lundi 31 août 2009

Croissant

Crescent

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The shape of the clouds combined with the curve of the land of Albany Point forms a heavenly and earthly crescent shape.

dimanche 30 août 2009

Brumes de matin

Morning mists

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Morning mists linger on the Bay as a cargo ship enters under the Golden Gate.

samedi 29 août 2009

Navigation par le brouillard (II)

Sailing through the fog (II)

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As a ship comes under the bridge, numerous sail boats dot the Bay despite the incoming fog.

See also this previous post.

mardi 25 août 2009

Bay cruise at night

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A brightly-lit boat cruises the Bay, trinagulating between the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and The City.

lundi 24 août 2009

Opéra Night at Venezia

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Mme la Vache looks on admiringly as a soprano from the Berkeley Opéra sings during opéra night at Venezia Restaurant in Berkeley. Louis et Mme la Vache had a splendid evening with fine food and music.

dimanche 23 août 2009

Navigation

Sailing

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Sailboats on the Bay between the Golden Gate Bridge and Point Albany.

mercredi 19 août 2009

Point Isabel

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Mount Tamalpais is highlighted in the background above Point Isabel at dusk.

dimanche 16 août 2009

Lumières

Lights

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The lights of a cruise ship coming under the Golden Gate are in contrast to the darkness falling on the Bay.

samedi 15 août 2009

CRASH!

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Rush hour traffic crawled as the CHP dealt with a multi-vehicle accident right below le balcon de Louis la Vache.

jeudi 13 août 2009

Navigation au crépuscule

Sailing at dusk

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Sailboats just off of Albany Point make their way at dusk.

mercredi 12 août 2009

Dirigeables et cerfs-volants

Airships and kites

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The airship Eureka flies above the annual Berkeley Kite Festival.

lundi 10 août 2009

À quelle rapidité il change!

How quickly it changes!

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Starting with yesterday's Layer of Gold, this sequence shows how quickly the sky changes. These photos were all taken within three minutes of each other! The difference between the first two is subtle, but no sooner than «Louis» has snapped the shutter for the second photo, the sky had changed to what is seen in the third image.

dimanche 9 août 2009

Couche d'or

Layer of gold

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A band of golden light is sandwiched between fog above and water below.

samedi 8 août 2009

Fog bank

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This layer of fog rolled in within yards of the balcony Chez la Vache.

dimanche 2 août 2009

La climatisation est ALLUMÉE!

The air conditioning is ON!

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As a warm summer day ends, San Francisco's famous air conditioning, a.k.a. The Fog, is ON! This fog is only yards from «Louis's» balcony.

samedi 1 août 2009

Doigts du brouillard

Fingers of fog

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Fingers of fog reach from the Pacific across The City and the bay. One finger of fog has reached the towers on the suspension section of the Bay Bridge. Note the motorboat in the center foreground.