Alcatraz Control Center The Control Center in Alcatraz. This room is visible to all visitors to the prison and is beautifully preserved. I couldn’t find anything specific about this room but Alcatraz History has a very good site with lots of information about the prison on Alcatraz Island.
2007Sun01Apr
Alcatraz Control Center
Filed in Alcatraz, Architecture, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, United States
2007Sat31Mar
A view on an Alcatraz Street
Filed in Alcatraz, Architecture, California, Candid, Canon 20D, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 18-200, United StatesA view on an Alcatraz Street Looking through a doorway onto one of the streets of Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco. Tourists congregate while listening to the electronic tour guide. I think I should have all my photos of Alcatraz and San Francisco posted before my next trip there in July.
2007Fri09Feb
Many faces in the crowd
Filed in Alcatraz, Automattic, Black and White, Boat, California, Candid, Canon 20D, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, United StatesMany faces in the crowd A crowd of Alcatraz sightseers prepares to disembark from the ferry back at San Francisco. From the expressions on a few faces I think they were wondering what that guy was doing with his camera held in the air! I love the patterns in the roof and the contrast with [...]
2007Sun04Feb
Alcatraz Staircase
Filed in Alcatraz, Architecture, Automattic, Black and White, California, Candid, Canon 20D, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sea, Sigma 10-20, United States, WaterAlcatraz Staircase A lonely staircase on Alcatraz is off-limtis to tourists but not to the eye of my camera.
2007Sat03Feb
Sailing In San Francisco
Filed in Alcatraz, Architecture, Automattic, Black and White, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sea, Sigma 18-200, United States, WaterSailing In San Francisco A yacht sails past the waterfront in San Francisco Bay. There was plenty of activity on the waters with ferries, yachts, kite surfers and even helicopters fly overhead.
2007Fri02Feb
Corrugated Prison Roof
Filed in Alcatraz, Architecture, Automattic, Black and White, California, Candid, Canon 20D, Houses, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, United StatesCorrugated Prison Roof Visitors to Alcatraz Island walk about on the broad path up to the main prison building. Some of the buildings on the island are in a bad state of repair, lacking everything but the brick walls that stand like a whitewashed skeletons. This building is about halfway up the hill and in [...]
2007Thu01Feb
Alcatraz Tower and Prison
Filed in Alcatraz, Architecture, Automattic, Black and White, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, United StatesAlcatraz Tower and Prison The prison tower and buildings of Alcatraz provide a stark welcome for visitors to the former penitentiary. Despite my close investigation, the tower in this picture was off limits. Pity, because I bet there’d be a great view from up there!
2007Sat27Jan
The gull and the flag
Filed in Alcatraz, Birds, California, Candid, Canon 20D, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, United States, WaterThe gull and the flag Two teenagers watch a seagull on the way back from Alcatraz Island in San Francisco. The US flag flutters in the same breeze that keeps the gull aloft, who no doubt is hoping for food from the boat full of tourists. I’m going to be shooting at a fund raising [...]
2007Thu25Jan
Alcatraz Cell Painting
Filed in Alcatraz, Black and White, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, United StatesAlcatraz Cell Painting Could these be the paint and artwork of Doc, a character in the film Escape from Alcatraz starring Clint Eastwood? This was only one of a number of cells with personal belongings in them.
2007Mon22Jan
Alcatraz 2E 53 45
Filed in Abstract, Alcatraz, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, United States, VehiclesAlcatraz 2E 53 45 A vintage 1940′s truck with the license plate number, “2E 53 45″ sits under an archway on the Island of Alcatraz. It’s a beautifully restored vehicle that attracts the attention of all tourists as they walk past. Here’s a few more pictures of the truck but I’m surprised nobody has posted [...]
