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sunrise at the Oakland Produce Market

One from the archives.  This is from October 25, 2008, when I was at the Oakland Produce Market (near Jack London Square) very early in the morning on a field trip for my son’s 5th grade class.

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fence spiral

August 26, 2009, on Poplar St near West Grand.  Concertina wire from a rare perspective.

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pier 17 at dusk

Pier 17, with Treasure Island in the distance.  Wednesday, September 23, just before going into Tcho Chocolate to attend Dorkbot.

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traffic stop on Mandela Parkway

Taken on the evening of January 10, 2009.

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foggy morning on Myrtle Street

There was light fog this morning when I rode my bike to BART.  It made me think of this picture I took  from our roof on the morning of March 19, 2009.

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tow trucks at the ready on the embercardero

I spotted these tow trucks on The Embercardaro around 2:30 in the afternoon on Monday, September 1.  They were waiting to scoop up any cars left in the curb lane once 3pm rolled around.
This picture is the first I have postprocessed using The Gimp.  I used the dodging and burning tool to bring out some [...]

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TransAmerica Pyramid in the fog

Evening of January 1, 2009.  I like how the pyramid looks like an antenna spraying radiation out into the sky.

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cleaning paint pots

A photo from the archives.  June 15, 2008, cleaning up art supplies at my son’s old school, Crestmont School.

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New Economy Laundry, Berkeley

I took this picture in December, 2008 at dusk.  New Economy Dry Cleaners and Laundry is located at Sacramento and Fairview, in South Berkeley.  I’ve never taken any laundry there, but I think their name is fabulous.

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different angle, same morning
Central Concrete in the morning

I have nothing written ready to post, so I offer another photo blog entry.
This is Central Concrete, located at 24th and Peralta Streets in West Oakland, on the morning of March 27, 2009.

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art spiral

Close up of the giant metal woman sculpture, found on its side behind American Steel, on 20th Street between Poplar and Mandella Parkway.  This sculpture appeared earlier in the Art Shadow post.  Picture taken August 18, 2009.
I saw the sculpture being loaded on a flatbed truck just this last Tuesday (August 25), presumably on its [...]

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the light in san francisco, take 2

Recycling another old photo that I’ve never shared before.  Dusk after the rain, February 24, 2008, looking at North Beach.