Mystical Photography

Early risers on the west coast got to see a total lunar eclipse Saturday morning 12/10 as it set over the south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.

The full moon rose over the EastBay hills as seen from Pier 7 in San Francisco.

The full moon made its way through the thin cloud cover and over the lighthouse on Alcatraz Island as seen from Crissy Field in the Presido of San Francisco, California.

Full moon rises behind Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco bay as a small sailboat tacks back and forth at twilight.

The crescent moon set behind Mount Tamalpais during twilight as seen from San Rafael, CA.

The Golden Gate Bridge from the Marin side stood half in the fog and half in the sunshine.

A morning cloud hung over the Transmerican Pyramid in San Francisco.

Artist heart on the edge of Union Square in San Francisco as Cable Car climb roll down Powell Street past the St. Francis Hotel at Union Square.

An airplance seem to be pasting up the moon over San Francisco, California.

The San Francisco skyline at twinkles at sunrise.

A Muni Cable Car operator turns the car around at the foot of Powell Street near Market.

San Francisco cable car grib-men along the California Street line greet each other with good-morning "high five."

The construction of a spider web photographed at night in Mill Valley, CA.

A blanket of fog covers the Golden Gate Bridge at sunrise as seen from the Marin Headlands, California.

The "Daydream" a commercial salmon boat at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco.

A bird seen nesting in a street light at Sansome and Sutter in San Francisco, CA.

Underwear hangs of a fire escape to dry in Chinatown of San Francisco, CA.

San Francisco Transamerica Pyramid silhouetted by the sunrise.

Just the tops of the tallest building the San Francisco skyline was visual just before sunrise viewed from the Marin headlands looking through the Golden Gate Bridge.

An aerial photograph of Candlestick Park on October 13, 2008.

A full moon rises over the Golden Gate Bridge as it the bridge north tower frames the Transamerican Pyramid. 4/20/08 Photo by Frederic Larson / San Francisco Chronicle

The full moon rises over California Street in San Francisco.

The full moon rose over the top of San Francisco's iconic Coit Tower with whisk of fog in the background.

WET_023_fl.jpg A snowy egret who fed on the wetlands of Mill Valley had a serious bad hair day probably from all the rains that drenched Marin county recently. Tuesday tapered off from the days previous storms as light rain will continued in parts of Northern California and the Central Valley, while areas of the Sierra Nevada had snow showers. 12/28/04 Mill Valley CA Frederic Larson The San Francisco Chronicle

The Blue Angels arrived with a flourish this morning, wowing dozens of spectators who gathered to watch the spectacle in advance of Fleet Week.

Apple's Steve Jobs gives a keynote address to kick off the computer company's developer conference the Moscone CenterWest in San Francisco.

Napa Valley grapes hanging off the vineyards just before the autumn crush in California.

The September moon tucks into the Oakland Bay Bridge during twilight as seen from the San Francisco Ferry Building.

The September moon tucks into the Oakland Bay Bridge during twilight as seen from the San Francisco Ferry Building.

The full moon took on a different shape as it pass behind the south tower of the Bay Bridge Thursday night during the twilight hours from the Embaradero, San Francisco, California.

Hot air balloons sail over autumn vineyards in Napa Valley, California.

Air balloons over the vineyard of Napa Valley.

A vinage Lincoln Ford parked in Rio Vista California

Riki Chen played and sing outside of Cafe Trieste in Northbeach on a beautiful afternoon inn Northbeach of San Francisco on June 18. 2009. The warm weather bought the good tunes all over Northbeach as street artists where found blowing their bugles, clarinet, singing and strumming guitars play to the streets.

Hot air balloons sail over Napa Valley filled in mustard fields.

A street tour through San Francisco Chinatown on Grant Street and Northbeach.

A street tour through San Francisco Chinatown on Grant Street and Northbeach.

August "Dog Day Moon" rises over the San Francisco skyline as seen from Crissy Field, San Francisco.

Magic Island on Ohau Hawaii.

June full moon over Golden Gate Bridge taken from Hawk Hill, Marin Headlands