Tag Archives: San Francisco

Sausalito

August 7, 2008 – 4:41 am

If you ever make the trip to San Francisco, I can highly recommend a visit to Sausalito. It’s a lovely little township just over the Golden Gate Bridge and in the afternoons it has a wonderful view of the city as the sun sets. There are plenty of beautiful, upmarket art galleries which I happily wandered through for a few hours, and the main street is lined with restaurants wafting delicious smells.

I followed this lady and her Collie around for a good while. I thought she might suspect that I was stalking her (which I guess I was, but in a nice way). Look a little closely at this photo and you’ll find what the Collie is watching.

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Dog Walking in Hippy Town

August 2, 2008 – 8:23 am

Photographed in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco. One of the best places EVER for people (and dog) watching.

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On the streets of San Francisco

July 27, 2008 – 5:59 am

As I squatted down to photograph this little fellow on the streets of San Francisco I overheard, “Some people will photograph anything.”

Is it really that strange to take photographs of dogs? I often wonder what people are thinking of me when I’m out on the street madly snapping away at any dog I spot. But then I think…I’m an Aussie. With this accent I can get away with being just another crazy tourist! :)

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Haight-Ashbury

July 12, 2008 – 7:45 am

San Francisco is truly a city for people watching (and dog watching of course). It’s one of those places I’d be quite happy to wander around for a few days with my camera, which I was lucky to have the opportunity to do last month. This shot was taken in Haight-Ashbury, hippy heaven and the birthplace of the Summer of Love. What a fascinating place.

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Painted Ladies of San Francisco

June 28, 2008 – 7:46 am

UPDATE: Voted best of ‘City’ theme at Photo Tuesday.

I am always so stoked when I manage to get a photo of a dog in front of a famous icon.

<Insert very best Troy McClure voice from the Simpsons> You may remember such shots as:

One of my ‘must see’ spots in San Francisco was the Painted Ladies at Alamo Square. Also known as postcard row, this is one of those photos that is really representative of the city and when I pictured what San Francisco might be like, this shot is it.

After battling with tourists in downtown, we were pleasantly surprised how quiet and peaceful Alamo Square was. Locals were enjoying the day and it was only a matter of time before I had a dog walk along the path in front of the scene I was capturing. This boy was so old that he was travelling very slowly along behind his human. He walked with a pronounced limp and stopped regularly for a rest. He was still clearly enjoying his morning stroll though.

Because the morning sun wasn’t quite hitting the houses the way I had hoped, the colours were not as brilliant as I had seen in other photos. I considered converting this to black and white but decided on this old world look instead. Do you think it works on this image?

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