Finally Friday

Have a great weekend, everyone! Just don't end up looking like these guys...

Cloud Light

I worked until midnight that day. My consolation (apart from doubletime) was a few good shots of the evening light.

Travel Thursday: Imaginary Landscape

I want to be there.

Common Loon

My very favorite kind of bird. More here, including great sound files. Large version here.

Self-Portrait

One of my more flattering pictures. This is the old schoolhouse at Pierce Point Ranch on the Tomales Peninsula, Point Reyes National Seashore.

In Your Eyes

I was looking at myself in the black and white world. A self portrait, reflected in my friend Bob's sunglasses on the most recent CALIBER SF photowalk.

Oculus

Pantheon, Rome

Martini Monday

Hey, it's cocktail time in the Maritime Provinces.

Orange Star Palms

Long exposure and tripod usage after Friday night's baseball game equals this shot.

3 Samples

Three cell culture samples cast long shadows on a lab notebook in the morning sunlight. Wait... I don't work on Shadow Shot Sunday! And I'll bet most of these people don't, either.

Shadow Shot Sunday

As I've mentioned before, Embarcadero Center isn't much as an aesthetic whole but it is a never-ending source of interesting shadows. This is on Sacramento, along the southern edge of Embarcadero 2. I think I prefer this one, but there's a black and white version below the fold.

Shadow Shot Sunday: the gift that keeps on giving.

More...

Minimalist Arches

Ped bridge over Geary to Japantown.

Travel Thursday: Summer Palace, Beijing

Long time no China pictures. Here's one.

Zipline

No way in hell. Not me.

Osprey

With a nice, fresh trout in tow. Larger version here.

Simplify

A decorated bicycle, seen on the 4/18 CALIBER SF photowalk through the Mission District.

40

This one's for Donna.

Blue Arrow

The Goodwill at Fillmore & Post.

Shadow Shot Sunday: Little Indian

A perfect vehicle to ride on Shadow Shot Sunday. Let's go visit some of last week's participants, shall we?

Shadow Shot Sunday

Early morning in Justin Herman Plaza, people are lining up for free rides on the zipline.

Shadow Shot Sunday--the dance craze that's sweeping the nation! (Well, lots of nations, actually.)

Tracks

White Queen

Sonoita

In the ranchland between Tucson and Mexico. Not sure what the smoke's from.

Cotton Candy

And the Rockets' Red Glare

Fireworks from last Saturday's Opening Night at AT&T Park.

Japanese Lanterns

In My Neighborhood: Shoes

In My Neighborhood

Solar panel at Argonne Elementary School, 17th & Cabrillo.

Shadow Shot Sunday

The shadow of a moderately well-known bridge in our neighborhood.

Shadow Shot Sunday info here, results here.

In My Neighborhood: Davey Jones' Shopwindow

Modern Relics, on Cabrillo near 9th Avenue.

Song Sparrow

Could this guy be this guy? Same neighborhood, one year later.

Mossy Gully

Along the High Peaks Trail in Pinnacles National Monument.

The National Pastime

Baseball season is here! The Giants beat the Astros in their first game of the season yesterday, so they can still go 162-0 (theoretically, anyway).

Huzzah for the national pastime!

El Charro

When Captain America Checks His Mighty Cell Phone

Saturday I spent the afternoon visiting with my good friends Joyce and Arthur, who happen to be comic book artists and were busy signing autographs for their adoring fans at this year's WonderCon. I've attended this event a couple times over the past few years, using the occasion as an excuse to hang out with Joyce and Arthur and to take pictures of the participants. This particular shot, which I uploaded Saturday evening, was picked up and put on the Flickr Blog, and as of just a few minutes ago had over 3000 hits today alone.

Wow.

Mixed Bouquet

Wildflowers* on the Phegley Ridge trail above Hunting Hollow, Henry Coe State Park.


*Miniature Lupine, Butter & Eggs, and Goldfields.

Shadow Shot Sunday: Morning Sidewalk

Don't bother going downtown; it's Shadow Shot Sunday. Honest. And we're all glad Harriet's back in business.

Red Light District

Taken one block west of in the same location as this one (I think), but on a very different kind of morning.

Wood Duck, Drake

He's even more beautiful close up, with spots, stripes, iridescences, the works.

Travel Thursday: Lagunitas

Samuel P. Taylor State Park in western Marin County offers some beautiful hiking trails, camping and picnic sites. Also spawning salmon running up San Geronimo Creek at certain times of the year.

Hiding Clown

At Cabrillo & La Playa, former site of Playland at the Beach.