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	<title>Mike Chowla&#039;s Photo Blog &#187; photography</title>
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		<title>Golden Gate Bridge just after sunset</title>
		<link>http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2010/05/golden-gate-bridge-just-after-sunset/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 00:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marin County]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Golden Gate Bridge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2010/05/golden-gate-bridge-just-after-sunset/"><img title="Golden Gate Bridge just after sunset" src="http://www.chowla.com/Blog/ggbridge_pano2.jpg" alt="Golden Gate Bridge just after sunset" width="200" height="69" /></a></span><br/>

Taken on an unusually clear evening just at the start of summer.  Confirming what I learned last January, the Golden  Gate bridge looks &#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2010/05/golden-gate-bridge-just-after-sunset/"><img title="Golden Gate Bridge just after sunset" src="http://www.chowla.com/Blog/ggbridge_pano2.jpg" alt="Golden Gate Bridge just after sunset" width="200" height="69" /></a></span><br/><img src="http://www.chowla.com/Blog/ggbridge_pano2.jpg" alt="Golden Gate Bridge, Just After Sunset" />

Taken on an unusually clear evening just at the start of summer.  Confirming what I learned <a href="http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2009/01/mike-vs-the-golden-gate-bridge/">last January</a>, the Golden  Gate bridge looks best after sunset, when there is still a touch of color in the sky and the towers are lit from below.

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		<title>Fort Point Hallway</title>
		<link>http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2010/05/fort-point-hallway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 00:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Francisco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fort point]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2010/05/fort-point-hallway/"><img title="Fort Point Hallway" src="http://www.chowla.com/Blog/fort_point_hall-0555.jpg" alt="Fort Point Hallway" width="114" height="200" /></a></span><br/>

Taken last July at Fort Point which is a civil war eara fort just underneath the San Francisco side of the Golden Gate Bridge.  &#8230;]]></description>
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Taken last July at Fort Point which is a civil war eara fort just underneath the San Francisco side of the Golden Gate Bridge.  
 
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		<title>San Francisco Skyline</title>
		<link>http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2010/05/san-francisco-skyline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 21:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panoramic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Francisco]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2010/05/san-francisco-skyline/"><img title="San Francisco Skyline" src="http://www.chowla.com/Blog/sf_skyline.jpg" alt="San Francisco Skyline" width="200" height="44" /></a></span><br/>

Taken from Treasure Island.  One of first attempts at panorama stitching.

Copyright © 2010 Mike Chowla]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2010/05/san-francisco-skyline/"><img title="San Francisco Skyline" src="http://www.chowla.com/Blog/sf_skyline.jpg" alt="San Francisco Skyline" width="200" height="44" /></a></span><br/><img src="http://www.chowla.com/Blog/sf_skyline.jpg" alt="San Francisco Skyline" />

Taken from Treasure Island.  One of first attempts at panorama stitching.

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		<title>A Slow Decay</title>
		<link>http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2009/10/slow-decay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nevada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trains]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2009/10/slow-decay/"><img title="A Slow Decay" src="http://www.chowla.com/Blog/nv_railway.jpg" alt="A Slow Decay" width="200" height="134" /></a></span><br/>

I stopped on the way home from the  Reno Balloon Races at the Nevada State Railway museum. I was surprised to learn that many &#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2009/10/slow-decay/"><img title="A Slow Decay" src="http://www.chowla.com/Blog/nv_railway.jpg" alt="A Slow Decay" width="200" height="134" /></a></span><br/><img src="http://www.chowla.com/Blog/nv_railway.jpg" alt="Decaying Tank Car at the Nevada State Railway Museum" />

I stopped on the way home from the <a href="http://www.chowla.com/reno_balloon_2009_1.html"> Reno Balloon Races</a> at the Nevada State Railway museum. I was surprised to learn that many of the steam engines that the museum has in its collection were saved by Hollywood's penchant for train movies.

Copyright © 2009 Mike Chowla]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taming Fire</title>
		<link>http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2009/07/taming-fire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fire arts festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photography]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2009/07/taming-fire/"><img title="Taming Fire" src="http://www.chowla.com/Blog/fire_arts_2009.jpg" alt="Taming Fire" width="134" height="200" /></a></span><br/>

A member of crew manipulates fire as part the Fire Vortex exhibit by Nate Smith at the Crucible's Fire Arts Festival 2009.

