Photowalk the Second

Last Saturday was the second photowalk organized by the good folks at CALIBER. We met up at the Montgomery Street BART/MUNI station, and with the inimitable Frank Chu as our guide and beacon, walked up to North Beach and back down through Chinatown. Just before the meet-up, I splurged and bought myself a new 50mm 1.4 lens, and shot exclusively with that all day. It was, as the kids say, hella fun.

A few more shots from that day below the fold.

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Sally Field Moment

Each week, on Friday, the good folk over at CALIBER post a photo from a contributor to their Flickr pool to share with their considerable audience. This week, I was lucky enough to be chosen for their spotlight with this image, long a favorite of mine. I'm so flattered! Go check it out, and maybe leave a comment if you feel the urge.

Also, for those of you here in the Bay Area, scroll down the CALIBER site and take a look at the post about the upcoming photowalk on Saturday, January 30th. Starting at the Montgomery Street BART/MUNI station at about 12:30, the CALIBER gang will lead a group of photographers through Chinatown and North Beach, snapping shots all along the way. Pizza and beer will be consumed at a yet to be determined place at the end of the walk. I participated in the Halloween photowalk and it was a ton of fun. I look forward to joining the group again in a week.

Photowalking

The good folks over at CALIBER -- Julie, Troy, Stuart and Brad -- put out the word a week or so ago that they wanted to invite any local photographers who might be interested to join them in a Halloween photowalk around San Francisco. Of course, I jumped at the chance to meet some of these picture-takers whose pictures I've been admiring for a while, and I signed up right away. I don't think they expected quite as many people to show up as actually did -- in fact, I know so -- but once all (approximately) 50 of us assembled at Powell and Market Streets, there was no stopping us. We walked up Market, through Civic Center and Hayes Valley, on up to Alamo Square, then down Divisadero (with a slight detour on to Grove and back) to Castro and 18th. It was one hell of a fun time, and I look forward to doing it again.

To see more pictures that I took and that were taken by a number of other participants, go here.