We had a nice sale last week at ImageKind. Eight pictures in all bought by an unknown buyer. The picture above is one of the two pictures purchased. The buyer took 4 each of 2 water pictures. The images were made in San Diego harbor. An artist friend suggested the images are so peaceful and soothing they will probably be hung in a spa. The order was originally made for framed and matted prints, but two days later changed to only the prints, no frames or mats. With frames it would have cost 5x more than only prints. Shipping would have cost more too due to the weight of wood frames. We are doing well at ImageKind with 804 fans, too. Unfortunately, although I made the first cut for their last contest, I did not win it.. But, you can’t have everything, can you?

This image would spice up a travel brochure for San Diego, California. It exudes the Italian ethnic feeling of the area.

There are many more street murals.  Almost every blank wall has a mural.  They are not graffitti.  There are also interesting banners or flags decorating each lamp post with pictures of famous Italians.  They are more decorative than the usual “eat, drink, live in Little Italy” banner.

Later today we plan a trip to Ocean Beach, pier, and traditional Wednesday Farmer’s Market.  Hopefuly we’ll get a good sunset over the Pacific Ocean, too.  We have seen several sunsets, but, no clouds which add a lot of interest to a photo.
Last year my Ocean Beach sunset included a sailboat!

We continue to make sales from that site to people who want posters, prints, and framed prints.   There is a large selection of frame types and mats, too.  Visitors can leave comments about individual images.

We met at the Marriott Marina and photographed boats moored there. Then we walked and photographed Embarcadero Marina Park with its beautiful bronze statues, Sea Port Village shops and fountains, the waterfront, and various means of transportation.  A pedicab brought us back to the hotel.  We arranged for the pedicab driver to pick us up tonight for a ride through the Gaslamp Quarter.  I photographed it last year in the day time.  Now we’ll add night images to our collection.

Although we have worked here on three earlier trips, we were surprised to see the sea lions and birds at the bait traps in the harbor.  Reminds us of the sea lions in San Francisco Bay.  But here there is no way for tourists to see them unless by boat.

If you have photo requests for us, PLEASE email them to us at kphotos@earthlink.net.  It seems that the spam catcher on this blog may prevent us from receiving photo requests that are left as comments to the blog.

If you are a photo buyer with a project using San Diego images, email us at kphotos@earthlink.net and we’ll try to include your needs in our schedule this week.  Derk is out photographing Star of India and the Embarcadero now.

On September 9 we leave for five days of photography in San Diego, California.  If you are a photo researcher or photo editor with a need for San Diego pictures, please let us know.  We accept requests when able.  There is no extra charge to you.  Email:  kphotos@earthlink.net.

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Our inventory includes 700 pictures and more will be added to this gallery daily. The picture below is of Horton Plaza mall, an enclosed outdoor shopping mall downtown.