Tag Archives: Photography

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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Job Growth Stalls

Posted on February 10, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

Employment in the San Francisco Bay Area has stalled at just over 3.7 million over the past four months. There is general optimism for 2015 but housing prices and rents have also slowed. Should be an interesting spring! See the … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Scale

Posted on February 7, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

This week we’ve been challenged to visualize scale by Michelle W. Let’s ponder size relationships. I’ll leave you to draw your own conclusions about what that means! I first asked my Grandkitty Otis to assist. I can say that all … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Depth

Posted on January 30, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

This week we’ve been challenged to explore depth by Ben Huberman. Whether we relate to the word in a visual or emotional way it all seems relative. To an ant, a pebble may seem a mountain. Standing on Glacier Point … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Express Yourself

Posted on January 23, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

This week we’ve been challenged by Krista of WordPress to Express Yourself! Well, okay, I will add a picture. But to see how I really express myself I’ll ask you to check out how I express myself with numbers, too. … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Serenity

Posted on January 16, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

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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Photo Challenge: Shadowed

Posted on January 9, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

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

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

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

Posted on December 31, 2014 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

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

Posted on December 27, 2014 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

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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