A few blocks east of the hotel where I stayed in San Francisco is the city’s famed “Embarcadero,” the eastern waterfront of the Port of San Francisco along San Francisco Bay. Stretching approximately 7 miles from AT&T Park (home of the San Francisco Giants) to the south to Pier 45 at Fisherman’s Wharf in North Beach, it is lined with renovated piers, restaurants, parks, and various attractions and is a popular place to bike, skate, and walk. And, of course, to photograph!
Pier 14, closer to the southern end of The Embarcadero, overlooks the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
7-Shot Panorama taken with Fuji X100T and stitched together in Photoshop.
“Soma,” an interactive LED sculpture created by local art collective the Flaming Lotus Girls.
Pier 7 and the San Francisco Belle docked at Pier 3. The Belle originally was a floating casino on the St. Charles River in Missouri. She is the largest capacity dining yacht on the west coast (2000 guests).
Pier 27 is the Port of San Francisco’s Cruise Terminal.
View from Pier 27 – Financial District with the Transamerica Pyramid (the tallest skyscraper in San Francisco’s skyline).
Pier 33, which was my destination, is home to Alcatraz Landing, where I was all set with tickets for the first ferry to the island in the morning AND for the night ferry, 10 hours later. Stay tuned for my trip to The Rock!
Visual Venturing 
Another post I missed but thanks for the link in Monochromia Stacy, these are gorgeous.
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Thanks, Joe 😊
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Shoot, I think I bought the wrong camera. I want one like yours so I can take beautiful pictures, too. Or maybe I just need to get my sorry a– to San Francisco. I think the light is different there.
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That lovely city. I’ve never seen those piers so deserted. You were up early and it paid off: lovely photos of both the pier and the bridge.
I’m not sure about that sculpture, but I suppose art is supposed to make you think. I THINK that I wouldn’t want to be there after dark. Fun trip!
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It was such a treat to be out there, Alys. Perfect weather, gorgeous light, and the relative stillness all made for a wonderful walk to Alcatraz Landing and a perfect way to begin the day’s adventures! As for Soma, I think it might look pretty awesome after dark (and even perhaps less spidery), but point taken 😃
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What strikes me with all these adventures, is that you are having so much fun.
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That I am, Alys! And appreciating just how blessed I am to be able to have these adventures 🙂
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Realizing that gift makes it all the more special.
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😊
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in one word beautiful!! that slanting light, the quiet before the day
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Thanks, Cybele! It really was a splendid morning and well worth getting up early to experience it 🙂
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They are ALL fantastic! I love the panorama you took.
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Thanks, Laura! My little Fuji did a pretty admirable job it 🙂 It’s a little skewed, but hey, I’m okay with that. It was a great morning to be out on the Piers!
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You’re welcome! I think I’m going to get a small mirrorless Sony for trips. Lugging around my DSLR is just not an option. Too much work!
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I’ll be interested to hear what you think of the Sony. Will you go for full frame?
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Yes definitely full frame. But not the most recent iteration. Way too expensive! But then I saw this…but it doesn’t come out till late 2016. It’s amazing! https://light.co
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Don’t quite know what I think about this one, but if it really works as well as they say it’s going to, it will be pretty cool 🙂
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I just love innovation!
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You techie you 🙂
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hehehehe you betcha!
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👍🏻
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Superb set of shots Stacy and in absolute awe of all the wonderful dynamics you captured in your first shot!
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Thanks, Patti! That first one is by far my favorite too 🙂 I was determined to catch someone walking through that walkway with that sun flare. Patience is a virtue!
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Gorgeous pictures…
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Thanks so much, Lori 🙂
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The first one is a winner.
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That’s my favorite too, Sherry! So many elements came together in that one shot. I love when that happens 🙂
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great pics…love the style…
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Thanks so much, Lefe!
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I would love to be there now!
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Ha! Me too 😀
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I was so excited for this post! Love these pictures 🙂
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Cate!!! What a wonderful surprise! Thanks, sweetie, you just made my day 😃💕
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Breathtaking captures of this beautiful city, Stacy!
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Thanks, Amy! I had a blast photographing these piers 🙂
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Love these photos! They make me want to go back to San Francisco right now! X
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So glad you enjoyed them! And San Francisco IS a great city, isn’t it? 🙂
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Absolutely stunning photographs of the Piers of San Francisco and the bay… Just wish I was back there…. such wonderful shots.
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Thanks so much, Bren. I had a such a great time that morning. I’m so glad you enjoyed the visit 🙂
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Thanks for the tour. I love that Soma sculpture.
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Glad you enjoyed it, Lisa 😀
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You have found such unique perspectives on these famous scenes. Great eye, Stacy! Love the mood of your images and the compositions you’ve found.
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Thanks, Jane, for such a lovely comment!
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Great set of photos Stacy, particularly like piers N° 7 and N°27 🙂
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Thanks, Jane 🙂 Pier 7 is absolutely gorgeous, Jane. Such wonderful symmetry taking a photo straight on. I would have liked to have gotten that one at night, but didn’t have the opportunity. Guess I’ll just have to go back 😉
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Ooh I should think a night-time shot would be great Stacy! We don’t have too much round here that’s straight or symmetrical, I think I need to find myself a pier to photograph!
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Ah, the cross you bear for living in the beautiful French countryside 😉 I’d take that over symmetry any day, Jane 😄
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You may be right Stacy – I’m not much of an urbanite really! 🙂
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🙂
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Gorgeous shots Stacy. Magnificent light.
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The benefits of getting up and out in the early morning 🙂 Thanks, Desley!
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Ugh, I am not a morning person. But when I have been, I’ve been rewarded with great shots!
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Truthfully, neither am I 😜 But, yup, it is definitely worth leaving a warm cozy bed to experience moments like these 😄
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Gorgeous! 😀
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Thanks, Nic!
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Fabulous post Stacey! Wonderful photographs!
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Thanks so much, Adrian!
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Stunning photos Stacy. Can’t wait to see your photos of the Rock
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Thanks, Raewyn 🙂 I’m through most of them – now I just have to put them together in a post!
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what a beautiful spot – that Soma construction however looks vaguely alien-spidery to me [shiver] 🙂
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I agree with you on the spidery thing, Paulina! I wish I had had the opportunity to see it lit up at night. I bet it looks pretty awesome (and perhaps less foreboding) 😃
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