me. It is a season of lights. May your season be bright!
Great Divide
San Francisquito Creek (Little San Francisco according to one source). It is the dividing line between San Mateo County (left side of picture) and Santa Clara County (right side). The City of East Palo Alto is part of San Mateo … Continue reading
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Tagged California, D7000, East Palo Alto, Image, images, median household income, median income, Nikon, Palo Alto, panaroma, Photography, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Tamron
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Fall: Brief Light and Long Shadows
The autumn afternoon vanishes in long shadows quickly and without a sound. I emerge from my office and ask no one in particular, “When did it get dark?” The clock on the mantle ticks relentlessly and without remorse. Taking the … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, California, D7000, Fall, Image, Nikon, Photography, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, Shadow, Shadows
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Eerie
Dim lights in the distance. It’s still a long walk along the sand within feet of the boiling surf and the rocky cliffs, dark and ominous, above. Does it mean an end to the journey or is it just the … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Eerie, Image, images, Photography, Postaday, San Mateo County, Weekly Photo Challenge
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Horizon
We held hands for a moment in time, but we’ll never know if we had a chance. I thought us worthy but, in time, we learned we each swayed to a different rhythm in life’s dance. I walked away without … Continue reading
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Tagged D7000, Horizon, Image, images, Nikon, Photography, Postaday, Weekly Photo Challenge
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Where Were You?
5:04 p.m., 10/17/1989, 24 years ago today, where were you? I was at my desk writing an appraisal report. It was a warm October day. Door was closed and all my windows were open. I was sitting in a sixth-floor … Continue reading
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Tagged earthquake, Image, images, Loma Prieta Earthquake, Ocean Beach, Photography, San Andreas Fault, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area
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Little Egret
Some days architecture does not stir my creative spirit. I look to landscapes and nature to sharpen my camera’s eye. Living in the SF Bay Area you do not have to travel too far to find enticing vistas or wildlife … Continue reading
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Tagged Burlingame, California, D7000, Egret, Image, images, Little Egret, Nikon, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco Bay Area, Tamron
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Saturated: A Weekly Photo Challenge
On a slow business week: government shutdown, no employment statistics, stock market sliding; I thought an image of the recently departed summer might help. I miss summer and it’s only been gone a week or so. We didn’t really have … Continue reading
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Tagged Image, images, Landscape, Photography, Postaday, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, saturated, The Castro
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