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Living the California Dream

Posted on | July 2, 2007 | No Comments

A week from now I will be driving up to Monterey. The campgrounds at Morro Bay State Park and Samuel Taylor State Park are filled up for the summer (unless you are disabled) so I have to skip Morro Bay for this season since their motel rates are quite pricey during travel season. Morro Bay is a little over 200 miles from where I live so I could easily do that on any weekend trip later in the year.

In Monterey, I plan to photograph all of the places that I’ve been to in my life but haven’t really spent time photographing in-depth. 17 Mile Drive, Cannery Row, Carmel Mission, and Point Lobos among other locations.

Evening Summer Fog on Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California Photo: Evening Summer Fog on Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California (I made this image five years ago during my moving trip.)

Afterwards I will be heading up to San Francisco from the 12th to the 17th. It has been two years since I moved and will be nice to actually photograph the city as a tourist this time. I was primarily a scenic and nature photographer when I lived up there but now I’m planning to do the general tourist photography. It should be fun. I hope to put my own twist on classic shots while I am up there. It might be a little sad at first to see some of the places again since my friends from school and my grand-uncle (passed away since then) no longer live there either. We do have family friends up there still but they’re the only people left that I know.

Depending on what happens between now and the 17th, I’ll either regretfully start heading back home on the 17th, re-do photos (summer = hit or miss lighting conditions), or go up to the Redwood Coast. My camera still isn’t back to 100% but it doesn’t matter. I’m going to do whatever it takes to get my photos.

See more of my Monterey photos and San Francisco pictures.

Category: Golden Gate Bridge, Monterey, San Francisco
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