Our Houseguest: Poppy

Canon A570is

We are taking care of Poppy for a couple of weeks while his family is out of town. He is a 14 year old Shih Tsu.

--Warren

Denounce False Metal

Beats the heck out of me - I have no idea what this means - anybody have any idea?

I passed by this the other day on the way to work. The gray-painted surface is particle board in a window in place of glass.

Say, I'll be in Sacremento April 24-26. Sandy will be attending a workshop, so I'll be free most of the time. Any chance we can get together!?

Wind Surfer by the Bay

Genie and I were down by the bay a few months back, and I got this photo of a wind surfer preparing to go into the water.

-- Eric

Snowy tree on a sunny day

The weather was still cold, low or mid '30s, so the snow and ice were sticking to the pine needles, but the sun was out, making it nice for a walk and some photo opps.

It's a Yin Yang Thang

When on the Great Wall this past October (2008), I caught these 2 tourists taking photos. One in dark, one in white, one with a hat, one with no hat, one with a large camera, one with a small camera. You get the picture. It's a yin yang thang.

-- Eric

Union Square Shoppers

I caught a candid shot of these 2 shoppers after Xmas in Union Square. They each look deep in thought.

-- Eric

Our State Flag

Nikon D100, Nikkor 200mm f4 Micro

It's difficult, but not impossible to hand hold this equipment combo. The situation was even more challenging because the flag was being moved by a slight breeze. I managed to get this shot anyway :).

--Warren

Dual Ducks

Nikon D100, Nikkor 200mm f4 Micro

Ducks at City Hall, Sonoma Town Square. I took my 200mm f4 lens out for a field trip.

--Warren

Grandparents in the 1920s

My sister was clearing out some old photos in my parents' place and found this. It's a photo of my maternal grandparents in the early 1920's probably not long after they moved to Boston, MA. I believe it was taken in the U.S due to the type of dress and due to the size of my grandmother. China was a poor nation at that time, and there weren't many people in China that well nourished. She also came from a poor family. The original photo was in sepia tones but rather faded, so I spruced it up a little in Adobe Photoshop. I created a b&w version, too. I'll probably take both to a professional photo processing shop here in SF and find out the best way to print and preserve it.

-- Eric

Cast Iron Stove

I caught a picture of this stove last spring while staying with some friends in No. California. I originally took it in color and then converted it to black and white to make it look...more rustic.

-- Eric

Pilings in the Bay

During the 2008 Thanksgiving Day hike with Warren, I caught a shot of these pilings in SF Bay off of Fort Mason.

-- Eric

Kristy and Ron

Nikon D100, Nikkor 200mm f4 Micro

Our friends, Kristy and Ron, were watching some ducks swimming in a pond at the Town Square in Sonoma.

--Warren

Post-Christmas Union Square Crowd in SF

Happy New Year all. I wanted to see what I could shoot in regard to crowds and I wanted to see how the local shopping district was doing in these tough financial times, and I got this photo. The setting: I was walking to Union Square from the subway. I was literally shooting from the hip just to see what would happen, and I got this.

-- Eric