Month: November 2020
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Bridalveil Waterfall
This is the second shot of Yosemite, taken from the same viewpoint as yesterday’s image, and it is also the first of a mini-set that will focus on waterfalls. There are several large waterfalls in the Yosemite national park – this particular one is Bridalveil Fall.
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Yosemite Tunnel View
This is the classic view of Yosemite, I mean if you google “yosemite view” this is by and large the scene you’ll see. Why is that? Because it’s an incredible view, and an incredibly easy location to reach and take a photo from. Just pull in to the convenient layby, hop out of your vehicle,…
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On The Streets of San Francisco
I really enjoyed my time wandering the streets of San Francisco. I knew it would be hilly, but I didn’t realise just how hilly it would be. Every street seems to have a sharp incline or decline. At least, that’s how it felt to me as I marched around on a hot summer’s day many…
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Alcatraz
This boat-shaped silhouette may not be overly familiar to everyone, but the name Alcatraz surely must be? Doesn’t the word itself conjure up images of criminals in tiny, old-fashioned prison cells? Of breakout attempts, and of hardship? It does for me, at least. When the Spanish originally arrived in the area, they named the little…
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The Belle of the Bay
This paddlewheel boat tramps up and down the bay in San Francisco, and since it’s arrival in 2001 has gone on to become quite an icon of the area. Owned and operated by Hornblower, it evokes a bygone era and is the largest dining yacht on the whole of the West Coast of America. Built…
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Cable Car
This is one of the famous San Francisco cable cars, a transport system that has been in place since the 19th Century. Humphrey Bogart and I share something in common – we’ve both ridden this actual cable car.
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Two White Towers
This perhaps obscure photo, shows the tops of two white towers that I found in San Francisco, subsequent research tells me that they make up the highest points of the Saints Peter & Paul Church. That there are 100s of churches in San Francisco!
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Episode 13 – Food, Glorious, Food!
Today we have a special video, all about food – as well as some of the trials and tribulations of trying to cook on a canal hire boat. In this episode, you will see: Scones, Fifteens (see here for more info on these amazing treats!), oat biscuits, rocky road, Eggs Washington(™) – Harry Special edition,…
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Star on the Boardwalk
This white star is (or was) painted on the boards of Santa Monica Pier. I’m not sure if it was meant to represent anything in particular, or was just part of the overall theme? I liked it, either way. One aspect of photography that I particularly enjoy is finding compositions that emphasise lines and shapes.