Palace of Fine Arts









This photo is from a recent photo walk-about in San Francisco. I wandered around all day starting at the Embarcadero by the Bay Bridge, all the way around Fisherman's Wharf, the Marina District, over the hill to Fort Mason and then finally arriving at the Palace of Fine Arts, the sun was starting down. The day was very warm and the sky bright and hard to shoot from this angle at this time of day. Note to self, next time I'll shoot here either at sunrise or early evening. I think this one came out nice. You can see some more on my Flickr site.

Skip Kuebel, Photographer
skiptown@comcast.net

Location: 3301 Lyon St, San Francisco, CA 94123, USA

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