Wow, I'm behind in posting my hourly photos, so here goes: 7 AM: Out the Bedroom Window 8 AM: Macro Flower 9 AM: Finnegan's View 10 AM: Yard Beauty 11 AM: Carrington Way Stair Mural Noon: Fourth of July Party Prep
To finish the pre-dawn hours of 5AM and 6 AM, I'm completing the four corners of Bay Station. Many of the intersections along Lincoln, a main thoroughfare across Alameda, have "station" names to match the cross street where there used to be streetcar station. My intersection is named Bay Station for Bay street. For 5AM I captured my third corner that contains a very popular shop that buys and sells collectible shoes. For 6AM I captured the fourth corner that houses a small local corner shop. There are many of these small shops down Lincoln avenue.
Ever since I first saw this mural being painted on a building at the corner of my block, I knew I wanted to capture it. I definitely wanted to include it in the "A Moment in Time" series, I just wasn't sure what time, but for 4 am I decided to check out the different corners of the block again and I really like this night view. This is on the corner directly across the street from the auto shop that was the subject of my 1 AM photo. I've decided now to share a "dark hours" photo from each of the four corners. This mural was commissioned by the owners of this building from graffiti writer Royyal Dog .
Sticking with the noir theme that goes so well with these very late/early time periods, I headed back to the Naval Base and found this nicely lite inset door.
For 1 am, I ventured outside again, but just to the corner. At the corner is an auto shop and they have this one older section of the lot that just seems to serve as a roof for old cars, but it looks pretty cool at night.
Molly, Sarah and I are back at it with a yearly photo challenge, and repeating a favorite from a few years ago. We'll be taking a photo at every hour of the day (two/month) starting at Midnight. Also joining us this time is Katie and my Mom. Looking forward to seeing all the different views around the state and world as Sarah travels. Here's my midnight photo, at the Alameda Navy Base, one of my favorite old buildings sitting on the bay, and all lit up at night.
July's monthly theme was Summer Fun and these images may not look like what you'd expect from a theme with summer and fun as the concept, I enjoyed a unique opportunity to photograph inside three abandoned buildings on the old Alameda Naval Base . A photography group my Mom belongs to was invited to photograph and document these buildings that will soon be torn down as the base is slowly turned over to the City of Alameda and transitioned for other uses. The buildings were really interesting, mostly cleared out, but with random things left here and there, seemingly exactly how they were when last occupied. But also very creepy and dark, with varying amounts of light coming in at many different spots and angles. Molly's image Sarah's image
During an evening walk tonight, I captured this cool old Chevy truck. Everything about it is great, including the racks and storage boxes and the very well cared for grill in front. Molly and Sarah's photos coming soon.
I love the light of golden hour, and this image of the Aeolian Yacht Club displays so many different tones and light from the bridge behind the boats to the flashes of light on the masts. Molly's image Sarah's image
Sunday looked like a perfect day for kiteboarding, a little bit of sun and a lot of wind, and this seems to be a popular thing in Alameda at the beach. Molly's image Sarah's image
Alameda's Central Avenue is one of the towns iconic streets with it's canopy of trees, beautiful in both winter with bare trees and now full of green leaves. Molly's image Sarah's image
I headed out after this morning's rain to search for some clouds and found this great older gentleman walking his sweet old basset hound. With a crocked stick cane, a lit cigar and a bluetooth device stuck in his ear, and the dog wandering all over, this scene seemed to perfectly fit Molly's Sunday theme of a Story of Someone. And, an outtake of the clouds. Molly's image Sarah's image
After a long day of circling the Bay for several family activities, I decided to stick close to home for my Sunday capture. This is a shot down the main street near my house. I love the light in so many different areas of this image. Molly's image Sarah's image
Here's the collection of images from my final class project. With a little encouragement, I decided to switch from black and white to color. This series is all unused, decrepit buildings from the Alameda Naval Base.