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San Pedro Harbour, Los Angeles as seen from aboard the docked cruise ship Monarch of the Seas.

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This was the view from the back of our Cruise Ship as we departed San Pedro Harbour, Los Angeles on a 3 day cruise to Ensenada, Mexico. Some notes on the bridge from www.sanpedrochamber.com : Completed in 1963, "San Pedro's Golden Gate" was the first bridge of its kind to be constructed on pilings. Construction required 92,000 tons of Portland cement, 13,000 tons of lightweight concrete, 14,100 tons of steel and 1,270 tons of suspension cable. It is designed to withstand winds of 90 miles per hour, double that required by code. The overall length of the bridge is 6,050 feet, with a main suspension span of 1,500 feet and 500-foot spans on either side. The towers are 365 feet high. Named for one of San Pedro's "own," an orphan from the streets and wharves who went on to become a State Assemblyman, it was The Hon. Vincent Thomas who cut the ribbon at the dedication ceremony.

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A white egret concentrating on the outflow of a tidal control gate in Bayfront Park, Menlo Park (even though flickr's geolocation places it in Redwood City), CA. He/she is on the lookout for small fish carried along in the water's flow. Many thanks go to jernand for letting me borrow his Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 & 1.4TC combination for the weekend.

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The legs and talons of a fishing White Egret at the outflow of a tidal control gate in Bayfront Park, Menlo Park (even though flickr's geolocation places it in Redwood City), CA. Notice - water colours have been 'enriched' all else remains true to life. Many thanks go to jernand for letting me borrow his Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 & 1.4TC combination for the weekend.

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A white egret eyeing some breakfast at the outflow of a tidal control gate in Bayfront Park, Menlo Park (even though flickr's geolocation places it in Redwood City), CA. He/she has their eye on a small fish in the water. Many thanks go to jernand for letting me borrow his Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 & 1.4TC combination for the weekend.

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contrasty metal lit by a low in the sky winter sun

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The Oracle campus at Redwood Shores taken close to sunset. It has an almost spacey feel to it for me.

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one of the birds at the Zoo yesterday. Liked his/her blue eye and knobby beak.

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Happy New Year - may you have a hooting good time!

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.. the craze of Christmas shopping that is. Lines of idle shopping carts at the local Costco store.

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some tomatoes and avocados at a local market. I liked the colour contrast.

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colours of autumn as the leaves turn red prior to dropping from the trees

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a delicate balance caught in the late afternoon sun light

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some lights hung above a nearby street. These strands lead up to a point about 30ft in the air.

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the tree getting the most light over the day holds on to it's leaves the longest...

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From the Redwood City government website: "During the 1906 earthquake the best hotel in town had been destroyed. The town went without first-class lodging for 6 years, until the Sequoia Hotel was built in 1912. Every room had a bath with hot and cold water, quite an extravagance for that time. In 1928, President Herbert Hoover stayed there when he visited Redwood City to ride in the 4th of July Parade."

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a wave breaks as it rolls past me on the pier at Pacifica.

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