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Ridiculous @ $4,225
In case you were wondering how people handle the stress of the astounding cost of renting in San Francisco with the median apartment price at $4,225 a month… think kite surfing. (In the San Francisco Bay off of East 3rd … Continue reading
Posted in SF Bay Area Housing Trends
Tagged California, D7000, graphics, Image, images, kite surfing, Nikon, Photography, Postaday, San Francisco Bay Area, San Mateo, San Mateo County
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Big Waves
I was on the Coastside over the weekend. It was a brunch meeting but, as my associate asked me, “you going to take some pictures?” Of course, the camera is always ready to go. It was a brilliant mid-day with … Continue reading
Posted in Images
Tagged A Grape in the Fog, beach, California, Coastside, D7000, graphics, Highway 1, Image, images, Nikon, Pacific Ocean, Pacifica, Photography, Postaday, Rockaway, San Mateo County, surf
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The Other Princeton
Princeton was a big deal where I grew up. New Jersey. Now I live near the other Princeton. That would be Princeton-by-the-Sea, California. Don’t confuse the two… that one in New Jersey has some kind of college while Princeton-by-the-Sea has … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Coastside, D7000, graphics, Half Moon Bay, Highway 1, Image, images, Nikon, Photography, Pillar Point, Pillar Point Harbor, Postaday, Princeton, Princeton-by-the-Sea, San Mateo County
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Not Endless Summer
Labor Day brings the summer season to a close. I grew up near the Jersey Shore on the Atlantic Ocean and loved my hot summer days and warm nights in Atlantic City (before casinos), Wildwood, Cape May, Ocean City (and … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Coastside, D7000, graphics, Image, images, Landscape, Nikon, ocean, Pacific Ocean, Photography, Pigeon Point, San Mateo County, Tunitas Creek
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Photo Challenge: Texture
My day has a texture all its own. Soft light brings awareness and blessings for another chance at redemption… hard noon-day light leaves me squinting and reaching for sunglasses and thankful for landscapes in black and white where the harshness … Continue reading
Posted in Images
Tagged California, D7000, E-500, graphics, Image, images, Nikon, Olympus, Photo Challenge, Photo Challenge: Texture, Photography, Postaday, San Francisco Bay Area, San Mateo County
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Weekly Photo Challenge: On Top
I was taking event photos for a friend’s art exhibit at the Peninsula Humane Society in Burlingame, California. It was fun to visit and see all the puppies, kitties and bunnies and the walls adorned with paintings by aspiring art … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Monument
Colma is a small town in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. Last time I checked, the population was just under 1,500 people… if you don’t count the more than one million souls interred there in the twenty … Continue reading
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Tagged Bay Area, California, Colma, D7000, graphics, Image, images, Nikon, Photography, Postaday, San Francisco Bay Area, San Mateo County, Tamron, Weekly Photo Challenge, Weekly Photo Challenge: Monuments
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Threshold
I’ve lost my dictionary… the hard bound one! What a world! What a world! The weekly challenge is to portray Threshold: a pivotal moment where change occurs (my definition since I’m lacking substantive support from Messrs: Merriam and Webster). Well, … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Street Life
I’ve lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 30 years. That span includes a number of years in downtown San Francisco just west of Union Square. When you live in the center of a region populated by more … Continue reading