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The cable car climbing to the top of Russian Hill. I ended up hopping on this one to get back to the hotel a bit quicker. I had walked 10+ miles already that morning, and it was time to make it back to the hotel and head out again with Wanda for some more city exploring.
Alcatraz can be seen off in the distance...
If I were to turn to the right, I would be looking down the curvy Lombard Street.
Met up with Steve for some early morning shooting at the Hyde Street pier. I've been trying to go a different direction with my B+W work by experimenting with T/S lenses and DoF to create more mystery and add a dream-like feel to the image. I've been out several times but have not come back with much due to learning the nuances of the T/S lenses. I thought this one did come close to what I had envisioned.
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A few of the historic boats, including the 1885 lumber schooner C.A. Thayer, the 1914 paddlewheel tugboat Eppleton Hall and the 1886 square rigged Balclutha, on display at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
The bridge and funnel of the 1907 Hercules, a tugboat now moored at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park at Fisherman’s Wharf.
A classic Volkswagen VW bus owned by San Francisco Love Tours, painted in beautiful, cheerful colors and featuring a local SF theme by artist Madison Tomsic, combined with the colors of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park building and Hyde Street, creates an attractive image.
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San Francisco's cable cars run also in the evenings. This is a Powell-Hyde cable car descending the Russian Hill.
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San Francisco's cable cars run all over the city. This is the Powell-Hyde cable car line passing over the Russian Hill. The low point of view over the cable car rail reflects the headlights of the oncoming car.
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW long exposure, and carefully pulled the curves to brighten the image without clipping.
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San Francisco's vintage Muni line is a popular way to experience the city's history and scenery. The F-line Muni, a part of the city's public transit system operates with a fleet of historic rail streetcars, many of which are painted in various colors and liveries from their original cities.Her you see one in Hyde Street.
Hyde Street is an iconic street in San Francisco, California. Hyde Street connects the Aquatic Park Historic District to Market Street. The street is known to be one end of the Powell-Hyde terminal of the San Francisco Cable Car. The street also became famous for Rice-A-Roni commercials; almost every commercial ends with a cable car on the street.
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Cable car
Hyde Street
San Francisco, California
(Behind-the-scene: Like a typical tourist, I was hanging out holding on to the pole while riding the famous San Francisco cable car line. It had a brief stop and I managed to swing Lucio for a quick shot of this scene. (I had pre-set the 70-200 to 200mm before we left Powell Street). 'Frisco is a photographer's haven. I would love to re-experience it again someday. Hopefully, soon!)
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Hyde Street
San Francisco, CA
05-06-2022
Processed: 12/16/2025
I've been to San Francisco so many times I don't even think of going there as a "trip" anymore. This photo was taken in May of 2022 on my annual "Birthdaycation" from work back before life became an endless vacation when I retired later that year.
Last time I went to San Francisco was in the summer of 2024. And before this trip in 2022 I visited in the Spring of 2021. For the 2022 trip I drove all the way up to Eureka along the coast of California, then stopped by San Francisco on the way back home for a few days.
On this particular day I took a bus into Chinatown from my hotel (I always stay at the Queen Anne Hotel in Pacific Heights/Japantown) walked around Chinatown and North Beach, then got on a cable car to Fisherman's Wharf. I ate lunch at the Chowder House at the Wharf, and then took one of the restored trolley cars down to the Castro District.
Here I'm on the cable car, hanging on to a post at the front of the car, shooting down Hyde toward Fisherman's Wharf. That's Alcatraz Island in the bay. The restored three masted schooners are at the Hyde Street Pier.
A Hyde Street cablecar climbs Russian Hill from Fishermans Wharf. The Marin Hills across San Francisco Bay are seen in the distance, with a glimpse of Alcatraz at the right.
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Yarraville Oil Terminal in Hyde Street Spotswood. Taken in the rain, a cold night.
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This is Hyde Street at Chestnut, San Francisco, California USA.
This viewpoint is looking north with the Fisherman's Wharf tourist area at the shoreline, Alcatraz Island beyond and Angel Island State Park in the distance.
Despite the severe gradient, the Hyde St. cable car runs up and down this street; quite obvious why cable cars were chosen over ordinary trams!
I did a photo shoot at an event in San Francisco, California. Afterwords I drove over the Russian Hill, and stopped at Hyde Street to take photos of the iconic cable cars. You can't see it climbing up the hill in this long exposure, but I am sure you can imagine it. In the back you can see Alcatraz in the San Francisco Bay, and behind that the black silhouette of Angel Island.
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It's been a few years since I last shot light trails on Lombard Street. Live Composite wasn't available back then, and it made it much easier to get the shot. It was a Wednesday night and not many cars went down the street, so this is the best of the small lot I shot.
Saint Pier? Eureka!
I found it (which is the translation of the Greek ship's name) in San Francisco.
At Hyde Street and Chestnut Street corner. I admire the bikers that came up Hyde Street! The guy with no shirt was going up and down several times. I was patient enough to get a cable car in my timelapse! :-)
Looking north down Hyde Street. At the end of the street is the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, where a number of historic vessels are moored. The tall ship is the Balclutha, built in 1886 in Scotland. She transported cargo once a year between Scotland and San Francisco, a journey that took 140 days, and was later used on other trade routes around the world. She also appeared in the film "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935, Charles Laughton and Clark Gable).
The island on the right is Alcatraz Island.
Just north of the intersection of Hyde and Beach streets, you'll find this turnaround for the Powell-Hyde San Francisco cable car line. Cable cars can't go backwards so, when you reach the last stop, you'll see arriving cable-car operators leaping out, gripping the trolleys' chassis and slowly rotating the car atop a revolving wooden platform.
Riders can be seen queuing up from mid-morning until early evening for these famous moving historic landmarks. The long line provides a captive audience for panhandlers, street performers and preachers on megaphones.
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San Francisco's cable cars run also in the evening. This is a Powell-Hyde cable car descending the Russian Hill.
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW long exposure, desaturated the image, and carefully pulled the curves in the middle.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC4101_hdr1bal1f