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Travelogues => Travel Diaries => Topic started by: Anirban Halder on November 30, 2015, 01:26:27
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Couple of weeks back, I visited San Francisco city for few hours. Wish I could spend some more time over there. It's a beautiful city. Here's few touristy photos from that short trip.
Critique and comments on my photos are most welcome!
#1. Golden Gate Bridge.
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5714/22780233324_72da801b30_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/AH1DHw)
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#2. Baker beach
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#3: Bay Street.
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#4 - Fisherman's Wharf
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/722/23103522181_053583ba34_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BczAek)
#5 - Big claws! Fisherman's Wharf.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/780/23103497311_8687aa2a88_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BczsQx)
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Too much branches blocking the view in the first one for me.
The second one is very nice, surf and dog appearing to make eye contact with the bridge.
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"Surf and dog." My favourite too. You managed to find a new angle to a place that has been shot to oblivion. Meritorious!
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Too much branches blocking the view in the first one for me.
The second one is very nice, surf and dog appearing to make eye contact with the bridge.
Øivind - Thanks for comment. I've photo of the same view without the branches. Somehow I didn't feel they are interesting and may be because I've seen pictures of that view way too many times. Glad to hear your feedback.
"Surf and dog." My favourite too. You managed to find a new angle to a place that has been shot to oblivion. Meritorious!
Thank you Frank. "... shot to oblivion" - very true. Here was a gentleman (among many others) taking picture next to me!
#6
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/712/22699466509_894fc8c9bf_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/AzSGye)
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Baker Beach is beautiful, nice contrast with the waves, mountains, blue sky, beach, dog and bridge.
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Nice series
#4 is fantastic! with the crabs the clerk and then all the reflections
It has been a long time since I've been to SF, before digital and the shots I got at the time are sort of crappy
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I wouldn't mind the weed in the first image (nor do i ever mind weed) if it were in focus leaving the bridge out of focus.
This way it does get in the way (and perhaps a bit over sharpened).
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Baker Beach is beautiful, nice contrast with the waves, mountains, blue sky, beach, dog and bridge.
Thank you John! :)
Nice series
#4 is fantastic! with the crabs the clerk and then all the reflections
It has been a long time since I've been to SF, before digital and the shots I got at the time are sort of crappy
Thanks a lot, Armando. First time when I was in SFO, I didn't carry an SLR. :)
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I wouldn't mind the weed in the first image (nor do i ever mind weed) if it were in focus leaving the bridge out of focus.
This way it does get in the way (and perhaps a bit over sharpened).
That's valuable feedback. Thanks Jakov. I believe you were looking for something like this one below:
#7:
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YES!!! I like that one a lot!
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YES!!! I like that one a lot!
:)
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I'm with Jakov on the 1st and 7th. How can one not be with Jakov ::)
2nd one is really nice, showing the bridge without being about the bridge.
Great series.
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Hans is a very intelligent man, he should be listened to :)
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I'm with Jakov on the 1st and 7th. How can one not be with Jakov ::)
2nd one is really nice, showing the bridge without being about the bridge.
Great series.
Thanks Hans, Much appreciated. :)
Hans is a very intelligent man, he should be listened to :)
;)
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Nice shots. As a bred and born San Franciscan, I can attest that the Baker Beach view of the bridge is one of the best, and one that most tourists miss. There is an iconic photo from the mid-1930s, taken just about where you were.
(Whoa...I was going to attach a link, but it was monstrous. Google "Golden Gate Bridge Fisherman baker beach" and you'll find the B+W photo.)
I do wonder where those crabs are coming from. The fishery is closed due to warm water and contamination of the crabs. It will clear up soon, we hope.
Thanks for the shots.
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i love this shot!
thank you Kevin for bringing this to my attention!
the bridge is on my bucket list ever since i was born.
if i only had three months to go on a bowling/photo tour across the western states...
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I second Jakov's thoughts. This bridge was on my bucket list too. There's something unique about this bridge which I find hard to explain in words.. I believe it is mostly to do with its architecture, the "International Orange" color and San Francisco city in the backdrop.
Thanks for telling us about this photo Kevin and I appreciate your comments. I always enjoy seeing my own city through someone else's lens. :)
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#8. F line Streetcar
EDIT:
F line - F Market & Wharves line runs as a heritage streetcar service, using exclusively historic equipment both from San Francisco's retired fleet as well as from cities around the world. Of-course they have heritage streetcars from other states of United States.
Streetcars from Milan, Italy, built in 1928 - 9 of them are still operational. Apart from that they have vintage streetcars imported from England, Australia, Japan, Portugal, Switzerland, Mexico.
The one in photo below: from Cleveland, Ohio.. Built in 1946.
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5735/23842582286_a1fe9da67f_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/CjTt3W)
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The streetcar is very nicely processed. Is that with the help of "Nik Analogue Efx" ?
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The streetcar is very nicely processed. Is that with the help of "Nik Analogue Efx" ?
Thanks Frank. This was done using Photoshop CC; played with hue, saturation and color balance. The original was overly underexposed. It's heavily recovered from shadows. Since you mentioned, I will find out what "Nik Analogue Efx" is and try.
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i really like the streetcar too. given the rather dated car, and the heritage trolley, one might even think the shot was from 20 years ago. perhaps the blue accessibility logo gives it away!
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San Francisco has quite the collection of old streetcars acquired from other cities and rehabilitated for continuing use. These run on one line; the other lines all use modern streetcars.
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Thank you Schwett! :)
Bill - thanks a lot. I should have mentioned that! I've made an "edit" above.
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https://www.google.com/intl/en/nikcollection/
Thanks Frank. This was done using Photoshop CC; played with hue, saturation and color balance. The original was overly underexposed. It's heavily recovered from shadows. Since you mentioned, I will find out what "Nik Analogue Efx" is and try.
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Nik collection was part in CaptureNX2 ... But not all of it.
Nik brought the U Point Technology to the world.
And some very nice RAW tools.
In the past you only had to pay extra for the filter suite.
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Nice collection of well done shots.
I lived about 200 yards in from the edge of the cliff above Baker Beach in the 80s on Kobbe Av2
We were actually just moving in when one of my sons appeared, whispered quickly to the other and they both disappeared along with my binoculars.
Turns out that, on nice days, Baker Beach was for nude bathing.
They returned a bit disconsolate; I imagine reality wasn't nearly as nice as dreams.
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Nice collection of well done shots.
I lived about 200 yards in from the edge of the cliff above Baker Beach in the 80s on Kobbe Av2
We were actually just moving in when one of my sons appeared, whispered quickly to the other and they both disappeared along with my binoculars.
Turns out that, on nice days, Baker Beach was for nude bathing.
They returned a bit disconsolate; I imagine reality wasn't nearly as nice as dreams.
Very true! ;D
You lived in a beautiful place, Lew. I'm sure it was lot beautiful then, than what it is today.
And, thanks for you kind comment. I'm not happy with the post-processing of these photos and will reprocess them all over again.