Photos of Bay Area California (40)
There are (40) photos of the keyword, Bay Area California, available on our website. They are pictured below.The pictures are organized by category.
#305 — A scenic photo of the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, California taken in black and white and night. This photo is taken from across the San Francisco side looking at San Francisco. The Bay Bridge connects San Francisco to Oakland. The Bay Bridge opened to traffic on November 12, 1936. The total cost, including an electric railroad which has since been abandoned, was $79.5 million.
Black & White Bay Bridge at Night
#304 — This is a scenic black and white photo of San Francisco, California taken from across the city at night. San Francisco is located in the bay area just north of San Jose.
Black & White San Francisco at Night
#347 — A scenic vertical picture taken of the Bay Bridge from San Francisco, California wharf area. This picture is in black and white and was taken on a sunny day.
Bay Bridge, San Francisco
#303 — A scenic black and white photo of Alcatraz Island taken in San Francisco, California. By the late 1850's, the first military prisoners were being housed on the island, but it did not become a Federal prison until 1934. On March 21, 1963, Alcatraz closed after 29 years of operation. There were 36 different men involved in 14 escape attempts from prisoners while on the island. Officially, no one ever succeeded in escaping from Alcatraz, but to this day there are five prisoners listed as "missing and presumed drowned."
Black & White Alcatraz
#342 — A scenic black and white picture taken of the San Francisco Bay Bridge from across the city of San Francisco on Treasure Island. In this picture you can see some fog rolling over the city in the background.
Black & White Bay Bridge from Treasure Island
#345 — A scenic black and white picture taken of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California on a cloudy day just before sunset. This photo was taken from the Marin County side of the bridge looking towards the Pacific Ocean showing the entire bridge in view.
Full Golden Gate Bridge View
#387 — A scenic picture of the Transamerica Pyramid building located in the financial district of San Francisco, California. The Transamerica building was completed in 1972 and was the tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River from 1972-1974; surpassed by the Aon Center in Los Angeles. The Pyramid is no longer the company headquarters, but it serves as Transamerica's corporate logo and is strongly identified with the corporation. Today it is a world-class office tower and home to more than 50 high-profile firms employing about 1,500 people. It is also surrounded by 4 and 5 star hotels, restaurants, galleries, clubs and shopping, and the colorful neighborhoods of Jackson Square, Chinatown and North Beach.
Transamerica Pyramid
#370 — A close up image of a scenic wild purple flower found on a trail going towards Kehoe Beach in Marin County, California. These Winged Thistle wildflowers are common towards the beach in Northern California. Other common names for this flower could include: Winged Plumeless Thistle, and Italian Thistle.
Winged Thistle - Californian Purple Wildflower
#380 — A scenic picture taken of Stanford University from Palm Drive looking at the "Oval" and "Stanford Mall." The building in the distance is Stanford Memorial Church which is located at the center of the campus. Palm Drive is a mile-long, palm tree-lined entrance to the Stanford campus. It connects Stanford with the neighboring town of Palo Alto. Bike and walking paths and an arboretum border Palm Drive, and the street culminates at the Oval, a lawn at the front of campus where students often study or play volleyball and Frisbee.
Stanford University from Palm Drive
#1556 — A scenic vertical picture taken of Nobili Hall which is located near the mission gardens on campus at Santa Clara University, California. It was built in 1930 as a student dormitory and dining hall. For many years it served as housing for resident Jesuits; today it is again used for student housing, as well as study halls during the construction of the new Learning Commons and Library.
Nobili Hall Behind Trees at Santa Clara University
#310 — A scenic picture taken from an airplane of the bay area of San Francisco, California. In this photo you can see the colored waters of the bay area as the plane fly's north over it.
Aerial View of San Francisco Bay
#366 — A scenic picture taken of the sand at Kehoe Beach, California which is located in Marin County. The sand is taking on an interesting form in this photo which makes it quite interesting.
Kehoe Beach Sand & Waves
#367 — A scenic photo taken of a beautiful landscape scene with green grass, blue sky, close up wild flowers, and yellow flowers in Marin County, California. Marin County is just north of San Francisco. From 1850 to 1950 the population of Marin increased by 85,000 people. Twenty years later there were an additional 123,000 residents. Population growth has slowed since then and is now about 245,000. In 1972 the Golden Gate National Recreational Area was created which encompasses the Marin Headlands, Muir Woods and thousands of acres along the Pacific Coast.
Beautiful Marin County Landscape
#364 — A scenic photo taken of a beautiful landscape scene with green grass, blue sky, and yellow flowers in Marin County, California. Marin County is just north of San Francisco. From 1850 to 1950 the population of Marin increased by 85,000 people. Twenty years later there were an additional 123,000 residents. Population growth has slowed since then and is now about 245,000. In 1972 the Golden Gate National Recreational Area was created which encompasses the Marin Headlands, Muir Woods and thousands of acres along the Pacific Coast.
Marin County Landscape of Hills
#6 — Rolling hills of Palo Alto, California on a sunny day. This photo was taken on the eastern hills between Palo Alto and Los Altos in the Bay Area.
Rolling Hills in California
#317 — This is a scenic picture of an old barn in the middle of a big green grass field and hills. This barn is located over the hills of East San Jose. The hills are extremely green because of the un normal amount of rainfall that has hit this area in 2005 so far.
Green Grass and Old Barn
#15 — A scenic photo taken of a lake out in the country side of the sate of California. This lake is a popular campground for many outdoor people. It is located on the out-skirts of the bay area, east of San Francisco more towards Sacramento.
California Lake
#956 — A scenic photo taken of the wesstern Bay Area in California looking towards the 280 freeway which runs near Half Moon Bay, Stanford, Los Altos, and Palo Alto. In this picture you can see the golden hills which surround the Bay Area and a small lake in the middle of the photo. This photo was taken on a sunny day.
