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Outtakes: Coit Tower in Red

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By |June 10, 2011 6:10 p.m.
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In advance of today's funeral coverage, I photographed Coit Tower, which has been lit in red in honor of San Francisco Fire Department Lt. Vincent Perez and Firefighter-Paramedic Anthony Valerio. Here's another frame that I liked, but had just a bit too much light from the circling cars.

San Francisco Fire Department Lt. Vincent Perez and Firefighter-Paramedic Anthony Valerio, who died from injuries they sustained while fighting a house fire last week

Source: The Bay Citizen (http://s.tt/12DiV)

Coit Tower
Adithya Sambamurthy/The Bay Citizen
Coit Tower lit in red Thursday night

Flags around the city have been flown at half-staff this week in honor of Valerio and Perez, and Coit Tower has been illuminated in red since Tuesday night:

Source: The Bay Citizen (http://s.tt/12DiV)

Flags around the city have been flown at half-staff this week in honor of Valerio and Perez, and Coit Tower has been illuminated in red since Tuesday night:

Source: The Bay Citizen (http://s.tt/12DiV)

Flags around the city have been flown at half-staff this week in honor of Valerio and Perez, and Coit Tower has been illuminated in red since Tuesday night:

Source: The Bay Citizen (http://s.tt/12DiV)

Adithya Sambamurthy
Adithya Sambamurthy is a San Francisco-based photojournalist and documentary filmmaker. Prior to joining The Bay Citizen, he worked on documentaries for National Geographic Television, PBS Frontline/World, and as a photo/video journalist for the San Jose ... View Profile
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