San Francisco Ferry Building

[Rex914]

Here are two photos. More are coming soon.

http://food.acidblue.net/gallery/albums/album10/FerryBuilding1.jpg

The Ferry Building is a gourmand's paradise. Outside is a huge Farmer's Market and inside is a slew of places selling all kinds of food (organic produce, chocolate, gelato, natural meats, seafood, and tons more) as well as some great restaurants.


http://food.acidblue.net/gallery/albums/album10/Cupid_s_Span.jpg

This is an interesting monument that's pretty close to the Ferry Building.

[Rex914]

http://food.acidblue.net/gallery/albums/album10/BayBridge.jpg

I took a few shots at a better, more dynamic angle, but the bridge got cut off on all of them (viewfinder cuts a huge chunk of the picture off!).

[PMR]

When I went to San Francisco last summer I wondered what the arrow in the water was.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y287/pmr/picture156.jpg

[emalvick]

I have some good shots of the full bow and arrow. I'll have to get those posted sometime soon. It was with my old camera, and I'll have to search for them.

All it is though is some public art. I think the sign at the bow and arrow describes it exactly. There is a lot of great public art/sculptures along the embarcadero there in S.F.

Erik

[EAP]

I thought it was called Cupid's Arrow??? Here's a view from the water.

[Rex914]

I actually didn't know what it was called, but a quick Google search led to that name. (http://www.verlang.com/sfbay0004ref_public_art_008.html)

It's pretty hard to get an isolated, full shot of it because there's so much junk in the way. At one angle, you have the city buildings. At another angle, there are construction signs. And of course, we can't forget about street lamps and palm trees. :)

[emalvick]

I think it is a great piece of art, and for a sculpture, you're better off being there than having a great photo anyway (of course I have my own photos... ).

I found some great shots if you get it a bit more end on with the bay bridge behind it or even out towards Alcatraz and the Bay if you can.

EAP's photo does a great job of capturing the size of the work. It is big, and it is indeed hard to get a shot of.

Erik