California St, San Francisco during the pandemic

Alejandro Velarde

Alejandro Velarde

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Let me start by saying that I am trying to be as careful and responsible as possible by not going out during these days; I actually have left my house very few times in the past two months to either go to the grocery store and a couple times to take photos where I anticipate not to be anybody close by.

Two nights ago I noticed there would be nice light at sunrise and I have been trying to re-take this angle for a while, so I got up early, drove to downtown and, guess what, there was no one to be seen anywhere. I wish I had been able to capture a cable car down the hill but, I guess they are also not working these days.
Any comments are welcome. Thx
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JimFox

JimFox

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Ben Egbert said:
Traffic around my house which was never on full lockdown never changed.
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Ben, here in SoCal that’s been a huge plus. I have been staying home until recently as much as possible, but when I did get out it was awesome because there was no rush hour, traffic had disappeared the mountains had reappeared since the pollution levels dropped so much.
 
JimFox

JimFox

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This is so awesome! If I could do a Daily Featured Post, this would be it today!

So cool, the light in this. And of course we want to be safe, we want to keep others safe too. But I think In terms of history it’s important to also document this moment. And while exercising is healthy and allowed to keep the body and mind fit during this pandemic, I think for photographers and other artists being able to practice our art is also important and healthy. :)
 
Alejandro Velarde

Alejandro Velarde

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Thank you guys for your comments. It is indeed a historic moment being captured. I have never seen downtown so empty and I have lived in SF for 20 yrs.
Stay safe!!!
 
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