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Photo Challenge: Shadowed

Depth can be created in a two-dimensional image. That’s why photographs are made, not taken. It can be created with a little lighting magic, in nature, or with the help of a little dodging and burning in Photoshop. Sometimes it … Continue reading

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Photo Challenge: New

Another New Year. It brings another set of challenges and opportunities. We are granted an unknown number of chances for renewal and redemption. Each day brings a fresh set of downs and the chance to put the last play out … Continue reading

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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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Photo Challenge: Warmth

Living on the west side of the Bay Area four miles from the Pacific Ocean and about two miles from the San Francisco Bay the weather is pretty mild. Summer rarely gets real hot and when it does it only … Continue reading

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Photo Challenge: Yellow

Yellow is that burst of color just before the dawn. The color of our breakfast meal just after a yawn. Yellow is the sound of buzzing circling a bloom. It can never ever be the color of gloom. Yellow makes … Continue reading

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Photo Challenge: Twinkle

My kids love the end-of-year holidaze. They spend eleven months looking forward to the celebrations, excitement, gift-receiving and general merriment. Can you blame them? When they are little they tolerate the pop of flash bulbs that document the year-end joy. … Continue reading

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Photo Challenge: Gone, But Not Forgotten

Cemeteries are fascinating. I live nearby the Golden Gate National Cemetery on the San Francisco Peninsula and it is a place of beauty. Cemeteries are places of awe. It probably started before I can remember. I can imagine my mother … Continue reading

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Photo Challenge: Converge

I like it when things come together. They meet and meld into a cohesive whole. Lines do come together if you give them enough space to play. People converge when they are motivated. A nice wide angle lens will facilitate … Continue reading

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Photo Challenge: Angular

Lines, diagonals, perspective. It’s my life. Even as young kid I liked to doodle by drawing shapes in perspective. Oh, do I have a few angles to show you! Have a great weekend! See the Weekly Photo Challenge here.

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Slowdown, You Move Too Fast

The housing market has flattened out in the third quarter. See the Bay Area housing price trends page above for the most recent data on housing.

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