Monday, January 31, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
In My Neighborhood: Finest Nails and a Diet Coke
Shot on film with the trusty old Pentax K1000 one Saturday morning a few weeks back. This is Polk Street looking south from Hemlock Alley; almost right outside my window.
Exit Suitor, Stage Right
Prior to this scene the suitor has been actively voguing for the mated female, as seen below the fold:
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Coffee Stop
Who wouldn't want a nice place to sit in the shade to sip a morning coffee and watch the world go by on a lovely Shadow Shot Sunday morning? Scoot over, some of these folks want to join you.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
On the F-Line
A hipshot (I place my camera in my lap, aim it in the general direction I want to shoot, and surreptitiously press the shutter) produces some decent results in a recent ride in one of the vintage streetcars that run up and down Market Street. I was very happy with the light in this one.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Mushroom Landscape
Shot this while looking for Fetid Adder's Tongue along the Polly Geraci Trail in Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
The Cover Up
A woman covering up graffiti casts a long shadow on the wall -- which reminds me, hey, long time no Shadow Shot Sunday! I wonder if any of these fine participants missed me.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Hat & Tie Again
A revisited picture from an Ale & Quail Club walk back in September. The original was in color, and when I showed a print of it at a recent photographers' critique forum, it was suggested that I try it in black and white. This is the result.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Time Machine
The inside of an idle limousine whose driver we chatted up on the recent Friday Night Ale & Quail walk.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
The Photographer's Shadow
Went on a photowalk last night with the Friday Night Drinking & Shooting Club, and caught this shadow of a photographer preparing his shot.
Shadow Shot Sunday: it's less filling, and it tastes great.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
The Winner
This is the picture that captured the Gold last night. There were a lot of good entries, and I feel very lucky to have come out on top.
Do the Funky Chicken
Three Hooded Merganser drakes, crests fully raised, rock and roll their stuff for some off-camera females. And maybe kind of for themselves too.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
The Olympics of People Watching: Barefoot in the Alley
Tonight is the reception and closing night for a photo contest here in SF called The Olympics of People Watching. I was lucky enough to be chosen one of the seven finalists, and tonight the public is invited to come and view all the submissions and vote for Bronze, Silver and Gold Medalists. Above is one of the ten photos I submitted to qualify as a finalist; there will be five more photos (all shot on film last Saturday morning in various sites around the city) on display for voting consideration as well.
To see all ten of the photos I submitted initially (some of which have been posted on this site), go here. After tonight, I will also put the five photos from last Saturday in that same set.
Wish me luck!
Evening Sky
And another in the series of "I'm so lucky to work where I do", this one trying out the 14mm lens borrowed from my brother, which now I think of it is another I'm so lucky...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The Cake Is a Lie
One last bit of celebratory Giantsabilia, courtesy of someone in our office (a former pastry chef) who made this for the firm bake sale.
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Lombard Street, New Year's Eve
One more long exposure from the last day of 2010. This was shot from the roof of a friend's apartment building in North Beach. The zig-zag of Lombard Street is lit up by cars making their way down what's called "The Crookedest Street in the World" (it really isn't, but it still gets a lot of publicity and tourist visits).
