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7.00" x 12.00"
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2.00"
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0.88"
Overall:
12.50" x 17.50"
Santa Cruz Wharf at Dusk Framed Print
by Chris Thomas
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Santa Cruz Wharf at Dusk framed print by Chris Thomas. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
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The Municipal Wharf is only the most recent of the six wharves that have graced the harbor, a term long used to describe the area between Lighthouse... more
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Artist's Description
The Municipal Wharf is only the most recent of the six wharves that have graced the "harbor," a term long used to describe the area between Lighthouse Point and the San Lorenzo River mouth. With the town's wealth of agriculture, lumber, leather, lime and gunpowder, early Santa Cruz developed as the second major port city in Northern California. The waterfront was expected to become the city's downtown, with Main Street laid out on Beach Hill. But circumstance did not oblige.
Prior to the wharves, lumber was floated through the surf to ships, and goods were ferried out on rowboats. This didn't always keep things dry, and splashed sacks of potatoes and produce could start to rot on the way to market. Female passengers were brought ashore by rowboats, then carried through the surf in the arms of sailors.
In 1849, town founder Elihu Anthony built an inclined wharf at the end of Bay Street, which acted as a chute for loading potatoes onto ships. At the same time, he built...
About Chris Thomas
I've never really thought of myself as an "Artist", and after my first visit to this site, and having seen some of the many outstanding works offered here, I'm even less inclined to do so. I consider myself a student of art. I'm self taught in disciplines including photography, painting, wood carving (ugh!) and recently digital media. My goal has been as simple as trying to be better than this time last year. (take better pictures, make better drawings, etc...) If nothing else, I think I've accomplished that at the very least. My interest are extensive... sports, cars, architecture, scenic views, plants, animals, etc... so the things you'll find here are images of things I find visually interesting. Below are a few...
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Darlene Kwiatkowski
Beautiful color -- love the mood you created! fv
Chris Thomas replied:
Thank you Darlene...
Ian Donley
love the reflection of light.
Nadine and Bob Johnston
Beautiful image, one of my - FAVORITES - of the day. . . thank you for your submission to our group ... Just had to Feature it in the ARTIST NEWS group...
Sonali Gangane
Awesome!V
Kume Bryant
Awesome!! vf
Karen Adams
Absolutely beautiful! love the blue!! vf
Lisa Knechtel
Lovely contrasting colours.
Deborah Benoit
Nice image love the reflections in the water!!! F/V
Charlie and Norma Brock
Very nice! I love the reflections!
Pedro L Gili
Excellent image, Chris! A lovely composition with avery nice management of light! Great job! T V
Lynn Bauer
Wonderful capture & processing! Love the blues!!! v
Giovanni Chianese
nice shot!! v
Christine Fournier
Lovely image!
Nancy Stein
Wonderful emotion this image evokes. v
Aimee L Maher
Great image nice work!!!
Eric Rundle
Fantastic image great work
Delphimages Photo Creations
Great caption. Excellent composition and light. v
Eunice Miller
I also love the reflections upon the wet wharf!
Steven Ralser
Great
Ron Roberts
Beautiful.. It has been 20+yrs since I have been on that dock.
Avis Noelle
Beautiful with the lights reflecting!