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05/16/2008 06:41:34 AM · #1 |
OK Guys, so I have managed to get three free days before a conference in San Francisco. My first time ina CA. I fly in on Saturday 5th July, and will then have Sunday 6th, Monday 7th, Tuesday 8th totally free to go out with the camera. I have to be back in SF on the evening of the 8th.
I'm intending to hire a car and head out away from SF and see some of the other great places. Bearing in mind my love of dawn/dusk landscapes what would your suggestions be for my itinerary?
Best places to see, stay and eat - all suggestions welcome.
BTW - if anyone would like to join me then you are most welcome |
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05/16/2008 10:57:46 AM · #2 |
| bump for the west coast croud! |
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05/16/2008 11:04:16 AM · #3 |
Drive to the top of Mt. Diablo. 
On a clear day the views are spectacular. Also, coastal drives and vineyards await.
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05/16/2008 11:28:32 AM · #4 |
I grew up in Carmel-By-The-Sea which is about 2 hours south of the SF area. I promise you the landscape and seascape doesn't get any better. The drive through Big Sur (have lunch at the Ventana or Nepenthe!) will be well worth your time. Of course, dinner at the Mission Ranch will provide you with a beautiful view AND a fabulous meal.
Enjoy!
Edited: to add links.
Message edited by author 2008-05-16 11:46:10. |
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05/16/2008 12:00:41 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by hihosilver:
I grew up in Carmel-By-The-Sea which is about 2 hours south of the SF area. I promise you the landscape and seascape doesn't get any better. The drive through Big Sur (have lunch at the Ventana or Nepenthe!) will be well worth your time. Of course, dinner at the Mission Ranch will provide you with a beautiful view AND a fabulous meal.
Enjoy!
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Beat me to it. You can't do any better than the Monterey Bay area, down through Carmel to Big Sur. Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, a legion of photographers have immortalized this area. Add to what silver said; there's a FANTASTIC aquarium down by the bay in Monterey, well worth the price of admission.
R. |
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05/16/2008 12:16:57 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Beat me to it. You can't do any better than the Monterey Bay area, down through Carmel to Big Sur. Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, a legion of photographers have immortalized this area. Add to what silver said; there's a FANTASTIC aquarium down by the bay in Monterey, well worth the price of admission.
R. |
Yes...you must go to the Aquarium and make sure you go at the time when they feed the otters!
And, of course, Pt. Lobos...
We have a saying that this area is for the "newly weds and the nearly deads" because all the honeymooners come there and only the white haired people can afford to live there.
As a photographer, you will truly enjoy it! |
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05/16/2008 12:26:10 PM · #7 |
| Agree with Monterey / Carmel / Big Sur suggestions. However, if you don't like the ocean but prefer mountains, then you should go to Yosemite National Park, especially if you enjoy hiking. |
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05/16/2008 12:35:34 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by ErikV:
Agree with Monterey / Carmel / Big Sur suggestions. However, if you don't like the ocean but prefer mountains, then you should go to Yosemite National Park, especially if you enjoy hiking. |
Yes, but then he'd have to either fly into Merced and drive into Yosemite or drive the whole time from the bay area...for a weekend that would that be a bit of a stretch? A possibility... |
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05/16/2008 12:48:39 PM · #9 |
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05/16/2008 01:01:00 PM · #10 |
A couple more suggestions:
Pigeon Point area:
   
Marin Headlands area:
   
even Yosemite area:
The Golden Gate would be an obvious shot:
I don't have any shots of Big Sur or Monterey online but we always try to hit those areas whenever we get to the coast. We love it over there.
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05/21/2008 12:23:05 PM · #11 |
I grew up in Northern California although a little further east (Sacramento). Hell 3 days isn't nearly enough time to see Nor Cal, but my suggestions are Pebble Beach, Montery, drive down PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) to take some shots of the beach. If you can find Pfeiffer Beach (about 30-40 min south of Montery) it is WELL worth the trip! A link to Pfeiffer Beach: //www.parksman.com/pfifer.html
On the northen side of San Fran just over the golden gate bridge is Muir Woods, there you have giant redwoods and ocean cliff views, you will not be disappointed. |
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06/25/2008 12:33:19 PM · #12 |
| Well, I would vote for heading North out of San Francisco into the Redwoods. My feeling is that while Monterey and Big Sur are fabulous, any old beach will do. You are coming from the UK, so how about some monster trees, wonderful "Americanized" Victorian architecture and ruggedness. I lived in Eureka for 2.5 years and have extremely fond memories of picnics, hiking, exploring and driving through the Redwood National Forest. Adding to the wonder, you can still get wonderful beach shots with those green cliffs behind you. It is about 4 hours to Eureka, but the Redwoods start about 1 hour out of San Fran on US 101. |
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06/25/2008 12:44:23 PM · #13 |
isn't everything pretty much on fire right now?
//calfire.blogspot.com/
you might get some reddened skys from the smoke. might make for some interesting shots. |
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06/25/2008 12:47:50 PM · #14 |
| Keith- If you are in or around the Carmel area between the 1-6th let me know. It would be cool to shoot with you. I'm planning on doing Point Lobos and some big sur spots, weather permitting. pm or email works. |
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06/25/2008 01:01:20 PM · #15 |
I'm with the head north crowd ... closer to SF, and perhaps a bit less traffic and crowds during that week. The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is a good place to start, then maybe wind your way up to Mount Tam. From there, you can head to the waves and cliffs at Point Reyes National Seashore, which is also a great foodie mecca and a great spot for an overnight, perhaps at Nick's Cove if you can swing it. You can definitely spend a couple days in and around those areas. Then, you could head over to the Sonoma wine country, which has lots of great rural views (and great wine, of course, as well). Or you could head up the coast through Bodega Bay, home of the Birds, and then cut inland along the Russian River to Guernville, from where you could hit Sonoma on your way back down south, and also catch the Napa Valley as well.
Many great photo opportunities and lots of variety along that route ... |
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