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Photographs: San Francisco, Photographs: Structures and Objects

Untitled – San Francisco Bay

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Untitled - San Francisco Bay

Untitled – San Francisco Bay. San Francisco, California. May 9, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

A waterfront scene near the Embarcadero in San Francisco, California.

I often go to The City and wander along the Embarcadero and nearby areas with my camera. This photograph was made near the boat landing right behind ATT Park – home of the Giants. There are often large ships anchored out beyond this part of the San Francisco shoreline, and they are a continuing subject for me.

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Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Southern California

Grapevines at Sunset, Falkner Winery

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Grapevines at Sunset, Falkner Winery
Grapevines at Sunset, Falkner Winery. Temecula, California. May 4, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Grapevines photographed against the sunset sky at the Falkner Winery near Temecula, California.

This photo is related to some of what I described in the previous post – my daughter’s recent wedding, which took place at this winery in Temecula. In early May we were there to make some arrangements, and in the evening I wandered off for a moment (as the father of the bride is prone to do… ;-) and photographed the new vines of the nearby vineyard late in the day.

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Photographs: Central California

Oak, Sky, and Sun

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Oak, Sky, and Sun (monochrome)

Oak, Sky, and Sun (black and white). Calero Hills, California. April 13, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Black and white version of photograph of morning sun rising above an oak tree on a grassy ridge in central California.

For this photograph I was back at one of my most familiar haunts, the Calero Park south of San Jose, California. This area of oak/grassland is seemingly far less “exotic” and distant than some of my other subjects, but it is a favorite of mine. On this spring early morning hike I was perhaps no more than 10 minutes up the trail from the parking lot when I found this beautiful light along side a trail I’ve hiked scores of times.

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Photographs: Sierra Nevada, Photographs: Yosemite

El Capitan, Clouds Rest, and Half Dome – Morning Light

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El Capitan, Clouds Rest, and Half Dome - Morning Light
El Capitan, Clouds Rest, and Half Dome – Morning Light. Yosemite National Park, California. April 27, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Hardly need to identify the subject of this photograph! It was taken from that place – the Wawona Tunnel View. Although it is nearly impossible to create a new view of this scene, I’ll mention a few things that are different from the usual “line up with other photographers and photograph the sunset” shots. This was done with a rather long lens – shot with the 100-400mm, it is morning, the actual light was quite hazy and filtered.

As to why anyone would shoot this spot… well, there is a reason that everyone stops and gawks from this spot… ;-) Sometimes I stop there as I pass by and don’t bother to even get the camera out.

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