Category: Club Meet Ups & Field Trips

The fourth Photochrome Adventures field trip for 2013 will be on Saturday 20 July 2013 in Golden Gate Park at Stow Lake and other photo op locations in the vicinity.

Meet up time will be 9:30am at the de Young Museum Cafe on Tea Garden Drive in Golden Gate Park. After the shoot we will meet back at the de Young Cafe between 11:30am and 12 Noon.to discuss our photography and have a show-and-tell session.

That meet up time is flexible to allow for walking travel time between photo op locations.

Stow Lake has many interesting subjects: the rustic bridges, the Chinese Pagoda, the boat rides, and of course the wildlife such as birds, turtles and strolling humans. The vicinity around Stow Lake also has some very interesting photo ops too. Such as the Rose Garden, the Japanese Tea Garden, de Young Museum and the Concourse.

If you arrive by car there is a parking lot under the Concourse by the California Academy of Sciences.
For those using public transit the MUNI 44 bus line stops almost directly in front of the de Young Cafe.

The Chinese Pagoda on Stow Lake

  Photo by Gary Larsen

If you have any question call Bob at 441-0498 or email: bpnelso2@pacbell.net

We shall see you all in Golden Gate Park on Thursday 20 July2013, 9:30 am at de Young Museum Cafe.

Bob Nelson and Gloria Judd
Photochrome Adventures, Co-Chairpersons

The third Photochrome Adventures field trip of 2013 will be at the UCSF Mission Bay Campus in San Francisco on Saturday 15 June 2013.

Meet up time will be 9 am at Peasant Pies at 550-C Gene Friend Way just off 3rd Street on the Plaza of the UCSF Mission Bay campus. You can’t miss Peasant Pies because in the plaza in front of the store are two huge 70 ton vertical iron monolith sculptures. One of them is leaning 18 degrees to the North and the other is leaning 18 degrees to the South. Each is 49 feet 2 inches tall,14 feet wide and five inches deep. They just might be a good photo op? After our shoot we can return to Peasant Pies at about 11:30 am for discussion, show and tell and for some refreshments. They have good meat, veggie and fruit pot pies, sweets and drinks. They also have a huge solid wooden table there that seats 14 persons.

 The UCSF Mission Bay campus, now 10 years old, is a treasure trove of architectural photo ops. Though it would be fair to say the majority of subjects may be architectural, including interesting views of the San Francisco skyline, there are many interesting people on campus too. Also outside and inside the buildings there are many pieces of contemporary art.
The UCSF – Mission Bay campus is easy to reach by car or public transit. The Metro T line from Metro stations in the Avenues, on Market Street or the Embarcadero stops right at the campus at the Mission Bay station which is only a half block walk to Peasant Pies.

UCSF – Mission Bay Campus Parking Garage

We shall look forward to seeing you for the third Photochrome Adventures field trip of 2013 at the UCSF – Mission Bay Campus in San Francisco on Saturday 15 June 2013 at 9 am at Peasant Pies.

Bob Nelson
Photochrome Adventures, Chairperson

The zoo is located in Knowland Park at 9777 Golf Links Rd., Oakland 94605 just off highway 580.
Let’s arrive at 10:00 AM when it opens.
Admission: 10.50 (Adults 15-54), 7.00 (Seniors 55+)
Parking: 6.00
The Oakland zoo spreads out on 525 acres making it a much larger animal showcase than the San Francisco zoo. Larger animals are kept in natural environments resembling the African Savannah and a Tropical Rainforest besides the usual caged areas. There is also a children’s zoo making close-ups of kids interacting with animals a bonus feature.
We can meet some time between 11:30 and 12:00 at the Green Cafe before leaving.
Trip cancels with rain.
Gary Larsen

The area is under construction due to the replacement of Doyle Drive so follow the Crissy Field detour signs to Mason Street upon entering the Presidio. If you are coming from Marina Blvd., just continue straight onto Mason Street. Lets park and meet in the free parking lot at 9:00 am in front of Stillwell Hall. Additional parking is behind the Hall under the overpass.

Points of interest: Presidio Pet Cemetery, old brick buildings under overpass, Golden Gate Bridge, The Bay, Wildlife Protection Area, Shoreline, Pier, Fort Point, Warming Hut, Bikers, Joggers, Crissy Field Marsh, etc.

The Warming Hut sales coffee and sandwiches. Outside you can buy a $6.00 Hot Dog at the “Lets be Frank” Hot Dog stand. There are picnic tables outside the Hut as well as a few small tables inside. If there is fog, it usually burns off by 10-11:00 am.

Gary Larsen