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Street Photography: San Francisco, part 2

When the going gets tough, the tough plow through it! Marlene and I walked between four and five miles the day we walked the length of the Embarcadero in San Francisco. Now that may be nothing to younger folks, but to seniors with feet and leg issues, it’s success!

Yes, we got some good images that day. In my previous post (part 1), I showed you some of people I photographed and told my interpretation of their stories in the captions. Some, I didn’t need to interpret like the old dog being helped into her stroller. I talked to her owners who were intent on making her last years as easy as possible.

However, I couldn’t resist taking pictures of buildings, structures and crowds. It’s amazing how many people can move along a street without problems. I also took some pictures from the ferry we picked up in Vallejo. So, to finish off our trip to San Francisco, I have some more to show you.

Skyline taken from the ferry.
Beginning our walk.
Sometimes you just have to get those lines.
A sculpture.
Can you imagine people buying gifts to commerate their prison visit!
A tour boat leaving the harbor.
Coming down the stairs to the bottom level.
Getting close to Pier 39.
Fortunately we didn’t have to pay the big bucks to park.
Looking over the street.
This was beautiful finding a boat within a structure that framed it.
Another one taken from the ferry.
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Walking and shooting: San Francisco

Many people have asked me what type of photography I enjoy doing. I always answer, “Everything but portriat!” Of course that leaves landscape, buildings, macro and more. One is street photography, and I don’t feel as comfortable with this as I do macro, etc.

Part of the problem is that I’m not fast enough to catch the moment. I also fail to see the opportunity. I think I can do better with some training and experience. So, I jumped on the chance to walk along the Embarcarado in San Francisco. This fun day was sponsored by the Exploring Photography Meetup group. We started at 8:30 a.m., taking the ferry from Vallejo to San Francisco. We were to walk and take photos along the way and meet back to catch the ferryferry at 4 p.m.

We were told to take small sized gear so we wouldn’t be conspicuous. So I took my D3100, my 50 mm lens and shot on aperture priority. But, how can you be conspicuous with a bunch of tourists snapping pictures! At least the D3100 was lighter than the D7100.

It was also good experience using the 50 mm prime lens. I stopped trying to twist the barrel after a while! It was a fun day as I looked for people their stories. I took so many pictures that this will be a two-part post.

So get your walking shoes on and follow along!

This couple were caring for an old dog that could barely walk.
On a smoke and talk break.
Tired and homeless.
Managing to get his belongings into the men’s room.
Just another adorable face I couldn’t resist. I had permission for this one.
He’s smiling because he just received a tip.
Imagine this: waiting in line to go to prison!
Bungee jumping delight.
This juggler had just started packing up, but put on a small show for us. Give a guy an audience!
This street artist was painting two boys while mom waited.
Okay, how many cell phones are needed to take a picture?
One of the many busses taking tourists on a sight-seeing tour.
Another street artist preparing his canvasas for caricatures.
Another street artist whose medium is spray paint.
I would never expect to see this on a biker dude.
Young love and a selfie.
Worth a pound of gold.
She heard music and just had to dance.
Going home after a day of collecting.
She’s still on the job.
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The road home: Leaving San Francisco

Are you tired of San Francisco? We weren’t tired of San Francisco, just tired of 2 1/2 days shooting the city’s beauty with our cameras.

The morning before we left, we visited the Aquarium Of The Bay on Pier 39. To our credit, we did not walk the pier and shop. We went directly to the aquarium, had coffee (And I had a Krispy Kreme custard filled donut! It had been a long time since I ate one.) and left town. I snapped some pictures while going over the Golden Gate, and we stopped at the viewing site on the other side of the Golden Gate.

I really enjoyed the trip. I had never visited San Francisco as a photographer and found the experience so different than being a tourist. We didn’t get to the zoo. Linda wants to go back, but I’m not quite ready for the wind and fog just yet. Maybe next month. You can never get tired of photographing San Francisco!

In this post, I’m going to show you the backyard of the hostel, the Aquarium and we’ll say good-bye to the Golden Gate.

 

This road was along side of our hostel.
This is the view we had from the back.
Another shoreline view.
Jelly fish at the aquarium.
Another look at these translucent creatures.
Getting up close and personal with a fish through the glass.
Another fish and star fish.
A fishy reflection.
One of the two tunnels.
Sea plants are beautiful.
Outside on the pier. The birds would share their bounty. I’m not sure if this is a mom and baby or they are just nice to each other.
Driving across the Golden Gate.
Another view of the Golden Gate.
Looking away from the Golden Gate.
A ship coming through the bay.
Good-bye Golden Gate.