San Francisco Bay Area Photography

One rainy Saturday, while Isabel was in her ballet class, I was following Jae around at St. Vincent’s. I have some sort fascination with arch. . . And, Jae happened to stand in the middle of the hallway facing the arch - a perfect photo opportunity! It took me a while to figure out what to do with this photo. In the end, all it took was a little crop.

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Another night shot from Tiburon, CA.   On the right side is Angel Island.  There was a sailboat out on the water at that hour.

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A beautiful town in Marin, across the bay from San Francisco, is a town of Tiburon. Here is an excerpt from wikipedia:

The city’s name comes from the Spanish word tiburón, which means “shark.” Tiburon was formerly the southern terminus of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. This railroad carried freight, mostly lumber, to the town for transfer to barges for shipping to cities around San Francisco Bay. It is now a commuter and tourist town, linked by fast ferry services to San Francisco and with a concentration of restaurants and clothes shops. It is the nearest mainland point to Angel Island and a regular ferry service connects to the island.

The former railroad right of way now forms part of the San Francisco Bay Trail, used by hikers and cyclists. Within the Tiburon town limits, the rail trail passes through the Richardson Bay Park and next to the Audubon Society’s Richardson Bay Sanctuary. These provide excellent opportunities for observing wildlife.

Also, here is a link to the town website: Tiburon

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Rafael Theatre, a small independent movie theatre in downtown San Rafael, to me, is an icon of San Rafael. I tried to photograph the building a number of times but never came up with a picture worth displaying. . .that is until, I got Nikon D300. Thanks to its Active D-lighting feature and low noise, I was able to capture this below image minutes after the sunset. By the way, here is the link to the theater - Rafael Theatre:

Owned and operated by the Calfornia Film Institute, the non-profit organization that also produces the Mill Valley Film Festival, this beautifully restored Art Deco theater with three screens and state-of-the-art presentation is located in the heart of downtown San Rafael.

Around 2:42 P.M. PDT on March 26, 2008 on Golden Gate Bridge, ten cars and a motorcycle were involved in one of the worst accidents. Fortunately, there was no fatal injury, nonetheless, made a big headline.

I was stuck in the traffic on 101 Southbound near the Waldo Tunnel. The first hour was spent mostly out and taking pictures:

It is not often that one gets a chance to get out of the car and take pictures on this beautiful site. After a while, the traffic started to move slowly and was able to get this picture:

One night, armed with a full moon reflecting its beauty over the San Francisco Bay from Sausalito, I was there to witness: