SAN FRANCISCO, USA. (January 2005). In a change of pace, I'm reaching back into the archives and the days of film for this spot. Looking south along the shores of San Francisco's Ocean Beach during a low tide sunset is candy for the eyes. Original photo properties: Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 80 35mm point-and-shoot camera, Fujicolor Superia X-tra 400 film, 750 x 480 pixels (after crop), JPEG scanned from print.

SAN FRANCISCO, USA. (January 2005). The first of several Bay Area sunset pictures, as requested by one of our favourite regulars. A surfer runs out to catch the splendid sunset surf off Ocean Beach, San Francisco. Equipment: Olympus Stylus 35mm.

SAN FRANCISCO, USA. (January 2005). Dreamy, northern California. Looking south from Marin County to San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge, through the mist and the afternoon rain. Equipment: Olympus Stylus 35mm.

SAN FRANCISCO, USA. (January 2005). Looking east from Alamo Square, with the famous Steiner Street row of "painted ladies" Victorian houses in the foreground, and the San Francisco skyline in the background. Equipment: Olympus Stylus 35mm.