Friday, August 14th 2009

Out and about

Below are a string of shots from this week and last, all of which were fired off along the Embarcadero and in Chinatown.  I have so much fun gallivanting through the streets, camera dangling around my neck, looking and feeling like a tourist in my own city.    

With it’s inimitable architecture and landscapes and highly eclectic inhabitants, among other highlights, San Francisco is undoubtedly one of the most photogenic cities in the world.  The day I get bored shooting The City is the day I hang the camera up in the closet for good, though I doubt that will ever happen.

Have a great weekend, and best of luck on Monday to all my fellow commuters who rely on BART to get to and from work, school, etc.  It’s going to be rough.  I remember strike in 1997.  The freeways and buses were an absolute nightmare.  I truly hope the Gov intervenes, but it’s doesn't look likely.  Prepare for your commute time to double and in some cases triple.  Thank goodness, I live in The City and have other transportation options.  My heart goes out to those in the East Bay.

Travis  

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Return of the Shack

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Mary Osaka, I love you.

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Better to travel heavy than do without. 

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And at that moment, everything stood still...

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Johnny Five Still Alive

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Where two trains meet

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Haight Street's thataway...

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Show me your love!

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Vessel

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Wiseguys..."freakin' whack him..."

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The anglers were hooking Leopard and Sand Sharks behind Pier 1 the other day.  They pulled in five within an hour.  There must have been a school of them or something.  I've never seen anyone hook a shark before.  It was interesting, although watching something die is never a pleasurable experience.  

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Big ol' Sand Shark

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Odd couple: Leopard Shark and Sand Shark

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08/14/2009 Matt said:

Great pics Travis!! I disagree with your use of the words"fishing for sharks". The terminal / treble hooks those dudes are using should be made illegal. That's more like "trapping & wrapping sharks up in wire and giant treble hooks"!
Real cool pics though. ---Peace Matty


09/05/2009 Monica said:

It's truly ghastly what happens to sharks -- inhumane, including all of the tactics of hooking, gaffing and suffocating. Not only have I seen the discarded and injured sharks who 'got away,' washed up on shores, I've had to detangle dead and living animals from those wretched lines and hooks left behind by unscrupulous fishermen. When you've all of this time and again, it's hard to abide the whole practice.




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