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The Fog

July 5, 2010July 5, 2010Posted in California, NikonTagged California, Coastal Views, San FranciscoLeave a comment

The Fog, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004.

I met up with several members of my Night Meet-Up group to shoot the fireworks in San Francisco. Our event leader selected a location where we would be able to view the firework displays of Oakland, San Francisco, and Sausalito…if the night was clear.
Driving in my first look at the city didn’t look promising the fog was already low and the top of the Golden Gate bridge was cloaked in fog.
Once at the location we were delighted to find Sausalito was still fairly clear. The fog bank drifted in slowly and behind the hills.
While I wait for darkness I watched the fog roll in and the boats sail in and out of the bay. Below are a couple of photos of the fireworks. My first attempt at shooting them. I tried to find a rhythm and keep time with the “Thump” of the shell being launched or the tracer. Sometimes my rhythm was good…other times not so much.

Sausalito
Alcatraz Island
Fog
sailboats
a bit of color in the clouds
Alcatraz Island

PP- vibrance and clarity, slight crop off the top and bottom,a little more sharpening, and straightened out the horizon line. I need to make my function button go to the Virtual Horizon.

“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.” John F. Kennedy

March 9, 2010March 9, 2010Posted in California, UncategorizedTagged Alter, Church, San Francisco, WorshipLeave a comment

Old Saint Mary’s was built in 1854 as the first cathedral of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. It is the first cathedral in California to be built as a cathedral, although other churches in the state served as cathedrals before it was built. It was used from 1854 to 1891 as a cathedral and was replaced by the first Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, as the archdiocese was in need of a larger space for the growing number of Catholics in the area. In 1891, Old Saint Mary’s became a parish church still using the same name that it bore as a cathedral.

Old St. Mary’s survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake,
only to be gutted a day later by the fires started by the earthquake.
The fires were so hot that they melted the church bells and marble altar. All that was left was the exterior brick walls and the bell tower. The renovation of the church was completed in 1909.

Alter in Old St. Mary’s Chruch, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004.

Gung hay fat choy!

March 1, 2010March 1, 2010Posted in CaliforniaTagged Chinese New Year, Parade, San FranciscoLeave a comment

2010 The Year of the Tiger.

I spent Sat. in San Francisco taking photos of Chinatown, and North Beach. Then headed over to Union Square early enough to get a spot almost dead center on Geary St. at the Powell intersection. The parade headed right toward me then turned the corner from Geary onto Powell.

These little girls were adorable. I love their costumes and colorful umbrellas.

It was a fun day.

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