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I'm afraid the old Seabreeze here has hauled in her last nets. Little boys will throw pebbles at her and photographers will shoot her over and over and over; but the venerable Seabreeze isn't going any place soon.
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China Camp has two separate electrical systems -- one that works and another that doesn't. Who knew the old poles and wires could be so artistic.
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A bit of advice here -- don't expect fresh crabs at the China Camp Cafe. In fact, don't expect the China Camp Cafe to be open at all -- maybe around noon on weekends, but maybe not.
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Probably best that you bring your own libations with you too. Gulp, gulp...
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I've shot this scene numerous times and this is the latest. To spice it up a bit I used the Photoshop "daubs" filter.
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5 comments:
Kind of a ghost town/camp thing going here huh? Does the cafe really sometimes open around noon on weekends, maybe when they've got a large catch? Anyway, interesting series.
Always enjoy the shots of China Camp. Its intriguing and you make it a photographers paradise.
Love the angles of the last shot.
Hi SCOTT -- Yeah, with just Frank Quan living there the place sort of does have a ghost-town feel to it.
Frank continues to set his net near the end of his pier but probably only catches a 100 pounds or so, and I suppose that is sold in S.F.'s Chinatown.
In the early days they used to dry the shrimp for preservation -- probably made a good but very salty soup.
But China Camp is a seven mile coastline of San Pablo Bay -- the upper thumb of San Francico Bay as I'm sure you know. It was turned into a State Park in the 1970's but Frank Quan has been allowed to live at China Camp Village since then.
And thanks, as usual PHOTOWANNABE SUE-- I knew you'd like those angles. Sort of reminds me of the rooflines of Cannery Row -- I grew up nearby, oh so many years ago.
I found this blog via Don, and I just want to give you my compliments!
Love your cyber room!
Agneta, a swedish one :)
Lonely and atmospheric - love these kinds of shots.
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