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Smoke From Distant Fires, As A Form of Mythic Combustion

The City Vanished
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As the ferry to Oakland continued on its way from San Francisco, the city gradually vanished. Here it was entirely gone.

Smoke external link From Distant Fires external link   •  As A Form of Mythic Combustion external link   •  Viewed from Oakland Ferry external link   •  Of San Francisco, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:22:17 Tuesday 10 October 2017)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 19 November 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_5543
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Barges Near Pier 14
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Barges were parked next to Pier 14. Those barges carried supplies for the expansion of the ferry terminals.

Smoke external link From Distant Fires external link   •  As A Form of Mythic Combustion external link   •  Viewed from Oakland Ferry external link   •  Of San Francisco, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:21:36 Tuesday 10 October 2017)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 19 November 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_5538
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Pier 14
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Pier 14 with the city beyond it. An illustration of how thick the smoke was that morning. The smoke was caused by runaway fires up in the wine country north of the bay.

Smoke external link From Distant Fires external link   •  As A Form of Mythic Combustion external link   •  Viewed from Oakland Ferry external link   •  Of San Francisco, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:18:42 Tuesday 10 October 2017)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 19 November 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_5534
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A Ghost City
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Smoke rendered the skyline of San Francisco into soft hues causing it to resemble a ghost city.

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The Bridge Too
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The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge too vanished into the smoke that morning.

Smoke external link From Distant Fires external link   •  As A Form of Mythic Combustion external link   •  Viewed from Oakland Ferry external link   •  Of San Francisco, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:22:47 Tuesday 10 October 2017)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 19 November 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_5541
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