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Sutro Park sunset

Shawn Davis — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:26:25 +0000

It’s hard to remember that it is mid-January when the weather is so nice. After a day of enjoying the sunshine down in Half Moon Bay, I couldn’t pass up the beautiful sunset that was forming. On the horizon, the sun was clearly visible. Overhead, wispy clouds had formed. And over the beach and inland, a layer of fog was settling in. Instead of the usual sunset photo, I was trying to get something a bit more unique. I walked out to the overlook at Sutro Park and found this old chain link fence with a whole in it to frame the sunset.

I also found the leftovers of a hopscotch game.

Sunset at Crissy Field

Shawn Davis — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:38:46 +0000

Another beautiful sunset from Crissy Field.

Sunken ship visible at Ocean Beach

Shawn Davis — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 23:27:13 +0000

Thanks to a tip from Steve, I headed down to Ocean Beach to check out reports of an 1800′s shipwreck being visible at low tide. Back in 1878, a clipper ship broke free from its anchor and ran aground on the beach right at the end of Noriega Street. Sure enough, there it was, although a little less glamorous than what I was expecting. The timbers of the ship can be seen peeking out of the sand.

Check out the SFGate article for more info. Check the Ocean Beach Bulletin for a few more photos.

UPDATE 05/20/11: Today, nearly the full length of the ship was visible. I arrived a bit after low tide and the ship was starting to be covered back up by the incoming water.

Fort Point lighthouse and bridgework

Shawn Davis — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:44:17 +0000

I was up on top of Fort Point working on another project and happen to get this shot just as the sun was reflecting off the inside of the lighthouse.

Fall visit to Muir Woods

Shawn Davis — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:11:24 +0000

We had a visitor in town this past week and took her on a drive up to Muir Woods via the Marin Headlands, Marine Mammal Center, and Rodeo Beach. Having been to Muir Woods many times, I am always at a loss for new photo ideas that aren’t the same old picture of looking skyward at the giant trees. This time I found a leaf on the ground and tried to use it to get some different sorts of photos.

A couple other photos from this morning

Shawn Davis — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:04:34 +0000

While out at the beach watching the marathon, I found a few other things to photograph. This totem pole is looking out over Ocean Beach through the fog and seems to be saying “brrr it’s cold here.”

I really liked this coin operated telescope that seemed to be looking out to the other side of the ocean.

Lands End sunset after the big storm

Shawn Davis — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:33:26 +0000

Yesterday’s storm was the first big storm for this season bringing nearly 3 inches of rain to San Francisco and ranked as the 7th strongest storm since 1955 on the Bay Area Storm Index. Although the forecast called for the storm to continue on into the night, the skies cleared just enough to make for a beautiful sunset. Here’s the view from Lands End overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Returning home

Shawn Davis — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:17:07 +0000

After a week on the road, it is always nice to be back home. Today’s return was a little rougher as I saw the Golden Gate Bridge packed in fog. Gone was the hot, sunny summer weather of the past week’s trip.

Driving the Oregon Coast

Shawn Davis — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:57:52 +0000

From Portland, I headed to the coast and it’s a lot farther than I expected. Once at the coast, the first part of the drive is super-touristy with lots of windsock, fudge, magnet, salt water taffy stores. After suffering through that section, the drive becomes much more scenic.

One of the coolest parts was watching the ATVs and dune buggies racing around on the giant sand dunes.

A quick stop at Multnomah Falls

Shawn Davis — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:10:15 +0000

From Hood River, I headed down highway 84 and the Historic Columbia River Highway toward Portland. There are lots of beautiful spots to stop with one of the most popular being Multnomah Falls. While most people hike to the top of the waterfall, maybe take a few pictures, and relax for a while, I went right up and took this photo, then ate an ice cream sandwich and was back in the car.