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Land’s End

There are several “Land’s End” locations around the world, but the one in San Francisco is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. This is the location where Sutro Baths was located. It was a huge pool filled with salt water that was housed in a building with high ceilings and large windows. It was built in 1894. Apparently, it didn’t survive the depression era. It became an ice skating ring. That is when I remember it in the early 60’s and where I learned how to ice skate. At that time it housed amusement games like skeet ball and penny arcade type of machines. In 1966 a fire destroyed the building and what you see in the photograph are the remains. The area is very scenic and a great place to photograph. Every time I want to try a technique or another format of camera, this is where I go. There are caves, rock structures, and the high and low tides makes the area look different each day.

The photograph below was taken using a 10-stop filter. It was around mid afternoon. So with the filter, it was a 5-minute exposure. This location is popular for wedding photographers. There could be 2-3 different parties roaming the site. In one frame there were people walking through it, but didn’t record on film. They have to stand still for a majority of the 5 minutes. Anyway, it’s a great area to visit and watch waves go back and forth into shore.