What a Relief

While I'm waiting for Tom to come pick me up later this morning for a long drive and a photo shoot, might as well throw a Shadow Shot Sunday post up here. All the cool kids are doing it!

Cocktail Hour

Short Back and Sides

"I just want to take a picture of the chair." In close quarters, a 24mm lens can capture so much more...

The Bible Guarantees It!

I've been seeing these all over SF lately. I want to contact the people who put them up to ask if I can take over their bank accounts on May 22nd.

This Isn't the Badge You're Looking For

Another from WonderCon.

Put Another Candle on Tom's Birthday Cake

Tom Hilton is 50 today! Congratulations and happy birthday, Tom!

Also, thanks for taking all those pictures for me and ahab.

Black & White or Color

A few of the Ale & Quail Club members on our most recent Friday night outing.

Bufflehead Drake

'Nother bird.

In My Neighborhood: Electric Chair

Seen yesterday in Hemlock Alley.

Magician at Rest

Another one from WonderCon.

Pileated Woodpecker

I've been gunning for this guy for years. Could be closer but I'll take it.

If You Can Keep Your Head While All About You Are Losing Theirs

Sailors Take Warning

Yet another cliché sunrise over Oyster Point one recent morning.

Chelsea

And there goes my streak of birds...

In My Neighborhood: Watered Down

Hemlock Alley, getting an early morning wash-down.

One Clown's Day in the Sun

For all the shooting I did in the past week and a half, I've been pretty lax about posting here. Sorry! Here's a shot from the St. Stupid's Day parade on April 1st.

Wood Ducks

Cue the Dancing Dwarf

The Knockout on Mission, on the most recent Ale & Quail Club photowalk.

Double-crested Cormorants

These bad boys can catch some fish. And, yes, it's still snowing here. Better large.

More from WonderCon

I called this guy a repairman in the title of this shot, but I believe this is actually supposed to be a Ghostbuster costume. In any event, I liked the pose and the light and the busy-ness of his outfit.

I never ran into Tom there, unfortunately, but I sure took a lot of pictures.

Unemployed Man to the Rescue

At WonderCon 2011 on Sunday.

Sexy Time

Common Mallards. Another typical scene is a bonded pair under chase from a second male.

Before Our Bubble Burst

I have taken waaaaaaay too many pictures in too many venues over the past 48 hours -- cashing in the rain check from the past couple months, I suppose -- and it's going to take me a fair amount of time to get through all of them. But in the meantime, here's one that struck me right off the top.

Better bigger.

Glum Jesus

In the cemetery of the Chapel of San Ramon, off Foxen Ranch Road southeast of Santa Maria.