San Francisco: Noteworthy buildings on Nob Hill, the Financial District and the Castro: 27 February 2015

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A view from upper Castro Street. The Transamerica Pyramid, the tallest building in San Francisco, and 555 California Street, the second tallest building in San Francisco, are prominent structures visible on the skyline. 

280 Divisadero Street. It is located between Haight Street and Page Street. 

A house on Divisadero Street north of the Panhandle. 

These buildings are located on Pine Street within the Polk Gulch area. 

An apartment building on the northwest corner of the intersection of Pine Street and Powell Street. 

555 California Street, formally known as Bank of America Center, is a 52 story structure, and it is the second tallest building in San Francisco. The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest building. 

The iconic San Francisco Ferry Building. It was designed in 1892 and construction was completed in 1898.

“A camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera.”-Dorothea Lange

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San Francisco, from West Portal to Mission Street: 25 February 2015

I started this ramble at the West Portal Muni Metro Station and concluded the ramble at the BART Station located at Mission Street and 24th Street.

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 Bernal Heights Park is situated in the middle of the image.

The route: 7.7 miles, with 780 feet of cumulative elevation gain. 

A graph of the elevation changes in this route. 

A view looking west towards the Pacific Ocean, as seen from Ulloa Street. 

A view looking east. Oakland and Alameda are visible across the bay, as is Mount Diablo, in the distance on the right. 

A picture of downtown San Francisco, Berkeley is visible across San Francisco Bay. 

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"A camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera." Dorothea Lange 

"Photography has not changed since its origin except in its technical aspects, which for me are not important." Henri Carter-Bresson

"There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer." Ansel Adams

"The important thing is not the camera but the eye." Alfred Eisenstaedt

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A ramble from Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park to downtown San Francisco: 24 February 2015

The Rustic Stone Bridge over Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park was erected in 1893. Click on the image to see the full-size photograph.

Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park. Click on the image to see the full-size photo.

A cutie! Stow Lake. Click on the image to see the full-size photograph.

A burbling creek in Golden Gate Park. Click on the image to see the full-size photo.

A produce store at 843 Clement Street in the Richmond District. Click on the image to see the full-size photograph.

The 700 block of Clement Street in the Richmond District. Click on the image to see the full-size photo.

A view from Nob Hill at California Street. The view is looking south, down Jones Street. Click on the image to see the full-size photograph.

The route: 8.2 miles. Click on the image to see the full-size map.

“A camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera.”-Dorothea Lange

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