 Click here for &#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2009/07/taming-fire/"><img title="Taming Fire" src="http://www.chowla.com/Blog/fire_arts_2009.jpg" alt="Taming Fire" width="134" height="200" /></a></span><br/><img src="http://www.chowla.com/Blog/fire_arts_2009.jpg" alt="Fire Vortex" />

A member of crew manipulates fire as part the Fire Vortex exhibit by Nate Smith at the Crucible's Fire Arts Festival 2009.

<a href="http://www.chowla.com/fire_arts_2009.html"> Click here for my full set of pictures from the Fire Arts Festival</a>.

Copyright © 2009 Mike Chowla]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Summer Solstice Sunset</title>
		<link>http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2009/06/summer-solstice-sunset/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscape]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[solstice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sunset]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2009/06/summer-solstice-sunset/"><img title="Summer Solstice Sunset" src="http://www.gryphonpark.com/Blog/solstice.jpg" alt="Summer Solstice Sunset" width="200" height="134" /></a></span><br/>

Shot just north of Davenport, CA on Summer Solstice 2009.  Both summer and winter solstices are important days to me.  For thousands of &#8230;]]></description>
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Shot just north of Davenport, CA on Summer Solstice 2009.  Both summer and winter solstices are important days to me.  For thousands of years of humans have marked the solstice with some ancient civilizations building massive moments on solstice alignments.   For me, it's both a day to appreciate all the glorious sunlight of the longest day of the year and to think about our connection to our ancient ancestors.

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		<title>Mike vs. The Golden Gate Bridge</title>
		<link>http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2009/01/mike-vs-the-golden-gate-bridge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2009/01/mike-vs-the-golden-gate-bridge/"><img title="Mike vs. The Golden Gate Bridge" src="http://www.gryphonpark.com/Blog/ggbridge.jpg" alt="Mike vs. The Golden Gate Bridge" width="200" height="134" /></a></span><br/>

The Golden Gate Bridge has always frustrated me as a subject.  I find it very difficult to get a picture that I don't dislike.  I &#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2009/01/mike-vs-the-golden-gate-bridge/"><img title="Mike vs. The Golden Gate Bridge" src="http://www.gryphonpark.com/Blog/ggbridge.jpg" alt="Mike vs. The Golden Gate Bridge" width="200" height="134" /></a></span><br/><img src="http://www.gryphonpark.com/Blog/ggbridge.jpg" alt="Golden Gate Bridge from Baker Beach" />

The Golden Gate Bridge has always frustrated me as a subject.  I find it very difficult to get a picture that I don't dislike.  I was hoping to break my zero for too many to count streak of outings to shoot the bridge.  Tonight's outing was at least not a strike out.  Taken from Baker Beach.

Update: Reaction has been good to this image so I'm declaring this round for myself.   I'm now 1 for 15 or so with the bridge.

Copyright © 2009 Mike Chowla]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dia de los Muertos</title>
		<link>http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2008/11/dia-de-los-muertos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Day of the Dead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dia de los Muertos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photography]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2008/11/dia-de-los-muertos/"><img title="Dia de los Muertos" src="http://www.gryphonpark.com/Blog/DayOfTheDead.jpg" alt="Dia de los Muertos" width="200" height="139" /></a></span><br/>

From the Day of Dead Festival in San Francisco

Copyright © 2008 Mike Chowla]]></description>
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From the Day of Dead Festival in San Francisco

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		<title>Dawn Patrol</title>
		<link>http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2008/09/dawn-patrol/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nevada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hot air balloons]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2008/09/dawn-patrol/"><img title="Dawn Patrol" src="http://www.gryphonpark.com/Blog/balloon1.jpg" alt="Dawn Patrol" width="200" height="134" /></a></span><br/>

The magic of the Dawn Patrol at the  Great Reno Balloon Race. This was my first balloon festival. I was completely entranced by the &#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://www.chowla.com/photo_blog/2008/09/dawn-patrol/"><img title="Dawn Patrol" src="http://www.gryphonpark.com/Blog/balloon1.jpg" alt="Dawn Patrol" width="200" height="134" /></a></span><br/><img src="http://www.gryphonpark.com/Blog/balloon1.jpg" alt="Dawn Patrol - Great Reno Balloon Race" />

The magic of the Dawn Patrol at the <a href="http://www.renoballoon.com/"> Great Reno Balloon Race</a>. This was my first balloon festival. I was completely entranced by the experience. So much so that I forgot the pain of getting up at 4:30am.

Full gallery available <a href="http://www.gryphonpark.com/reno_balloon_2008_1.html"> here</a>.

Copyright © 2008 Mike Chowla]]></content:encoded>
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