photo walk: oaktown 3/26 (part 2: jack london square)

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I went on another photo walk today. Rather unsuccessful.

I kept finding good vantage points for photographs, but they tend to be in the middle of streets and on freeways. I need a crane or a helicopter. I need to take photos from the rooftops or hills. Otherwise I can't really get a photo of the greater picture, as it were. Just individual buildings that don't necessarily capture the feel of an entire neighborhood.

I also drove west in the hope of seeing the bay from a new vantage point. The army base kind of prevents that. Suck.

Perhaps the scope of this project is a bit large, and I should focus on familiar parts of the city or specific buildings. Perhaps the scope of this project is a bit limited, and I should include my haunts in Emeryville and Berkeley, and branch out.

(Also, it's Easter and the streets and shops were abnormally quiet. And it was raining and I ended up driving more and walking/photographing much less. I think I took a grand total of three pictures today.)

But I still have oodles of pictures from yesterday. Here are some from Jack London Square.

I've missed the salt water air and the glint of sun over the bay. I should visit more often.
The cranes in the upper right inspired George Lucas' AT-ATs.


Yuppie-friendly stores and streets mix with industrial warehouses, railroads, and cranes.
I poked my camera through a broken warehouse window to get this shot.


Ever go on a long train trip to nowhere? I'm not talking about your daily commute either.


I wish I had centered the fountain a bit better.
And gotten a good pic of the ladies selling scarves and candles and such on the tables to the right (off camera).


I think she's protecting Barnes and Noble from smaller bookstores.


So pretty. To the right (off camera) are yuppie housing projects.


The AmTrak station. I've taken the train from here down to Sunnyvale.
I think Hiro took it down to LA. Fuzzy memory.


I took a picture of a number of these yesterday, 'cause I'm like that.
This was the most interesting shot I think.


This was the place I could've bought when I was house shopping. 666 4th St... shoulda been mine.
It's a few blocks away, but I like the little storefront at the bottom.
I woulda used it to display some art I think.


Several blocks away, things aren't so yuppified. But still pretty, to me at least.


I'm not sure what this is, but I like it.


Not sure what the structure is. The stacks to the right are train-car sized cargo bits.

I didn't even cover all of the Square that I wanted to, plus I want night shots. Some other day.