Travel Photo Diary

[Mad Aussie]

I like the fireworks and it's always cool to see Alcatraz. I'd look at larger version but you have some of marked private on flickr

[AntZ]

I like the fireworks and it's always cool to see Alcatraz. I'd look at larger version but you have some of marked private on flickr

Thanks MA.
Fixing that now. The default on my Lightroom export is private and I need to remember to fix.

[Bambi]

great shots Antz. I love love love the Alcatraz ones!

[AntZ]

great shots Antz. I love love love the Alcatraz ones!

Thanks for your kind words.

Stand by for a few more days worth of images

[AntZ]

Still on my morning jog, I saw parts of SF that I wouldn't have gone to later in the day.
Like around the back of Fisherman's Wharf

Colourful Buoys(23633) by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

or this

Crab Pots by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

I just like the colour in this. Its actually 2 pictures stitched together.

New Years Day - Tiled Mural by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

Later in the day we did a bus tour, where the first stop was the Golden Gate Bridge.

At the Golden Gate Bridge by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

This is one of my faves from the trip. It was shot looking up one of the cables.

Golden Gate Cables by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

We found this cute bench in China Town

Read me a Story by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

And I just thought this statue looked cool.

Statue by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

[Marko]

Really like the looking up the cables image!!

[Runmonty]

Cool new additions AntZ. Golden Gate Cables and Read me a story are my faves of the latest batch

[AntZ]

Yosemite was only on our itinerary because our travelling friends wanted to go there. Ironically they were unable to go due to the hospitalisation of their son (all ended up fine). So we had to get up about 5am to be picked up at our hotel in darkness.

We had an amazing sunrise, and I managed to catch this one. It could be a bit sharper, but it was out the window of a moving bus.

Trees in Golden Clouds by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

We followed this van up the range, and I eventually managed a reasonable shot.

Department of Corrections by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

Our first stop was the Sequoia Grove. This one has seen better days.

Still Standing by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

This is a famous tourist attraction. Some more information here

Wawona Tunnel Tree by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

The view as we entered the valley was awesome.

Yosemite Valley by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

and a great place for some family photos.

El Capitan by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

This is looking at Half Dome from down in the valley

Half Dome Reflection by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

We finished the day with a chance to look back at San Francisco from across the bay. This is actually a panorama which can be viewed somewhat larger here. There is an even larger version(11532 x 3746) but you can start seeing some flaws in it as I did not have a tripod.

San Francisco Panorama from Treasure Island by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

So what started off as a somewhat incidental visit, ended up being a long but great day.

[AntZ]

Really getting to the end of the trip now.
This day was a real pea-souper in the morning and we abandoned our planned harbour boat tour. We started at the Musee Mechanique which was full of coin operated games and toys etc it was pretty cool, but not photographically fantastic. We then went to Madame Tussauds and then Ripleys Believe It or Not! where I got some fun images.

This life sized Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

This cool rotating room shot on a long shutter.

Spinnin' around by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

The fog finally cleared(mostly) in the bay, and we got to do our cruise. I shot so many images, but I don't think any of them really captured how cool it really was with the bridge in the fog.

Foggy Golden Gate. by ~AntZ~, on Flickr



Out of the Fog by ~AntZ~, on Flickr


Under the Golden Gate by ~AntZ~, on Flickr


Golden Gate Flag by ~AntZ~, on Flickr


The Birds by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

After out cruise we went for a ride on one of the famous San Francisco Cable cars, but didn't really get any shots worth showing. I did get some video, but on the walk back down the hill we saw this beautiful sunset.

Coit Tower Sunset by ~AntZ~, on Flickr

[Marko]

Nice new additions Antz! Really like the suspended bird image, but all the others in this set also well taken.