Day 4 we left San Francisco and drove to Mariposa just south of Yosemite National Park. We did a few walks in the park, saw some deer and some California Ground Squirrel, but no bears. Day 5 we drove through the park on our way to Vegas.
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Some paintings by San Francisco Artists, the top photo is 'Homage to Tuscany' exhibition. The other pictures are by Varya, oil on canvas.
We've had a bit of internet trouble so this is a late update. But here is a roundup of our first few days in San Francisco. ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyGr8Per-82grBprzbJbl24ZzL8qYvdoMOdXQuOcVTKazda57xXCQoNe9e36nFmj3kk5XEUfwMPbO1kJNrk7IVqOjXIUMgw987JaWhTES4jlDt_ivb6fON1BLJodN2_-XWmE6n-zD3DQE/s400/sanfran1.jpg)
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My first view of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge wasn't so great so we went for a closer look.
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The sea lions at Pier 39. (And apparently the difference between sea lions and seals is that sea lions have ear flaps.)
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The famous 'painted ladies' of Alamo Square with a view of San Fran behind them
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Day three we went for a drive to the famous wine growing region, Napa Valley, and came across a classic car fair with hundreds of American muscle cars.
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We shot some extra wedding pics for friends this weekend, a good chance to try out some nice photoshop effects. This is using the zoom effect from the distressed finished process but I didnt add the texture at the end. It's made the background very dark and given a nice soft focus.