Oakland Temple
It was unusually hot the past couple of days here in the Bay Area. Temperatures reached 100s inland, 90s where we live. Along with the heat, came an unusual fiery display in the sky.
On our right, a bit obscured with houses and trees is the Oakland Mormon Temple. Thanks to my husband who held me steady as I stood on top of our railing, I was able to get a zoom shot. Soon I hope to come up closer and spend an early evening photographing this beautiful temple.
Canon 30D, 70-200mm.
Handheld. Shot in RAW. No post processing other than crop, resizing and re-saving in JPG.
In the A Room With A View photo essay.
78 Responses
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On 16 May 2008 |M|att |A|damik gave props:
Holy Wow! Brilliantly beautiful!
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On 16 May 2008 Simon Le gave props:
My oh my!!! This shot is absolutely phenomenal!!! Gorrrrgeous Portia!
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On 16 May 2008 Pilar Coll i Gatells said:
Fantàstic!
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On 16 May 2008 Chris Whitney said:
Another fiery sky. I always enjoy the artificial illumination mixed with the end of the day lighting.
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On 16 May 2008 Giannis Kosmas gave props:
Fantastic shot!
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On 16 May 2008 Andrew Lorimer gave props:
Lighting And Color are Amazing Great Capture
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On 16 May 2008 Mark Gilliland gave props:
Wow! Beautiful!
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On 16 May 2008 Jean Pierre Vacherot gave props:
Wonderful, great shot
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On 16 May 2008 Frederic Frognier gave props:
Fantastic colors
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On 16 May 2008 Alvarez Sal gave props:
Amazing!!!
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On 16 May 2008 Allen Price said:
Looks like a book cover
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On 16 May 2008 V. Anthony Rivers gave props:
Wow... gorgeous... stunning shot.. :-)
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On 16 May 2008 Harsh Wardhan said:
great
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On 16 May 2008 John Linton gave props:
Great addition to the photo essay...coodos to your steady guy.
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On 16 May 2008 Michael Fancher gave props:
Very good!!!
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On 16 May 2008 Glenn Buzbee gave props:
Magical.
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On 16 May 2008 Alain St-Onge gave props:
Well... what more can I say !?!?!?
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On 16 May 2008 Farras Abdelnour gave props:
This is just gorgeous, so so beautiful!
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On 16 May 2008 Abbey Cahill gave props:
Portia that is so beautiful. Well done.
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On 16 May 2008 Georges Maroun Geomar gave props:
Still mastering the sky
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On 16 May 2008 andrea conti gave props:
without words! Beautifulst photo.
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On 16 May 2008 Nelson Campbell gave props:
Terrific!!
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On 16 May 2008 Laurie Search gave props:
Portia, this is awesome!!! I can't believe I missed that sunset!! What an amazing view you have; I love that temple! This shot is really incredible!
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On 16 May 2008 Bob Brussack gave props:
Beautiful.
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On 16 May 2008 *peggy.sue* Harrington gave props:
Now Mrs. Soderberg, when you say "shot in RAW" do you mean .... ha .. kidding :) I love my 30D too. This is absolutely brilliant. And Isabella is often my shake-stopper :)
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On 16 May 2008 Robert Cavanaugh Jr gave props:
Beautiful shot
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On 16 May 2008 *hector* Ortiz gave props:
omg, look at those colors... sis... wow... absolutly, wow...
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On 16 May 2008 Natalie S gave props:
INCREDIBLE, Portia (I've learned to expect nothing less from your page)
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On 17 May 2008 Stephannie Rosencrans gave props:
all i can say is wow!
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On 17 May 2008 Portia Söderberg said:
Thank you all for your kind comments. Much appreciated!
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On 17 May 2008 Anne Mcginn gave props:
Brilliant! BTW, I was born and raised in Alameda, CA, Oakland's little neighbor town.
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On 17 May 2008 David Baker gave props:
Wow Portia........So nice. Great color! Love the lights on the temple!
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On 17 May 2008 Portia Söderberg said:
Thanks Anne and David :)
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On 17 May 2008 Victor Ursabia said:
woooaaahh! fantastic shot!
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On 17 May 2008 Maria Moreno gave props:
Magnificent!!
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On 18 May 2008 Nancy Charter Kechnie Goatbe said:
Gorgeous! being a semi active Mormon..I really appreciate it..
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On 18 May 2008 Laura Hartley gave props:
Wow.
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On 18 May 2008 Mr. T gave props:
Beautiful light capture and wonderful suset!!! Just beautiful : )
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On 19 May 2008 gerry cyr gave props:
unbelievable!
