San Francisco Bay Area Photography

Inverness, Marin County

Jung Kim — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:08:11 +0000

40 Miles north of San Francisco, tucked away in beautiful Marin is a little town called Inverness. Calm bay water and very little local traffic make this an ideal weekend location. There were a birthday party and an old man with fishing rod and a golden retriever when we arrived.

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Mt. Tam Seen From Sausalito

Jung Kim — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:40:10 +0000

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Poppy Ridge Golf Course, Livermore, CA

Jung Kim — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:49:25 +0000

Owned and operated by NCGA (Northern California Golf Association), Poppy Ridge is a popular course for a number of NCGA related qualifiers. I played there for the second time in my short golf life on June 16th.

As beautiful as the course may appear to be, it’s a monster of a course. The tolerance level for any inaccuracy is so low that nothing but a perfectly executed shot has any chance of seeing a par for the hole.

Here is the 9th hole on Merlot - a par 5 with a severely elevated tee shot:

And the 9th hold of Chardonnay - another par 5 with hazard to the right and water to the left of the hole:

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China Camp, San Rafael

Jung Kim — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:03:54 +0000

Another shot of China Camp State Park in San Rafael. This one was taken with Nikon F4s on a Velvia 100 slide film - took me a while to get it processed and scanned. Color saturations and high contrast is mainly due to the film itself.

I was looking for website with more information on this place. . .it’s funny, the best one I could find is Yelp:

China Camp State Park Reviews

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Emeryville after Sunset

Jung Kim — Mon, 19 May 2008 19:46:15 +0000

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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Spring in San Francisco, Baker Beach

Jung Kim — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:17:30 +0000

Spring time in Northern California. From Baker Beach, San Francisco, I saw a bed of ice plants leading to Golden Gate Bridge. I was itching to use my film camera, Nikon F4s loaded with Fuji Velvia 100 slide film, hence the over saturation and contrast.

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Domaine Carneros by Taittinger, Napa Valley

Jung Kim — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:06:54 +0000

This is from our recent visit to Napa Valley. So many times, we have driven by this place and commented how pretty the winery looked but never bothered to make a stop at the winery. Though, we have never tried their sparkling wine, I do have a fond memory of Taittinger Champagne. We did not try their sparkling wines as we ran out of time but managed to take a few snapshots.

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Winter at St. Vincent’s

Jung Kim — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:29:54 +0000

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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Tiburon at Night

Jung Kim — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:11:24 +0000

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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Baker Beach to Golden Gate Bridge

Jung Kim — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:26:43 +0000

Baker Beach is a popular spot for locals and tourists alike. The view of Pacific Ocean, Marin Headlands and Golden Gate Bridge is simply amazing. This picture was taken in December when the sky was actually blue and the clouds were widely available.

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