San Francisco Bay Area Photography

If you have ever been to San Rafael Civic Center Lagoon, you will not forget how many birds make residence at the lagoon. It’s a paradise for lazy birds as stream of people bring bread to feed them throughout the day.

I caught those two people feeding mostly seagulls one day during lunchtime. I, too, am guilty of taking my kids to feed them in the past. Usually summer offers more variety of geese and ducks.

Something about night I like is a sense of tranquility that masks busy urban life.

So many times my family and I have been to this lagoon to feed birds and take a walk around it, and yet, never bothered to take a picture.

Today, I loaded up my bag and took time to setup tripod and took some pictures. All this beauty taken for granted in this world.

Got tired of being rained in for the last two days. Took advantage of a clear sky and drove out to near San Quentin. Waited a few minutes for the sun to set and started to take some long-exposure shots.

I really like this bridge - how it’s shaped. It’s so rare to see a bridge that’s not straight.

There is a part of me wanting to capture images of Alcatraz for some unknown reason. I pondered why - but never came up with a good reason. I think there is some mysterious quality to this island as I enjoy the view of the Bay.

Now, it serves tourism and as an object of thousands of snapshots each day. Maybe, sometimes we need an icon to remind us of some dark past.

I rarely go to Marina in the city now days. However, with our kids out of school and running out things to do, I dropped my wife and kids off at the Exploratorium for a couple of hours.

Though the weather has been gloomy, I parked my car at Marina and walked around for a photo opportunity. Luckily, I saw this lady out for a walk and was able to get this shot off.