Bay Area Landscape Scene
#329 — This is a scenic beautiful picture taken of a bright green grass field following a cury wooden fence in the hills of Palo Alto, California. This picture was taken up a trail behind the campus of Stanford University. The grass is especially green right now because of the tremendous rainfall the bay area has been having during this time period. Usually these fields are a golden yellow color because of the sunshine and lack of rainfall, hence the name "Golden Hills" of California. This hills can no longer live up to that name since they are all green! But they are so beautiful!
Bright Green Grass & Fence in Palo Alto
#887 — A scenic picture taken in the country side of the Los Altos Hills in the Bay Area of California. In this picture an old wooden fence lines the foreground and the country green fields and hills can be seen in the background.
Country Fence & Green Fields
#384 — A scenic picture taken of a road in San Francisco, California from one end of the city going down a hill and back up another to the other end of the city. From this picture you can also see the scenic San Francisco buildings and houses.
San Francisco Road
#2106 — A scenic vertical picture taken of a white sailboat floating in the San Francisco Bay Area waters with a black bird seen sitting on shore.
White Sailboat & Bird on Shore
#2105 — A scenic picture taken of a white sailboat floating the the waters of the San Francisco Bay in California.
White Sailboat in San Francisco Bay
#420 — A scenic picture of some people hiking back to their cars after spending some time at the beach at Kehoe Beach, California which is near Point Reyes in Marin County. Marin County is a county located in California's San Francisco Bay Area across the Golden Gate Bridge fom San Franicsco.
Hiking at Kehoe Beach, California
#1582 — A scenic picture taken of a restaurant called Scomas located along the waterfront in Sausalito, California which is right across the Golden Gate Bridge on the Marin County side from San Francisco.
Scomas Restaurant
#1390 — A scenic picture taken looking down at the Golden Gate Bridge with the city of San Francisco seen in the background on this sunny fog-free day in the bay area.
Golden Gate Bridge & The City
#402 — A scenic picture taken of the city of San Francisco, California looking through the Golden Gate Bridge. This picture was taken for the Marin County side of the bridge on a bright, sunny day in late spring. In the distance you can see the Bay Bridge, the Transamerica Pyramid, and the rest of the city. One of the best places to see the bridge is from the Marin Headlands, on the north side of the bridge. This shot was taken from a place called Battery Spencer in the Marin Headlands.
San Francisco View Through Golden Gate Bridge
#1579 — A scenic picture taken of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California from the lookout point on the Marin County side of the bridge. This photo was taken with clouds above the bridge.
Golen Gate Bridge & Clouds
#1573 — A scenic picture taken of Alcatraz Island and a white sailboat floating in front with blue sky seen above.
Alcatraz & Sailboat
#348 — A picture taken of Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, California. This picture was taken out on a dock looking in towards the shore and the square. Ghirardelli Square is a historic San Francisco destination, offering shopping San Francisco style, waterfront dining near Fisherman's Wharf, art galleries, family events, walking tours and more. Today the original 1860 cast iron chocolate grinder from France is located on the lower plaza, and other chocolate-making equipment is still operating on a small scale in the Ghirardelli Chocolate Manufacture.
Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco
#368 — A scenic picture taken of the Palace of Fine Arts building at night in downtown San Francisco. With this picture taken at night you can see the palace lit up and the water fountain streaming. The task of creating a Palace of Fine Arts for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition fell to the architect Bernard R. Maybeck, then fifty years old and known for his innovative ideas. Setting to work on this new project, he chose as his theme a Roman ruin, mutilated and overgrown, in the mood of a Piranesi engraving. The Palace of Fine Arts was meant to give delight by its exterior beauty, but its purpose was also to offer all visitors a stimulating experience within doors
Palace of Fine Arts Exploratorium at Night
#32 — A scenic picture taken of the big Balclutha boat sitting in front of Alcatraz Island on this beautiful day in San Francisco. Alcatraz is a popular tourist attraction in this area as it was once used as a prison facility to hold inmates.
Alcatraz & Balclutha Boat
#491 — A scenic picture taken of Alcatraz Island located in San Francisco, California. Alcatraz Island served as a military fortification in the 1850’s, an incarceration facility for Spanish-American War prisoners, and a federal maximum-security prison from 1934 to 1963. Alcatraz Island is now one of Golden Gate National Recreation Area's most popular destinations, offering a close-up look at a historic and infamous federal prison long off-limits to the public. Alcatraz Island is also commonly known as the "Rock."
Alcatraz Island & Prison
#1392 — A scenic picture taken of one of the archs of the Bay Bridge which is located in San Francisco, California. This photo was taken on a sunny day with blue sky all around. A sail boat can be seen under the bridge.
Bay Bridge Arch
#334 — A scenic picture taken of downtown San Francisco on a cloudy day. From this picture you can see the tall buildings of San Francisco and the symbolic anchor that is displayed by the waterfront.
Downtown San Francisco
#1209 — A scenic picture taken of the Financial District in downtown San Francisco with the Transamerica Pyramid seen in the center. This photo was taken from a dock in the San Francisco bay.
Financial District from Water
#1409 — A scenic picture taken of Ghirardelli Square looking at it from the bay waters of San Francisco, California. Ghirardelli Square is a historic San Francisco destination, offering shopping San Francisco style, waterfront dining near Fisherman's Wharf, art galleries, family events, walking tours and more. This picture was taken on a fog-gree sunny day in the bay area.
Ghirardelli Square from the Bay
#1569 — A scenic picture taken of a sail boat floating off shore in front of the Golden Gate Bridge seen in the bay in San Francisco, California. Fog is seen over the hill just beyond the bridge.
Sail Boat & Golden Gate Bridge
