The Wild Images Team has spent significant time walking the streets of San Francisco while searching for photo opportunities. We would intentionally plan our routes to take us up and down through all of the major hill districts there, looking for the perfect spots to capture images of scenic views that can only be found in the steep streets of San Francisco, a few of which are available for sale in our store such as this beautiful image of Alcatraz Island and San Francisco Bay captured from the steep portion of Hyde Street as it descends towards the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park or this stunning image of the abrupt drop off of Taylor Street taken from where the street briefly becomes horizontal at its highest point next to the Ina Coolbrith Park, which can be seen as a portion of the green space below the tallest buildings on the upper right portion of the above image. That upper right portion is Nob Hill, one of the most famous hill districts in San Francisco. The most prominent feature on top of Nob Hill is the 22 story, 237 foot tall Clay-Jones Apartment Building that is topped by a 121 foot radio antenna, making it stand at an impressive 358 feet above the hilltop! The RCA radio antenna was included as part of the original art deco building design to provide a clear radio signal to the discerning clientele that were being catered to in this ritzy part of old San Francisco. To this day the radio antenna is still used, no longer for radio programs, but for public safety broadcasts and taxi company communications. This building is located at the intersection of Clay Street and Jones Street, each of which lends their name to its title. To its immediate right, almost appearing connected to it but much lower is the Crest Royal Apartment Building. A little distance to the right is the Bentley Nob Hill Building, another art deco building with a narrow pyramid shaped top which marks its water tower pavilion. The massive darker structure behind both of these is the more modern Comstock Apartment Building, which is located directly across Jones Street from each. Meanwhile, to the left of the Clay-Jones Apartment Building, the next tall structure is the 1200 California Street Building. Next to that, though much lower, can be seen the iconic Grace Cathedral with its 237 foot tall fleche, the thin spire topped by a cross that rises above it. The Wild Images Team has photographed the Grace Cathedral, and will likely feature it in a future blog post. Directly behind Grace Cathedral in the above image, stands the beautifully ornate Cathedral Tower. There is much to see and photograph in San Francisco! The Wild Images Team has captured many other photos from California such as the scene of a blooming thunderstorm over Joshua Tree National Park, the lava flow created streaked ridge in Lassen Volcanic National Park, and the high altitudes where a giant sequoia is larger and redder than others, the steep Hyde Street view of Alcatraz Island and San Francisco Bay, the drastic slope of the abrupt drop off of Taylor Street, the Pine Street colorful terraced houses with background buildings, the historic looking beautiful terraced houses and a Classic VW Beetle, and the Asian inspired intricately ornate Chinatown scene, each of which are available for sale in our store. Blog posts from California have documented the long and winding road climb to the giants of Sequoia National Park, the size comparison of The Wild Images Team Coordinator Christina and the giant tree, the massive view where giant sequoias maintain their diameters over hundreds of feet, an overlook into the Merced River Valley with Liberty Cap, the road heading towards the sheer monolith of El Capitan, the road heading towards desolate ridges of Joshua Tree National Park, the location where the road rises out of Bumpass Hell, a beach dune covered view of the secret underground World War II bunker, the reflective tower of the Marriott Marquis over the Yerba Buena Gardens, the distinctively ornate Asian architecture and decor of Chinatown, the musically inspired melting records with album covers mural, the long strange trip of the Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia mural, the places where steep sidewalks have stairs cut into them, the street where a tree gives a sense of the steepness, the expansive view of Nob Hill from Telegraph Hill and the oppositely directed view from Telegraph Hill to the northeast, the descent in the upper portion of the Filbert Steps, followed by the middle portion of the Filbert Steps with a pose by The Wild Images Team Coordinator on the steps, followed by the lower portion of the Filbert Steps, and at the bottom a view up the Filbert Street steps again with a pose by The Wild Images Team Coordinator below the steps. From our travels in the nearby Oregon and Washington, we have captured photos such as the deep blue hues of swirled clouds and rim peaks reflected in Crater Lake, the Hoh Rainforest green moss covers every possible branch, and the right place at the right time rainbow over the Mt. St. Helens remnants, each of which are available for sale in our store. Blog posts from Oregon and Washington include the sharp looking view through the Lava Cast Forest, the optical illusion of blue waters and white streaks in Crater Lake, the starkly colorful rainbow rises over the devastation of Mt. St. Helens, the moment The Wild Images Team Coordinator Christina is imprisoned by rainforest tree roots, the interesting story of the Port Angeles waterfront Rocktopus Sculpture, and its accompanying bronze plaque of charitable organizations.
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