Community Bulletin Board…Up Close & Macro!

The community bulletin board in Point Reyes Station, CA is a source of local advertising, announcements, and…messages. The postings change regularly, not unlike the tides of the ocean.

Point Reyes Station Community Bulletin & Message Board

For this submission I offer a photo gallery of close up views of the board focusing on the pins and staples from previous postings.

PHOTO GALLERY

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Close up…Macros

Photo opportunites come in many forms and circumstances.  Ordinary items and scenes can take on new meaning if you look at them a bit more carefully.

For example, a community bulletin board…

Community Bulletin Board, Point Reyes Station, CA.

Or, consider a sleeping cat…

Cat’s Paw

 

CornerStone Sonoma…whimsical landscapes, gardens and shops

Frances RIvetti’s March article about Cornerstone Sonoma (Click on>>Inspirational Gardens of the World’s Finest Landscape Artists and Designers – Cornerstone, Sonoma) inspired me to make another visit to check out Cornerstone for new photo ops.

Of course, there were changes since my last visit in 2010. Alas, the Blue Tree is no longer there and my only memory of it is documented in What the…??? A Blue Tree!!! 

But the spirit continues to operate in full force…

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GALLERY

The oversized chair by the entrance gives a clue as to what to expect inside. © Frank Simpson

The “unorthodox” placement and positioning of the fence is another clue as to what is inside. © Frank Simpson

Cornerstone Sonoma © Frank Simpson

Cornerstone Sonoma © Frank Simpson

Cornerstone Sonoma © Frank Simpson

Cornerstone Sonoma © Frank Simpson

Cornerstone Sonoma © Frank Simpson

Cornerstone Sonoma © Frank Simpson

Cornerstone Sonoma © Frank Simpson

Cornerstone Sonoma © Frank Simpson

Cornerstone Sonoma © Frank Simpson

Cornerstone Sonoma © Frank Simpson

Cornerstone Sonoma © Frank Simpson

 

Photos from the street…

“Street Photography” is a style or type of documentary photography ”…that features subjects in candid situations within public places such as streets, parks, beaches, malls.”–Wikipedia  Also see What is Street Photography for another view on the subject.

Frequently, street photographers are not “discovered” until well after their demise. See Vivian Maier

Whatever Street Photography may be, I offer five new “street” photos for your amusement. 

Note: Individual photos may be enlarged by clicking on them…

"Nope--Not Open" And when they are open, they simply move the "n" below the "e." Point Reyes Station, CA © Frank Simpson

 

 

"The Hitchhiker" Perhaps the glove owner was on a coffee break? Kentucky Street, Petaluma © Frank Simpson

"Vacancy" Is it descriptive or prescriptive? Would it have another meaning if it were a mortuary? Point Reyes Station, CA © Frank Simpson

"Flight of the Phoenix" Western Avenue, Petaluma. The illusion of the crow emerging from the graffiti tag is created by my luck in capturing the crow in flight at just the right moment. © Frank Simpson

 

"Secret Message" No I am not taking up the task of once again photographing graffiti tags. However,I did like this overall scene. © Frank Simpson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo Perspectives–Mill Valley Art Festival & California Academy of Sciences

For October I thought I would post a few words and photos about the Mill Valley Fall Art Festival in the Old Mill Park and the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. I will not attempt to present a full coverage spread of either–there is not enough file space for that.

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MILL VALLEY FALL ART FESTIVAL

The Art Festival has always been a personal favorite given the quality of the exhibitors and the redwoods setting in the Old Mill Park…

© Frank Simpson, Petaluma, California

A closeup of the tree lanterns

© Frank Simpson, Petaluma, California

Art takes many forms…

© Frank Simpson, Petaluma, California

CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Suffice it to say, The Academy will occupy you with wonders and sights (a rainforest, a white alligator, an aquarium, etc.) that will generate many return visits.  Perhaps a few photos will tempt you.

A bird with attitude…

© Frank Simpson, Petaluma, California

Part of the aquarium as seen through a side staircase…

© Frank Simpson, Petaluma, California

In the rainforest…

© Frank Simpson, Petaluma, California

 Mysteries of the deep…

© Frank Simpson, Petaluma, California

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