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My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week. While on holiday in San Francisco I was enjoying the view from my 8th story window but wasn’t satisfied with my night photography — the images were much too blurry, with a lot of distracting “noise.” Then I switched over to the monochrome setting and I was amazed at […]

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Way to go

There are all kinds of ways of getting around in San Francisco, whether you’re sightseeing as a tourist or just trying to get to work and back. During my recent visit, it sometimes seemed to me that at least half the traffic was some form of public transportation or a taxi/ride-sharing service!

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Memory Monday, Week 57

My last bunch of slides from the 1950s were in a box labeled “San Diego, 1959” — but it turns out they’re actually images from Chicago, possibly part of the 1957 trip. This bit of information certainly helped clear up my confusion about what a Second World War German U-boat was doing in San Diego’s harbor! Below, these three decomissioned […]

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