Old and New

Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

Okay, on the way down to Chinatown to do the mural project, I spotted this study in contrasting architectural styles. The iconic Bank of America building looming behind a quaint old gazebo style structure sitting atop an old apartment building. It's possible to find many examples of this in certain cities (Montreal comes to mind), but I'm not always paying attention to this in San Francisco.

Yes, I'm keeping you in suspense about this mural thing. I'll post something about that later. For now, you'll get to see my "just before" the "mural" and "just after" my "mural" pictures.

--Warren

Father and Son in Chinatown

Nikon D100, Sigma 15-30mm

I was on a mission to Chinatown over the weekend to help shoot a picture of the large mural on the Ping Yuen building on Stockton St. and Pacific St. After I took a series of mural shots, I took off to meet Gail on Grant and Pacific streets. As I turned the corner, I came upon this man squatting (in the typical Southeast Asian style) next to the wall with his son right under the Ping Yuen sign. I decided to capture this scene, and this is the resulting image. If the milk carton had been a tin cup, this would have been a completely different image :)

--Warren

Old Mission San Juan Capistrano

"Mission Bells"



"Cloister"



"Old Door"



I've been looking through some old pictures, and I reworked a few this morning from our San Diego trip. These were taken with the old Sony DSC-D770 digital. It was "only" 1.5mp, but with great optics and features. Its biggest drawback, IMO, was the poorly executed focusing system which was inaccurrate and unreliable. It drove me crazy, but when it was on target, the camera was able to deliver very decent images.

--Warren

Just Passing Through

Sony DSC-D770

Taken in Jacksonville, July 2000, on our trip to Ashland, Oregon.

--Warren

Time Exposure

When was the last time you did a time exposure? This was a photo for a color class a few years ago. The class went on a field trip to the old Sutro Baths next to the Cliff House. Exposure was 30 seconds or so. It was cold and dark out there.

Path to Enlightenment

Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

This shot was taken while touring our old high school during our 30th Reunion Picnic at the school. (Lowell High School, San Francisco). This is a darkened hallway in the new building, looking towards the entrance hall.

--Warren

Blue Angels Upside Down

This was shot on Friday from Crissy Field.

Full Moon

I took this tonight with a Sony camcorder from my backyard. There's no fog!

View of Marin County

Nikon D100, Tokina 17mm f3.5 ATX

--Warren

Stacked Angels

Nikon D100, Nikkor 500mm f8 Reflex

If you're interested, I posted a few more on my personal blog: warren128.blogspot.com.

-Warren

Angel #5

Nikon D100, Nikkor 500mm Reflex

Another Fleet Week has come around. We took my mom down to the Presidio to watch the airshow. Of course, I had my camera with me.

--Warren

A local resident came by the backyard, to ask for a hand out. 

Nice Scenery!

Nikon D100, Tokina 17mm ATX f3.5

This is a candid shot of a shapely tourist taking a picture of the amazing view from the E. Peak of Mt. Tamalpais.

--Warren

Union Square Scene

Nikon N50, Quantaray 28-80mm, Color Print Film