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Saturday, October 31, 2015

Theme Day: ephemeral

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A little known law of physics is that time speeds up the older you get.  This month's City Daily Photo theme has me reflecting on the ...
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Friday, October 30, 2015

halloween approaches

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The time of ghosts, goblins, and goodies approaches.  Hope yours is fun and safe.  Taken at Piedmont Avenue's annual Halloween parade.
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Sunday, October 25, 2015

Monday Mural: two profiles

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Here's another mural found in the amazing Solano Way alley in East Oakland.  Lots going on here including the alligator on the left an...
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Sunday, October 18, 2015

Monday Mural: create

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I think this is less an exhortation and more a gentle reminder that we can nurture creativity from early on.   It's a sweet image with...
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Sunday, October 11, 2015

Monday Mural: tie me kangaroo down, mate

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Love this psychedelic kangaroo.  The artist, Dan Isaac Bortz , has works around the world and works in multiple media.  As we see in this ...
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Sunday, October 4, 2015

Monday Mural: paste-up portrait

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This paste-up is just around the corner from this one .  Clearly both are done by the same artist.  It's amazing to me that artists wi...
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Sunday, September 27, 2015

Monday Mural: beleagured

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This poor woman looks like she's unhappily burdened by something .  Guilt? Defensiveness?  Possession?  What do you think?  Found on S...
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Sunday, September 20, 2015

Monday Mural: tip of the hat

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Irot always makes interesting images, frequently in disparate styles.  See what I mean by clicking here .  Since I don't follow baseba...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

beating the heat

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Italian ice is getting popular around here.  Perfect for hot weather and outdoor concerts.  There's supposed to be rain in our immedia...
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Sunday, September 13, 2015

Monday Mural: more of the new arts mural

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Here's more of the mural I showed you last week.  The parked car gives you an idea of the scale of the mural.  The lead artists on t...
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Friday, September 11, 2015

deco and neon

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This very deco clock was placed on Broadway decades ago by a jewelry store that used to be on the block.  It still works.
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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Dutch Boy Paints

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The hardware store is long gone, but not its sign.  The storefront is now occupied by Pizzaiolo , a very popular and inventive pizza joint...
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Sunday, September 6, 2015

Monday Mural: Love Music Arts

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This massive mural celebrates the arts community of Oakland and especially the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts , which can be seen...
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Saturday, September 5, 2015

body art

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No matter where you look, young adults are completely covered in tattoos.  Not my thing, but they are fascinating.  This is a grab shot ta...
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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

home alone?

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This little guy looks kind of lonely.
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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Theme Day: Cusolito sculpture

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Karen Cusolito is a local sculptor whose mammoth works can be found at her West Oakland studio at American Steel.  She is well known for ...
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Sunday, August 30, 2015

Monday Mural: United Nations anniversary

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This is a new mural on the back of the Cathedral Building in downtown Oakland.  It was done by Zio Ziegler to commemorate the 70th ann...
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Friday, August 28, 2015

the lake at dusk

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It's always a pleasure to walk Lake Merritt.  Linked to Weekend Reflections .
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Thursday, August 27, 2015

Intactivists

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This is the Bay Area.  You can pretty much find an activist group for any cause important to you. These folks are against male circumcisio...
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Sunday, August 23, 2015

Monday Mural: squirrel, no moose

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There are several new murals on San Pablo Avenue.  The squirrel and the little bird on the top right are by Cannon Dill, one of my favorit...
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Saturday, August 22, 2015

Uh, maybe a different shade

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Please tell me they didn't choose these colors.  Guess I'll have to go back and check.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

F is for fashion

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These bridal fashions can be found at Chic, a clothing store on College Avenue.  I think this is called mermaid style.  Am I the only one ...
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Monday, August 17, 2015

Monday Mural: fuming guerilla collaboration

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This large mural decorates a building on San Pablo Avenue right around the corner from the paste-up I showed you last week.  It's a co...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

connection to the airport

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It's now possible to take BART all the way to the airport.  Here's the driverless three-car train that runs on an elevated track b...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

