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And yes,
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their roar is just as dramatic...
March 08, 2014
at Cataract Falls -- on Mt. Tamalpais
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And yes,
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their roar is just as dramatic...
March 07, 2014
the view at China Camp
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... .. .-.. . -. - / . -.. .. - .. --- -. / - --- -.. .- -.--
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- .... .. ... / .. ... / .- / .-. . -.-. --- .-. -.. .. -. --.
March 06, 2014
a different view
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Thirty seconds on a Tuesday, after dark.
March 05, 2014
on a grand scale
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Point Bonita. Entrance to the Golden Gate.
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Rodeo Lagoon. Not far north of Golden Gate.
March 04, 2014
Fort Point -- guarding San Francisco Bay
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Fort Point is a masonry seacoast fortification located at the southern side of the Golden Gate at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. This fort was completed just before the American Civil War by the United States Army, to defend San Francisco Bay against hostile warships.
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Fort Point never saw action and it must have been good duty for both officers and the ranks, being so close to the temptations of the Barbary Coast. This room in photo (above) is an officer's quarters. The bed is strung with ropes and mattress is filled with horsehair.
March 03, 2014
above and below, in darkness
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Streak of light on path above Golden Gate Bridge.
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Shadows of Richardson Bay Bridge. S.F. lights and Bay Bridge, in the distance.
March 02, 2014
I call it Kinney Creek
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I mean, why not? Why not feel the right to name one of the most beautiful "occasional" creeks as my own? Dibs on Kinney Creek, about half-way along the Fairfax to Bolinas Road. Marin County, California.
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And it was gushing at great propulsion, with propensity, on Wednesday.
March 01, 2014
island of tears -- Angel Island
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From 1910 through 1940 an Immigration Station on the northeast corner of Angel Island in San Francisco Bay processed approximately one million Asian immigrants. It has been called the "Ellis Island of the West". But not all who applied were granted access to U.S. soil -- many were sent back to their homeland from this "Island of Tears".
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Another shot of Angel Island, under different conditions in November 2011.
February 28, 2014
Marin County -- big sky country
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I suppose other folks have basic needs--oh you know; sex, a cellphone, and someone to listen to them drone on at considerable length... But just set me f-r-e-e with a c-a-m-e-r-a and my basic needs are pretty much met.
Now, I am not complaining, but it was raining on Wednesday and as you may know, trying to photograph in the rain can be problematic. One towel draped over my head and another over the camera is of no use if raindrops are moving sideways--towards my lens.
Late Wednesday afternoon the rain lightened and the sky near Nicasio began to show a bit of definition. Can you spot the dairy farm in the photo above?
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A closer view of the dairy farm--name escapes me--in February of 2011.
February 27, 2014
Tam and Elephant -- two of our Marin County mountains
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She was named Tamalpais (Tam-al-pie'-us) by local Miwok Indians centuries ago. Most believe her name originated from the Miwok words for "coast mountain", although others claim it comes from "Tamal"--the name Spanish missionaries gave to the Coast Miwok people and "pais" the Spanish word for "country". Others like to believe that "Tamalpais" was a "sleeping Indian Madien", as her outline can be imagined when viewed from the east, but in reality the notion of "Tamalpa", the "sleeping Indian maiden" (or goddess) originated from a 1921 theatrical production of the same name.
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This gentle giant (above) has two names, Black and Elephant. These are quite descriptive. From the west when back-lit by morning sun she appears black, and from her eastern side (near the "Nicasio" that I photograph so often) her outline resembles the undulations of an elephant.
While public land and tails abound on Mt. Tamalpais, Elephant (or Black) Mountain is privately owned ranch land--off limits to day-trippers.
February 26, 2014
a blazing sun and her tricks -- Nicasio, California
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Optical or otherwise, I can usually count on a few surprises...
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I realize it is probably just magic, but my jaw drops every time.
February 25, 2014
Sunday morning at Vista Point
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On Sunday after finishing up my normal walk-around through Northbeach and Chinatown I stopped at Vista Point on the north end of the famous Gee-Gee Bridge to practice my skills as a tourist. It was a battle-royal between sun and a thick layer of clouds, and the sun was winning.
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A busy Vista Point on a Sunday in late December. Come one, come all.
February 24, 2014
Olema Creek at Five Brooks -- wilds of Marin County
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"Are we there yet"; I had to ask myself... It was a bright and glorious Saturday morning and I was out to capture at least a few photos--and I was definitely not succeeding.
But then, a few miles south of Olema I approached a place with the promising name of Five Brooks. And although I have always doubted if there were actually five brooks here, I decided to stop and investigate the one creek that can be seen from the road. This is the Olema Valley, extending directly along the San Andreas Fault for ten or twelve miles--from Point Reyes Station in the north to the curious town of Bolinas in the south.
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My telephoto lens has been playing second fiddle recently. I've been having great fun with my new wide-angle zoom lens. Technically, the Tamron 28-70 is sharp as hell, and esthetically it is a completely different way of looking at the world. Can an "old dog" learn new tricks? Well, yes, I believe he can. Woof.
February 23, 2014
another creek with no name -- on Mt. Tamalpais
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I call them "occasional creeks"... This one is still flowing steadily, even though we have only gotten one-sixth of our normal rainfall this season.
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Technically, I suppose, this creek isn't located on Mount Tamalpais, but rather in water-district lands to the northwest, at the base of Pine Hill along the Fairfax to Bolinas Road--a twisty lane that I believe has got to be the most beautiful road I have yet to discover in California. And I live not far away--aren't I a lucky guy?
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