A Dôminating Performance

Behind Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis Church in the Lower Marais, Paris

Travel Thursday: Monet's House & Garden, Giverny

Claude Monet's house in Giverny, France. The garden and water-lily pond are maintained in a controlled-wild state, and are spectacular, especially on a hot summer day.

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Fairmont Hood

There was a car show at the Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill Sunday, and I got this picture of the hotel reflected in the hood of a beautiful red Maserati.

Figures on a Beach

Just more noodling around with the telephoto.

Swirly

Elevator ceiling at the Hotel Tomo in Japantown.

Though I Walk Through the Driveway of the Shadow of Dish, I Will Fear No Evil

Shadow Shot Sunday explained.

(Condolences to Harriet for the death of her computer.)

Shadow Shot Sunday: In My Neighborhood

A view straight across Polk Street from the fire escape on the second floor of my apartment building with mid-morning sun creating patterns on the bricks. It's another Shadow Shot Sunday!

(I was going to link to last week's contributions here, but a note at Harriet's blog says her computer has died, and may not be repaired before the weekend is over. I'll try to update here if the situation changes, but either way, I send my sympathy and best wishes to Harriet!)

Magazine Flowers

New Camera

My birthday present to myself. Still a point-and-shoot, but with higher pixel resolution, a better macro, and a stronger zoom (which I'm playing with here). Should be lots of fun.

Travel Thursday: The Giant Buddha at Leishan, China

In a small town called Leishan in Sichuan Province, at the confluence of three rivers, the world's largest seated Buddha is carved into the side of a mountain at the edge of the rivers. There is a large complex of buildings there (including the Giant Buddha Post Office), most of which are filled with various smaller Buddhas and Arhats, leading to the zigzag path down one side of the mountain and back up the other that visitors travel to view the enormous sculpture. Along the stone path are intricate carvings in the red rock of the mountainside. The day we were there it was misty and wet, and a lot of the pictures I took have rain spots in them. One of them also features my brother.

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Louvre

Wood & Rust

Part of an old fence sealing off a now-defunct business in the industrial southern part of town not far from 101.

Crosshatch Reflection

Bus shelter at Balboa & Park Presidio.

Crime Scene

Detail of a mural in the Hotel Tomo, in Japantown. (More of the mural here.)

R Pimp

In My Neighborhood

Lowrider parked on Polk Street at Hemlock Alley Friday night.

Poppies

At Navarro Vineyards in the Anderson Valley.

Big Brother is Shadowing You

It's only Chinatown. (And Shadow Shot Sunday #48.)

Shadow Shot Sunday

A glass door that's had innumerable fliers and notices and what-not taped to it over the years casts a late afternoon shadow into the entryway of a building in South San Francisco. Here in the US, it's Saturday; at the same time, it's also Shadow Shot Sunday. How does that work?

Magic.

Here's last week's collection of SSS entries.

Shadow Shot Sunday

It's spring (in the Northern hemisphere, anyway) and the wildflowers are blooming, so I thought I'd do a seasonal Shadow Shot Sunday. This is a California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) in Morgan Territory Regional Park.

Shadow Shot Sunday explained; this week's edition here.

Traffic Light

At Balboa & Park Presidio.

Travel Thursday: Point Arena

Had a lovely weekend up in Mendocino County (hence no Shadow Shot this week); here are a few images I picked up along the way. This is the pier at Arena Cove, where we stayed.
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Coupla shacks near Arena Cove.


In the pier master's office there was a sign: "The two happiest days in a boat owner's life are the day he buys a boat, and the day he sells it."


House along Main Street in downtown Point Arena.


Hard times all over, but especially on the north coast.


Inside the lighthouse, on the way up.


And hey, why not just one obligatory Point Arena Lighthouse vista type shot.

Travel Thursday: Occidental Color

About an hour and a half north of San Francisco, Occidental is a small community nestled in the hills near Sebastopol and Bodega Bay. Mrs. Generik's sister and her husband and sons live on some mountaintop property there, along with some apple trees, pines, a few cows and various forms of wildlife. When we go up there for Christmas in December, the liquidambar trees are always a riot of color. Here are a few examples.

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Textured Tower

Photo du Jour on SFist. Actually, Photo du Yesterday, now.

Twilight

Quartet

Reflected Clouds

101 California from the bus stop on Davis.

Bar Window

Taken from inside the Sign of the Whale in Point Arena. (I took a shot of this from outside last May.)

Toy Fleet

Seen in one of the little towns along Hwy. 49 in Gold Country last December. I just thought it would be a fun shot to share on a Monday morning.

Tricycle

It's Shadow Shot Sunday #47. You can see a rundown of last week's action here.

Shadow Shot Sunday: Hacky-Sack

Late afternoon hacky-sack players in Hemlock Alley. Shadow Shot Sunday is here!

John Deere Yeller

Related: Johnny Dowd lyrics here, if you dare.

Ciné

Travel Thursday

Red umbrella in Prague Castle.

Silhouettes

Langhorne Slim

At the IOTA Cafe

In My Neighborhood

Sutter Street, looking east toward Larkin Street and beyond, approximately 6:30 am.

Light at the End of the Tunnel

Battery Townsley in the Marin Headlands.

Cherry Blossoms

I can't decide which one I prefer, so I've included an alternate take beneath the fold:

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I Was Looking at the Black and White World

Clarinet solo for Zip Cars in black and white.

Shadow Shot Sunday

No, it's not Talking Heads' long-awaited follow-up to Fear of Music; it's a rubberized surface on a wheelchair ramp at Anza and 14th Ave in San Francisco.

Shadow Shot Sunday explained here; this week's edition here.

Shadow Shot Sunday: Self-Portrait

Waiting all day to get that fireball shot, I noticed by late afternoon that there was another picture to be had there on Potrero Hill. This, I thought at the time, will be perfect for Shadow Shot Sunday.

Stop

Ya think maybe?

Travel Thursday: Signs of China

A nightclub in Hong Kong. A new club tomorrow? So what is it today?

One of the many fascinating things in China is the proliferation of signs, neon and otherwise, in English that instruct, amuse or otherwise confuse visitors. Here is just a small sampling from various spots in that amazing country.

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Yuyuan Gardens, Shanghai.



A clothing store in Chengdu.



Hong Kong neon.



A mountain climbing outfit in Yangshuo.



Restaurant in Shanghai.



Menu in Yangshuo.



Store in Chengdu.



Another nightclub in Hong Kong. I'm not sure what goes on there.

Ruffles