I took the ferry from Tiburon to Angel Island on Sunday and walked (which includes climbing a lot of steps) to a couple of destinations on the island to photograph structures there. I had my monochrome camera with me, because I think architecture looks good in black and white and the mono images have a timeless feel.
This is in the bathroom at the Detention Barracks at the Immigration Station, where new arrivials, especially Chinese, were kept after arriving in the U.S.
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Looking down the hill at Camp Reynolds, established during the Civil War. The girl running through the field is a happy accident that makes an otherwise static photo much more interesting.
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Three buildings at Camp Reynolds. During the half an hour I spent at Camp Reynolds, I saw two people. So pleasant to be alone in a large open space in the Bay Area.
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Taken on the ferry back to Tiburon at the end of the day.
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I saw a little less than half the island on my visit. I’d go back to see Fort McDowell and the other military installations on another trip. Angel Island is a scenic place that offers great hiking and unusual photo subjects—and that’s not overrun with visitors.
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