After too many failed attempts of shooting the Golden Gate Bridge, I can tell you the secret. On a clear day, you want to wait till sun has set and the towers are lit. Twilight is the perfect time. You want a little color in the sky. This shot is a little later than ideal. It’s taken from the second turn out on Cozumel road which goes up into the Marin Headlands.
The last glimmers of the sun in 2012 fade away.
Half Moon Bay, CA
The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean as 2012 comes to an end.
Half Moon Bay, CA
Roosevelt Tamale Parlor Neon Sign
Looking over my past few posts, I’m seeing perhaps I’m a little too enamored with signs but here’s another one. This time from Roosevelt Tamale Parlor in the Mission District of San Francisco.
Alexander Tomb Stone, Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland
In honor of Halloween, a tombstone taken at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland. The golden light on this tombstone is what caught my eye but on closer examination, I found the inscriptions to be quite noteworthy. In a few words, their tombstone tells the story of this couple.
Lifeguard Tower, Sea Cliff Beach
I came to Seacliff Beach to see the USS Palo Alto but also found the unused lifeguard intriguing. Were there life guards here at one time? Perhaps there were in California’s golden age when the state government was not perpetually broke.
I’ve been wanting to see the Neon Museum since I found out about it back in April 2011 but no tours were available. I finally made it back and really enjoyed the tour. The tour guide gave a great history of Las Vegas told through the signs.
I found out the Las Vegas Strip started as mom and pop motels that were trying to catch people coming in on the highway before they reached downtown which had the major hotels in the 50’s and 60’s. Todays strip is where the old highway used to be, before the Interstates were built. The strip is outside of Las Vegas proper so there were few building regulations which made it easy for the small hotels to set up shop.
Treasure Island has almost eerie quality among its abandoned buildings. It’s an odd feeling seeing abandoned and decaying buildings with million dollar views.
