Thursday, April 5, 2007

San Francisco

"I'm going home to my city by the bay" - Douglass Cross, George Cory.


I stayed in San Francisco for 24 hours in July 2006, but I had just some hours to capture images of the city: a real challenge for any photographer.

In the Financial District, at the center of the city, the Transamerica Pyramid stands out among a cluster of high-rise towers.



San Francisco is a cosmopolitan city and its population is composed of immigrants from various parts of the world.











Two great bridges cross the the San Francisco Bay. The most famous is the Golden Gate Bridge at the entrance of the bay. The other one is the Bay Bridge that links the San Francisco peninsula to Oakland.



The island of Alcatraz, a former maximum security prison, is an attraction for tourists since the 1970's.





The historical and traditional cable cars cover the main boroughs of the central area of the city and can not be missed by the visitors.












In the agitated center of the city, it is possible to find some thematic restaurants.



It is needless to say that one afternoon is not sufficient to know and properly photograph one of the most interesting cities of the world.




Other Voyages:

No comments: