Thursday, May 5, 2016

From the Desert to the City (Part 1)

OK, so a change of scenery for me. A departure from my usual desert shots. I was in San Francisco about a week ago and had a free evening, so took the opportunity to wander around the city with my iPhone. I started my walk at the Marriott (4th Street and Mission) and headed over to the Embarcadero area. Check back next week as we walk from the Embarcadero to China Town, then back to the Marriott. Now, sit back and enjoy the tour!




Oakland Bay Bridge as seen from Ferry Plaza


Port of San Francisco... film noir?
High-rise shots helped out by dramatic skies!




Sometimes you have to search for that sliver of sky...


Do you see the head profile with the nose sticking out?
Newer fire escape...
And an older fire escape...
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35 comments:

  1. bewitching with those glimpses of a violent sky between the tall buildings.

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  2. My sister and her husband live in San Francisco, and I'm sure they'd appreciate these shots of their city. I'll direct them to your blog.

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  3. Amazing pictures. The iPhone does such a good job and of course it takes a keen eye to 'see' the picture ahead of time.

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  4. Yup! After 30 years on Oahu, SF blows my mind whenever I drive down there. Now THAT'S a city. If you are ever north of the Golden Gate Bridge - or in the City come to think of it - I'd like to buy you a coffee. Aloha

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  5. The heightened tones, especially in that 4th shot, really makes those shots snap.

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  6. Fantastic HDRs! Great perception all over

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  7. Fabulous skies!! The new iPhone camera is great, isn't it?!

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  8. Very dramatic photos. I am sure the Iphone camera is great but you could take great pics with anything.

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  9. Great city scapes. I like the sensation of looking up to the sky between those towering buildings.

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  10. great walk around, i look forward for next week :-) happy weekend!

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  11. Spectacular pictures of the modern city. Quite a culture shock after the desert.

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  12. Love those shoots!!Specially the last old one..Reminds me of an old movie..and yes..film noir!!!Love it:)))love that bridge as well!!Beautiful♥

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  13. A wonderful trip in the city. Lovely pictures

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  14. Gorgeous photos of the city and skyscrapers. Nice rich colours and beautiful reflections.

    Have a wonderful weekend!

    Alexander
    Alex's World! - http://alex.kakinan.com

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  15. Great photo's of this city. The most pictures show something else so yes very nice.

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  16. I'm not used to see this kind of photos from your hand, but I like a lot of them. Specially the reflections of the sky in those tall buildings are beautiful.
    Thanks for sharing and enjoy your weekend.

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  17. ok I love all the photos, I have a few favourites though :-)

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  18. Hi SP&P, OK, I knew you took awesome pics out in the desert. But now I see you doing the same in the big city. Very, very nice work! My fave is the b&w Port of San Francisco ... Wow!

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  19. Hello, fantastic series on SF! I love the shot of the bridge. Beautiful city and sky shots. Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend!

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  20. As always, your photos are awesome.

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  21. These photos are great and all done with a tiny camera inside a telephone. Years ago who would have thought?

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  22. A great series of photos, and those reflections in the high rise windows are incredible.

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  23. Born and grew up in the Bay Area, worked on Nob Hill for many years---- Massively homesick looking at your wonderful images.

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  24. Great sky and city shots ~ awesome!

    Happy Weekend to you ~ ^_^

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  25. You are as good at your city-scapes as you are in the desert. And I loved how in addition to the beauty you captured the quirkiness of the old building and fire escape. Wonderful series.

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  26. That looks like a fun walk - San Francisco is one of my favorite cities.

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  27. Beautiful shots from SF. With your iPhone, seem to be quality images now. Mayb I should buy one. :)

    I visited SF once many years ago. Sad to say I did not see much of the city.

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  28. Another great series of photos. The sky is amazing.

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