Adsos Letter

Adsos Letter's Journal

March 24, 2016

What a gorgeous day it is.

I hope everyone in the California group gets a chance to spend at least a little time outside today.

March 21, 2016

A few images from the Port of Oakland.

There is a small park w/walkingtrail along the shore at the Port of Oakland. The port is south of the Bay Bridge, so the view of the bridge and the San Francisco waterfront are a bit different than the more common tourist advertising shots. This was my fist visit out there.

Cranes at the Port of Oakland
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A different kind of crane at the Port of Oakland
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Working
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View back toward San Francisco
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March 21, 2016

Sitting in the spine surgeon's waiting room

March 16, 2016

Rainy Day on Suisun Marsh

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I live within a stone's throw of this place (literally) "...the largest brackish water marsh on west coast of the United States of America." If you're interested, you can read about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suisun_Marsh

March 11, 2016

Brazos Drawbridge

We have been getting hammered with rain the last few days, and it is expected to continue through the weekend.

Brazos Railway Drawbridge over the Napa River, Cuttings Wharf, California

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March 10, 2016

Random stuff

The second oldest structure in Solano County is an adobe built by Lansford Hastings (of Donner Party fame) in 1846. I wish I could show you the structure, but I discovered (to my chagrin) that what remains of it sits behind a locked gate.

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In any case, the road out there passes over the Rio Vista Gas Fields, and the Montezuma Hills Wind Farm. I took these on the way there. That is Mt. Diablo peeking up (or should I say "peaking" up) over the horizon in the center distance in the first image below:

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I don't know what causes the white cloudiness at the base of the windmills in the last image. It isn't there in the original, but as soon as I start to correct for exposure and contrast it shows up. It has happened on just about every image I've ever taken out there.