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Still another adventure in the Bay Area… part 1…

It is hard to believe that just yesterday, I got up at 2:00 in the morning, drove 500 miles, went to a memorial service for my friend’s mom, then went to his childhood home, right near my childhood home… where … Continue reading

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Bye bye, Bay Area… part 2…

And so we say goodbye to the city by the bay, as seen from Treasure Island… no, not the one with the pirates… I hope you enjoyed this part of my adventure, the cute dogs, the sunsets, the weird sixties … Continue reading

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Bye bye, Bay Area… part 1…

There I am, with San Francisco over my shoulder, on the morning I left my mom’s house… which was like three or four days ago now. No, I didn’t take that at my favorite dog park down by the bay, … Continue reading

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The many moods of San Francisco… the final chapter…

All things considered, my experiment with taking pictures of San Francisco with a big zoom lens, while using a tripod, worked fairly well. I just wanted some photos of the city lit up at night, without the bouncing effect that … Continue reading

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The many moods of San Francisco… part 4…

So, yeah, using the tripod to shoot pictures of San Francisco from way over across the bay worked out pretty well. There were a few problems. It looked dark to me, but the camera still picked up light from the … Continue reading

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The many moods of San Francisco… part 3…

Okay, so there was a reason I went down to the bay on my last night in the Bay Area, to that beach where I usually take the pictures of all the dogs… and to pet them when I miss … Continue reading

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The many moods of San Francisco… part 2…

I went down to the bay on my last night in the Bay Area, for a specific purpose… But I can explain what that was in another post, because I have at least two more posts worth of pictures from … Continue reading

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The many moods of San Francisco… part 1…

We are reaching the end… well, I say that, but I still have a lot of photos to post before the end actually happens… of my latest adventure in the Bay Area. And then, I had a lot of adventures … Continue reading

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Bar hopping: The final chapter…

Well, there are Big Johnny and I, at the last bar we visited at the end of a very long day in San Francisco. Man, I was pretty toasted by that point. I think, by that point, I had walked … Continue reading

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Bar hopping: In which I explain how a visit to a sixties exhibit at a museum ties in nicely with a long walk interspersed with much beer drinking… part 3…

In spite of the title, I am not really going to explain why I was with Big Johnny, dive-bar hopping through the Haight Ashbury district of San Francisco, or who Big Johnny is, or how all this came about. You … Continue reading

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