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On 19 May 2008 Portia Söderberg said:
Thanks Victor, Maria, Nancy, Laura, Mr T, Linda and Gerry. Much appreciated!
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On 19 May 2008 Joli B gave props:
Yeah! I get to be the 50th fav-er of this beautiful fiery shot! I love how you camptur ORANGE sunsets; It is your thing girl!
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On 19 May 2008 Audrey Kanekoa-madrid gave props:
Stunning!
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On 19 May 2008 herman vandecauter said:
It seems that you found a paradise on earth!
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On 19 May 2008 Geir Danielsen gave props:
nice compo/real good
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On 19 May 2008 Darren C. said:
My god! This photo blows me away! I love the light and the color of the sky. Nice work!
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On 19 May 2008 Steve Hogle gave props:
Totally awesome shot!,Love the color contrast...
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On 19 May 2008 Dawn Marie Becker gave props:
what a cool shot
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On 19 May 2008 Portia Söderberg said:
Thanks Jolinda, Audrey, Herman, Geir, Darren, Steve, and Dawn. Much appreciated!
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On 19 May 2008 Michael Brummett gave props:
You are good.
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On 20 May 2008 Jason Platt gave props:
What a visual joy!
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On 20 May 2008 Thomas Henry gave props:
Yow! This one took my breath away! Quick somebody....I need a Heimlich maneuver!!!
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On 20 May 2008 Catherine Kurvink gave props:
Portia, this is glorious!
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On 20 May 2008 Portia Söderberg gave props:
Thank you Michael, Jason,Thomas and Catherine! Much appreciated!
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On 20 May 2008 Christophe Le Canne gave props:
Wow !
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On 20 May 2008 Loree McComb said:
beautiful
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On 21 May 2008 Polly Cole said:
wow - once again you transform alameda/oakland into a magical place.
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On 21 May 2008 Jm de la Rama said:
Superb composition and colours!!!
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On 21 May 2008 Portia Söderberg said:
Thank you Christophe, Loree, Polly and JM, much appreciated!
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On 21 May 2008 Ken McElroy gave props:
The brilliant sky does indeed make a powerful backdrop for the Temple subject. Powerful image.
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On 21 May 2008 Jayel said:
Spectacular, Portia. Simply. 'N a team work!!
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On 22 May 2008 Daniel Martinez said:
Wow!!! I too, am from Oakland, very near this Mormon Temple and I have to say that although I have admired it's beauty and also the beauty that IS the Oakland Hills, I have never seen it captured as intensely as this!! Brava Portia.
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On 23 May 2008 Portia Söderberg said:
Thank you Kenneth, John and Daniel! Much appreciated!
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On 24 May 2008 Warren Mangione gave props:
Yet another awed viewer of your photo! Phenomenal shot.
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On 25 May 2008 Joseph Rotindo said:
I would tell you that this is (what everyone else said) here, but they already said that.
so instead, i will say that this shot is insanity and beauty in a rectangular box. and leave it at that.
oh, and one more thing...stunning shot.
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On 27 May 2008 Nancy Konipol gave props:
THis is one of my favorite photos on the site!
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On 28 May 2008 Radhika ...!! gave props:
Too Good.... the sky gives the Temple an apt spiritual look
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On 28 May 2008 Brian Starr gave props:
A super and exotic shot!
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On 28 May 2008 Michael Van Der Tol gave props:
Please allow me to pick my jaw off the floor, Portia - All of the images in this essay are captivating!
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On 29 May 2008 Portia Söderberg said:
More thanks to Warren, Joseph, Nancy, Stephen, Radhika, Brian and Michael for your comments. Much appreciated!
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On 29 May 2008 Kiwi ana gave props:
This is breathtaking, from colour to silhouette to composition
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On 29 May 2008 wandy sosa gave props:
Lovely Shot!
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On 29 May 2008 Jason Watt said:
You lucky lady you get some fantastic sunsets in your part of the world. Other worldly. Super.
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On 2 June 2008 Leanna Lomanski gave props:
Surreally jawdroppingly beautiful...........
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On 3 June 2008 Melissa Prosser said:
Awesome photo! My Husband has spent lots of time there! Nice to see something he's talked about.
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On 5 June 2008 namac gave props:
Oh my god this is so sooo beautiful
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On 6 June 2008 Guy with a camera gave props:
Fantastic colors!!!
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On 8 June 2008 Portia Söderberg said:
Thanks all for your comments, much appreciated!
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On 18 July 2008 gerry cyr gave props:
very nice image
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