San Francisco Bay Area Photography

This is a shot of Emeryville taken from Berkeley Marina shortly after sunset.  Thanks to telephoto lens, downtown Oakland is seen on the last layer.  I chose cooler white balance to intensify the blues.  The shutter was left open for 8 seconds.

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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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The Ferry Plaza Building, San Francisco, is another landmark along The Embarcadero Street. A place of many events on weekends also hosts a number of ferries that serve commuters during weekdays. The Farmers Market on Saturdays is well worth a visit. Here is the link to the marketplace - Ferry Building Marketplace:

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Since I’ve been requested by some co-workers to post a picture of Brisbane, here is one. Seriously, this is a big challenge. We live in a beautiful bay area and trying to take a nice picture of boring office buildings in Brisbane (some bay area people don’t even know this place exists) is like . . . ok, I better shut up now. Anyway, this is what I’ve done with Sierra Parkway in Brisbane:

Palm trees at night with a little white balance manipulation.

Golden Gate Bridge north tower, with San Francisco in background, on a foggy and windy night.  Thi is a work-in-progress as my computer can not process fast enough to handle this large file size - at least until the new quad processor computer arrives.

This photo is available for purchase.  If you are interested, here is the link: Jung’s Smugmug.