"When the fog lifted, the dreaming world was revealed below."
Sunrise, Golden Gate Bridge. March 2013
Photo: "The Colors Danced"
"She watched the colors of the sky dance in his eyes, for in this moment he was happy."
Photo: "Magazine Storage"
At the Southern tip of the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard groupings of former magazine buildings still remain today even though the shipyard has been decommissioned for nearly 20 years. These buildings once stored a variety of ammunition for land and sea weaponry.
I've been told the walls of these buildings were constructed of concrete and the roofs of a metal material, so that during an accidental explosion, the blast would move vertically instead of horizontally.
Photo: "Light In the Dark"
"She fumbled for a flashlight in the dead of night and the beam revealed a dream world slowly morphing into reality..."
Photo: "Sutro Baths and Cliff House"
On this particular night in March, +Tran Mai and I decided to grab dinner before shooting Sutro Baths for sunset. Dinner lasted longer than expected and we arrived here with about 15 minutes to spare. As soon as the sun went down, we were joined by +Hillary Fox, who was in town. I opened the shutter while we were talking and watching the waves.
Photo: "Dairy Farm at Twilight"
I made an attempt to uncover history about this former dairy, but was unable to find much. The company is fairly well known and began in the 1970's, but there is virtually no information about when this Northern California location opened or closed.
Photo: "Darkened Heart"
Patient room door inside a dark corridor of the Babcock Building at the former South Carolina Lunatic Asylum.
Photo: "Theatre Remains"
Theatre, Mare Island Naval Shipyard
The Mare Island Naval Shipyard was founded in 1854 in Northern California and was the only shipyard on the West Coast, until 1891. The base was in operation for almost 120 years before closing in 1996.
Photo: "Tucked In"
My alarm went off at 7am this morning and the only few words I remember from the radio program was "Thick, low fog on the Golden Gate Bridge this morning..." Sadly, I didn't paid attention to the forecast last night, or I might have been out shooting. Hopefully +Joe Azure got something good :-)
This shot is from my first fog morning ever, taken a few weeks ago. It was a glorious morning.
Photo: "Romanesque Curves"
St. Joseph's was re-constructed in 1913, after being completely destroyed in the 1906 quake. San Francisco architect John Foley was hired to design the building and chose the Romanesque Revival Style, which was not very common for this time period, as it was primarily utilized many years prior.
To read more about the church, please visit my historical essay:http://bit.ly/StJosephsChurch
Photo: "Stirred, Not Shaken"
Lake Tahoe, California
This was taken back in January on the way home after spending a Saturday in the Eastern Sierras with +Jeff Sullivan and +Lori Hibbett. On Sunday, +Tran Mai began the trek home and stopped in Tahoe for snowshoeing and sunset. We didn't get great color, but it was a great opportunity to slap on the Big Stopper and get a long exposure.
Photo: "Not Just the Ascent"
I shot this image last month with my good friend +Brian Matiash (who now lives in the Bay Area after getting a job with Google!) while out at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo. While not the most elaborate staircase, I loved the pastel colors and large windows in the lobby of this office-style building.
Processing:
I recently picked up a few of +Nicole S. Young's Lightroom presets and finished editing this image with a preset called 'Stormy Skies.' Though it was designed for landscapes, I felt the tones and clarity really helped this image pop.
Photo: "Cerulean State of Consciousness"
On this particular evening a few weeks ago, I had plans to catch sunset at Sutro Baths, but when I left Twin Peaks, I could see the fog lurking over the beach. I continued north and made a stop at the Golden Gate Bridge lookout in San Francisco to check fog conditions at Fort Baker. All clear!
While I was grabbing this exposure, the figure of a photographer began climbing down the rocks and then I recognized a familiar voice. Seems as though +
had the same idea.
Sadly, we didn't get any amazing color, but it was still a gorgeous evening.
Photo: "2A34"
The former U.S. Marine Hospital in Tennessee was constructed in the 1937. At this time, the Marines operated eight hospitals within the United States. The patients at these facilities received excellent health care here and weren't nearly as crowded as the Navy facilities.
Photo: "The Narthex"
St. Joseph's Church in San Francisco was originally constructed in 1865. Many years later, the complex was destroyed by fire during the earthquake of 1906.
The building you see here was erected in 1913 and still stands today, but the church has been closed since 1989, when its structure was compromised during the Loma Prieta quake.
(Read more: http://bit.ly/StJosephsChurch)