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Gas - 5:56 p.m. - Oakland. After a day of assignments tha... Mike Kepka / The Chronicle

Gas - 5:56 p.m. - Oakland. After a day of assignments that kept me on the road for hours, I needed to get gas. Light and long shadows inspired me to snap this frame. This gas station will never look the same to me. Camera settings: Canon 5D MkII, ISO 125, 1/250, f8, 24mm

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Gas - 5:56 p.m. - Oakland. After a day of assignments that kept me on the road for hours, I needed to get gas. Light and long shadows inspired me to snap this frame. This gas station will never look the same to me. Camera settings: Canon 5D MkII, ISO 125, 1/250, f8, 24mm
Abandoned - 12:42 p.m. - Oakland. Walking back from an assignment I noticed this faded-blue Nike tennis-shoe and liked how striking it looked against the backdrop of the blue sky and the buildings. I also felt that the abandoned shoe against the skyline made for interesting commentary concerning urban life. Camera settings: Canon 5D ISO 100, 1/3200, f/3.5, 42mm
Lone Flight - 4:52 p.m. - San Francisco. I was walking back from an assignment when I saw a flock of pigeons taking off and landing. I loved the contrast of the tones and shadows. Camera settings: Canon 5D MkII, ISO 200, 1/4000, f7, 57mm
Island in Clouds - 6:19 p.m. - Highway 280 @ Crystal Springs Reservoir. I often see a blanket of clouds while driving Interstate 280 in the unincorporated San Mateo County area looking towards Crystal Springs reservoir, but it was especially scenic near dusk with the winds playing the clouds. The scene changed every few seconds. Camera settings: Canon 5D MkII, ISO 125, 1/250, f11, 280mm
American Business - 2:28 p.m. - Calistoga. On the last mile of Napa county, just north of Calistoga, I stopped to photograph an off-season Christmas tree farm. The American flag made me think about how entrepreneurial business is part of the country's culture. Camera settings: Canon 5D MkII, ISO 100, 1/400, f6.3, 165mm
California - 8:23 p.m. - San Francisco. ... a couple of sweethearts driving down Geary, past Union Square, in red a 1964 Dodge Dart with Palm Trees as sun goes down - it felt like a scripted page out of some sort of California dreamin' TV show. The only thing missing was a surfboard. Camera settings: Canon 5D MkII, ISO 1000, 1/60, f5.6, 30mm
Whitman? - 11:14 a.m. - Oakland. The California Nurses Association struck back against Gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman over what the organization says is an attack campaign being run against them. A hired actor as "Queen Meg" pushed her way through the rally in front of the building. Camera settings: Canon 5D MkII, ISO 2000, 1/4000, f5, 20mm
Needle Feet - 11:00 a.m. - Sebastopol. At the Peace in Medicine Healing Center in Sebastopol, you can get a little acupuncture with your medicinal marijuana, something I have not seen at larger big city clinics. Peace. Camera settings: Canon 5D MkII, ISO 800, 1/60, f4.5, 135mm
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