Poetic Shutterbug

Claude the albino alligator swimming underwater at the California Academy of Sciences. @ Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park @ Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park @ Ocean Beach in San Francisco Visit Weekend Reflections for more great reflective photography Click the above widget for more Camera Critters fun.

Taken at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco with the  Fujifilm 14MP 28X Optical Zoom 3" LCD SLR Style Digital Camera   Click the above widget for more Camera Critters fun.

Claude the albino alligator - the showstopper at the Academy. He just turned 15 years old. Happy Birthday Claude. A closeup of Claude. He wasn't cooperating with the shutterbugs that day :) Be sure to check out the other camera critter posts by clicking the above widget.

The answer is the Living Roof at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. I took the shot from across the way at the DeYoung Museum with my zoom lens. It's fascinating to see in person and you can learn more by visiting http://www.calacademy.org/academy/building/the_living_roof.php The picture above is from the Cal. Academy website. If you are ever in San Francisco, this roof is a must see.

All of these photos were taken with my new camera in a low light museum setting on auto mode without flash. I am a happy camper. 

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Golden Gate Park Permissions and Permits Dept. Now I've lived in San Francisco all my life and this is the first time I've seen this log cabin. When I stumbled upon it I had no idea what or who occupied the cabin. I wanted to spend the night there, just for the heck of it. The DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park. The water fountain outside the DeYoung grounds. The living rooftop of the California Academy of Sciences with Sutro Tower in the background. A shot of the other side of the living rooftop of the Cal. Academy Travel the world by clicking the above widget.

Trees @ The Botanical Gardens BBQ Pits @ Sigmund Stern Grove San Francisco Bay & Golden Gate Bridge Background Sun Behind Trees View of Ocean Beach Living Rooftop @ The California Academy of Sciences

A few of the oddities at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco , Enjoy! Upside down jellyfish. While at the Academy of Sciences I stumbled across this exhibit. I should have taken notes rather than rely on my memory which seems to always elude me these days. However this exhibit was the stomach contents of either a whale, shark or snake. I cannot remember which it was but if any of you know please let me know. Coral Whiskers Residents of the Galapagos Islands.

From the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco I decided to display a photo montage of the attractions which made me shudder in fear yet happy they were all behind glass or confined to exhibits. There is a video as well. Enjoy!