E is for electric slide

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Ever try line dancing?  It's very democratic because anyone can join in since you don't need a partner.  Part of dancing in the st...
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Monday, August 10, 2015

Monday Mural: liliputian paste-up

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Around the corner from this piece is a large wall mural that I'll show at a later date.  What fascinated me more was this small, highl...
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Thursday, August 6, 2015

low and slow

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Classic car shot at a vintage car show on Telegraph Avenue.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

D is for dancing (in the streets)

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The Juan Escovido band was playing up a storm at the Temescal Street Fair.  The lady in the hat was totally into the music and danced with...
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Sunday, August 2, 2015

Monday Mural: Minion Mona Lisa

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This cracked me up when I saw it.  It's printed on vinyl and was pasted onto an apartment building wall.  No one took credit for this ...
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Saturday, August 1, 2015

Theme Day: bicycle

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The first of each month is City Daily Photo's Theme Day.  Today's is "bicycle."  Here we see the opening of a new parkle...
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Friday, July 31, 2015

another summer fair

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This summer has been warmer than most.  Seems to be a trend around the country.  This season of outdoor events has been extra fun due to t...
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Sunday, July 26, 2015

Monday Mural: narrow fit

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Found this by accident on San Pablo Avenue in the Golden Gate district.  This gal fits into a narrow jut out and is by Boko.  She's a ...
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Thursday, July 23, 2015

singer in the band

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Juan Escovido (son of the great Pete Escovido) has an R&B band that performed at the Temescal Street Fair.  Juan plays congas and this...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

B is for balance

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Stilt walkers are always a hit at street fairs.  Whenever I see these folks I can't help but think, "How do they do that?'  W...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

out for a stroll

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This man and his daughter were out for a stroll at the local street fair.  They both seemed to be enjoying the sunshine and mellow vibes. ...
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Sunday, July 19, 2015

Monday Mural: blue elephant

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This lovely pachyderm is found on a wall in the Temescal neighborhood.  It took me a while to see the animal; then I admired its fluid lin...
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Friday, July 17, 2015

the sky is a steady blue

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The skies have pretty much been like you see behind the parasol.  The past several days have been sunny and warm with a bit of wind in the...
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Thursday, July 16, 2015

you find music everywhere

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The annual Temescal Street Fair has several music stages up and down Telegraph Avenue.  This group was performing in The East Bay Depot fo...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

A is for acrobat

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It's amazing what you see at the Temescal Street Fair.  Here we have a demonstration of circus acrobatic art presented by Kinetic Art...
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Monday, July 13, 2015

tilt-a-whirl

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One of the many mini rides at last week's annual Temescal Street Fair.
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Sunday, July 12, 2015

Monday Mural: looking askance

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Recently there seems to be a number of food and entertainment joints that have closed down in this one block stretch of Uptown.  When thi...
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Z café

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This is Z Cafe, a popular restaurant with a noisy bar.  Why is a new car perched out front?  Because a car dealership occupies the other h...
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Sunday, July 5, 2015

Monday Mural: nite owl

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Mr. Nite Owl looks like quite the dandy.  Found in Uptown, this Cannon Dill mural takes the place of this one .  It's six to 8 feet hi...
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

baby batman at the Lake

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Walking the Lake is always interesting.  You never know when you're going to run into a Super Hero.
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Sunday, June 28, 2015

Monday Mural: bird bees

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Here's another mural by Granillo which can be found down the block from the Warriors mural.  These hybrid bees looked familiar, so I w...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

X is for (e)xercize

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This is stretching it a bit, but is the best I could come up with for X.  Before the start of the Warriors parade, a trio of unicyclists c...
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Sunday, June 21, 2015

Monday Mural: the champions

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Yet another Warriors-centric post.  This mural, by a crew called Illuminaries , is in North Oakland at 27th and Northgate; it went up a we...
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Saturday, June 20, 2015

Oakland Warriors parade

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Yesterday was the parade and rally for the Warriors' NBA championship.  It was an intense yet mellow experience considering more than ...
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