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10/04/2012 08:58:35 PM · #1 |
This morning I wandered down to the venues for one part of our BIG Weekend coming up. Not only is the America's Cup race on, but Fleet Week is here, the 2 area WINNING baseball teams are playing and the 49ers Football team is on the field, locally. Oh, yes. there is a BlueGrass Music Festival taking over most of Golden Gate Park. What a preamble.
Nothing was stirring at the waterfront today at around noon, except for event organizers.
Here are a few shots at Marina Green, where we can watch the races - accessibility is not guaranteed after today:
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Ah HA - over at the other side of the Bay Bridge, we begin to find some action. Or at least some crafts at the mooring area.
Pier 30-32 has some beautiful boats (crafts, ships?) that act as slender foils to the USS Makin Island, Amphibious Assault Carrier in town for Fleet Week, in the background.
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in this snug harbor, it was easy to take portraits of some of the craft:
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Some of the racing craft were not berthed here (the New Zealanders & Australians among them!), and there's a kerfuffle about that. (aside, I tried to find the alternate berthing facilities, but was unsuccessful)
So, how to get to one's racing craft? Well:
take a little dinghy, 
or, do as the Emirates did, climb aboard and wander off ...  ... 
Okay, that's my show and tell today.
these were all taken with the 70-300 and are unedited after being converted from RAW
Message edited by author 2012-10-04 23:18:06. |
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10/05/2012 08:56:40 PM · #2 |
Oh, what the heck. This slipped by pretty quickly, so one small bump.
I tried to get to the other side of town where the action was today, but my little Prius was no match for the "road closed" signs. |
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10/05/2012 09:04:31 PM · #3 |
| I,d like to see the 49er,s play was think of been there nov when the bears play at the park |
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10/05/2012 09:07:08 PM · #4 |
| It is going to be insane tomorrow with the big ships coming in and the jets over the sail boats |
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10/05/2012 11:19:15 PM · #5 |
| Pity they couldn't hold off til T'Giving :-( We'll be out there then. |
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10/05/2012 11:42:41 PM · #6 |
| Nice job scoping out the place for us, Alice - thanks! |
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10/06/2012 08:26:26 PM · #7 |
It's an exhilarating weekend in San Francisco, for sure. Sticking with the America's Cup, I found the world feed (go to the top) for the races. The Semi-finals just concluded, No, I'm not going to tell you the results. I keep using the word "amazing" for these races. I hope this link works for you, because, it's well, amazing photography.
And no, my old bones didn't make it to the scene. Besides I had a gallery opening to attend to today, and yes, tomorrow as well.
In other news, (shriek!!!) truly, Bear_Music, you coming this way next month! Jumping for joy, young feller. And Penny too??? Oh, I can hardly wait. |
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