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Photo Challenge: Enveloped
Wrapped in a layer of green, Robin felt comfortable while keeping an eye on me. I was in the open. Exposed without any means of cover, I could not hide my fear. Joe See the weekly photo challenge here.
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Tagged American Robin, California, D7000, graphics, Image, images, Nikon, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Enveloped, Photography, Postaday, San Francisco Bay Area
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Light and Lighthouses
Weekends are too short… don’t you think? Just a brief trip actually… down to the Coastside. That stretch of California coast from Pacifica down to the Santa Cruz county border centered around Half Moon Bay. The light was so so … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Coastside, D7000, graphics, Image, images, Landscape, Nikon, Photography, Pigeon Point, Pigeon Point Lighthouse, San Francisco Bay Area
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Photo Challenge: Forces of Nature
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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Tagged California, D7000, graphics, Image, images, Nikon, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Forces of Nature, Photography, Postaday, San Andreas Fault, San Francisco Bay Area
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Photo Challenge: Intricate
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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Tagged California, D7000, graphics, Image, images, monochrome, Nikon, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Intricate, Photography, Postaday, San Francisco Bay Area
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Photo Challenge: Early Bird
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
Posted in Images, SF Bay Area Employment Trends
Tagged bay area employment, California, D7000, Economics, employment, graphics, Image, images, Nikon, Pacific Ocean, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Early Bird, Photography, Postaday, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco Bay Area, sunrise
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Will Housing Prices Wither?
The real estate markets have become fickle beasts. Capital markets bubble and burst taking it out on the little guy. January is a fickle month, too. We saw very few home sales in January in the San Francisco Bay Area … Continue reading
Photo Challenge: Rule of Thirds
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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Tagged Antioch, Brentwood, California, D7000, graphics, Image, images, Landscape, Nikon, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Rule of Thirds, Photography, Postaday, Rule of Thirds
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Photo Challenge: Serenity
This week we’ve been challenged by Cheri Lucas Rowlands of WordPress to provide our interpretation of serenity. An image that invokes calmness or tranquility. I find it most simple to be at ease when visual stimulus is minimized. Not voided, … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Coastside, D7000, Daly City, graphics, Image, images, Mussel Rock, Nikon, Pacifica, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Serenity, Photography, Postaday, serenity, sunset
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Two Different Trends as 2014 Comes to Its Final Sunset
Here are employment and housing price data for the Bay Area as of November 2014. Interesting to see that employment and labor force figures continue to trend upward but, outside of San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara (the high-tech … Continue reading
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