RON HENGGELER

Picture-taking in the rain, on California at Mason Streets looking east

The Farallon Islands appear on the horizon, with the setting sun hidden behind the storm clouds.
As seen with a 300 mm lens from Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands

Chinese Dragon Dancers welcome the New Year of the Horse on Clay Street near Grant Avenue in San Francisco’s Chinatown.

A rain-soaked view of Noe Valley seen from the top of Castro Street

The “Pineapple Express” storm system coming into the Bay Area from the Pacific, passing over Point Bonita.
As seen from Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands

Garage doors on Shotwell near 24th Street in San Francisco
Rain and overcast skies are the best time to photograph murals in San Francisco.
The overall wetness makes the colors more vibrant, and the cloudy skies eliminate the glare of bright sunlight on these flat surfaces.

On Folsom Street near 15th, in between downpours

Standing in the rain, a movie-going crowd on Castro at Market Street waiting to enter the Castro Theatre

Gung Hay Fat Choy!
A rain-soaked Grant Avenue in San Francisco’s Chinatown decorated of the Chinese New Year of the Horse

A rain-soaked mural on Lilac Street in the Mission District in San Francisco
Rain and overcast skies are the best time to photograph murals in San Francisco.
The overall wetness makes the colors more vibrant, and the cloudy skies eliminate the glare of bright sunlight on these flat surfaces.

A rain-soaked Lilac Street in the Mission District
San Francisco

California Street at Taylor, on Nob Hill in San Francisco

Out in the rain, living on the street
Folsom Street at 13th, across from Rainbow Grocery

The Pacific Union Club, the Brocklebank, and the Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill

The “Pineapple Express” storm system coming into the Bay Area from the Pacific, passing over Point Bonita.
As seen from Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands

Waverly Place at Clay Street in San Francisco’s Chinatown

A rain-soaked mural on Lilac Street in the Mission District
San Francisco

A brief calm, in between storms, with a sunset on the Pacific as seen from Thornton State Beach in Daly City
south of San Francisco along Highway One

High atop Nob Hill, the rainy view looking south down Jones Street from California Street

A doorway seen on Folsom Street at 13th, across from Rainbow Grocery

Noe Valley seen from Dolores Street

Sleeping in the rain
Chinatown
Year of the Horse

Storm clouds passing over the summit of Mt Tamalpais
Seen from Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands

A rain-soaked tag on Lilac Street in the Mission District
San Francisco

A brief calm, in between storms, with a sunset on the Pacific as seen from Thornton State Beach in Daly City
south of San Francisco along Highway One

Looking east on California Street from the top of Powell on Nob Hill

The “Pineapple Express” storm system coming into the Bay Area from the Pacific, passing over the far-distant Farallon Islands
As seen from Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands

A rain-soaked mural on Lilac Street in the Mission District
San Francisco

San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge in between downpours, as seen from Hawk Hill

The mural on a garage door, seen on South Van Ness Avenue near 13th

Gung Hay Fat Choy!
A rain-soaked Grant Avenue in San Francisco’s Chinatown, decorated of the Chinese New Year of the Horse

A brief calm, in between storms, with a sunset on the Pacific as seen from Thornton State Beach in Daly City
south of San Francisco along Highway One

Bright sunlight breaks through the dark storm clouds to spotlight San Francisco
Seen from Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands

Bright sunlight breaks through the dark storm clouds to spotlight Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco
Seen with a 300mm lens from Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands

Dolores Street in the rain, seen from 20th Street

Bright sunlight breaks through the dark storm clouds to spotlight San Francisco
Seen with a 300mm lens from Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands

A smoke-break at work, in the rain on Pine Street near Van Ness in San Francisco

A sunset with the “Pineapple Express” storm system coming into the Bay Area from the Pacific, passing over Point Bonita.
As seen from Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands

A rain-soaked mural on Lilac Street in the Mission District
San Francisco

Gung Hay Fat Choy!
a scene on Washington Street near Grant Avenue in San Francisco’s Chinatown

The final moment of setting sunlight being cast on the Bank of America Building in San Francisco
Seen with a 300mm lens from Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands

A sunset with the “Pineapple Express” storm system coming into the Bay Area from the Pacific, passing over Point Bonita.
As seen from Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands

A rain-soaked mural on Lilac Street in the Mission District
San Francisco

A brief calm, in between storms, with a sunset on the Pacific as seen from Thornton State Beach in Daly City
south of San Francisco along Highway One

Bright sunlight breaks through the dark storm clouds for a fleeting moment to spotlight San Francisco
Seen from Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands

A wet view of Market and Van Ness in San Francisco

The “Pineapple Express” storm system coming into the Bay Area from the Pacific, passing over the Farallon Islands
As seen from Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands

A rain-soaked mural on Lilac Street in the Mission District
San Francisco

On Folsom Street in the Mission District
San Francisco

The mural on the side of a Pet Hospital on South Van Ness Avenue near 13th

Bright sunlight breaks through the dark storm clouds to spotlight the Avenues in San Francisco
Seen with a 300mm lens from Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands

A wet 20th seen from Dolores Street with no view of Twin Peaks and the Sutro Tower

Appearing from behind the dark wall of storm clouds, the final moments of the sun going down. . .the Farallon Islands appear on the right
As seen with a 300 mm lens from Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands