14 October 2021

San Francisco – Rambling on the Embarcadero from the Ferry Building to Fisherman's Wharf: 14 October 2021

Included are views of the submarine USS Pampanito (SS-383), which was built in 1943, the SS Jeremiah O'Brien, a Liberty ship launched in 1943, and Mission High School, which was built in 1927.

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Coit Tower overlooks this scene.


SS Jeremiah O'Brien was one of 2,710 Liberty ships built by eighteen American shipyards between 1941 and 1945; an average of three ships every two days.








USS Pampanito (SS-383)







This photo was taken from Mission Dolores Park. Ahead is Mission High School as seen on 12 October 2021.
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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

The first volume of the San Francisco Bay Area Photo Blog contains galleries of photographs posted on the Internet between 2002 and 2011. Click Here to view these photo galleries.

Sony camera was used to take these photographs.

Question or comment? I may be reached at neil@mishalov.com 

18 September 2021

A San Francisco Ramble: 18 September 2021

This ramble started in the Cole Valley neighborhood and proceeded to Tank Hill, Eureka Valley, Noe Valley, and the Mission District.

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A view from Eureka Valley.

A home in Cole Valley.

A view of the eastern side of Mount Sutro.

In Cole Valley.

A view of treeless Corona Heights Park, and to its left is Buena Vista Park.

This is the Romain Street pedestrian overpass. It crosses over Market Street and is located in Eureka Valley.

This is the fifth version of Saint Ignatius Church. The church was dedicated in 1914, and it is located on the campus of the University of San Francisco.

A view of the Cole Valley neighborhood.

On the right is treeless Corona Heights Park, and to its left is treed Buena Vista Park. In front of Buena Vista Park is small Mount Olympus Park.

Ahead are two San Francisco police department and fire department radio communication towers.

Twin Peaks as seen from the intersection of 23rd Street and Diamond Street.

A house in the Noe Valley neighborhood.

In the Mission District.

Here is a view from the Cole Valley neighborhood. The location is at the intersection of Alma Street and Cole Street.

This photo, taken in the Mission District, is looking southeast from the intersection of Dolores Street and 24th Street.

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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

The first volume of the San Francisco Bay Area Photo Blog contains galleries of photographs posted on the Internet between 2002 and 2011. Click Here to view those photos.

 These photographs were taken with a Sony camera.

Question or comment? I may be reached at neil@mishalov.com.

14 August 2021

A group ramble on San Francisco's Nob Hill and Telegraph Hill: 14 August 2021

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The "Walking in San Francisco for Health and History" group is being led by Howard S.







Jennie



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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

The first volume of the San Francisco Bay Area Photo Blog contains galleries of photographs posted on the Internet between 2002 and 2011. Click Here to view those photos.

 These photographs were taken with a Sony camera.

Question or comment? I may be reached at neil@mishalov.com.