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Thanks for the commentary, I never get this much!

This was indeed taken at 17th and Valencia in the Mission District. I believe this is the best place in the city for photography, it's very rich in colour and variety of people. Unfortunately my visit was in the early morning and that's why the scene seems more desolate than I would have liked...although the main focus was the architecture. In the future I'll try and shoot later in the day to capture the flavour of the local population as well as the buildings.

An attempt to capture contrast in an urban environment. The rather

low-class Fried Dough stand contrasts with the more somber and steady

stone edifices behind it, and the contrast between the warm, flashy

feeling of the stand and the man wearing a heavy winter coat is also

evident.