Thursday, January 28, 2010

Wiley Coyote

Was on the bike riding over Mt. Tamalpais and came upon this coyote, that just stayed ahead of me on the down hill run. I know not a great shot, but given it was taken while on my bike traveling about 15 mph, not bad.

Dan

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Blogger Warren T. said...

Considering the circumstances, this is a GREAT shot! I love seeing the coyote in mid-trot with its paws in the air.

--WT

Friday, January 29, 2010 at 7:05:00 AM PST  
Blogger Lea said...

Oooo biking photos, i have a bunch of those too! Awesome! Yeah this is framed nicely for a downhill-curve-coming-up-AND-WILEY shot. Some nice surprises come out of the point&shoot-or-else-you'll-fall approach.

Okay, sorry for all those hyphens. It seemed necessary..

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 12:54:00 PM PST  
Blogger dan in marin said...

Lea, have you posted any on the saddle shots?

Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 10:01:00 PM PST  
Blogger Lea said...

I posted this one a while back:
http://fpcf.blogspot.com/2008/06/out-biking.html

I'm not sure if I've posted any others here.. none that I could find with searches to blogger anyways ;)

Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 5:52:00 PM PST  

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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Peace Plaza

Nikon D100, Tokina 17mm f3.5 ATX

--Warren

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Blogger dan in marin said...

Nice composition Warren, for me the image speaks of serenity and winter.

Dan

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 6:47:00 AM PST  

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Monday, January 18, 2010

Moscone Center Self Portrait

Nikon D100, Nikkor 105mm f2.5

When Dan and I were out here for the RFF event, I had an idea for a picture using the windows of one of the buildings at Moscone Center (near the carousel). At the time, I was shooting with a 35mm lens, and it wasn't quite what I had in mind, so the next time that I was there, I got this shot.

--Warren

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Blogger dan in marin said...

Warren, I like the colors of the various handrails and their affect on the overall compostion. Too bad the blue rail ended up so close to your head, it is a little distracting.

Dan

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 10:44:00 AM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

I shot a few different versions here, I'll post them when I have some time.

Warren

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 10:46:00 AM PST  
Blogger Steve Rosenbach said...

very cool, I really like it!

The way you incorporated the railings, with the different colors and the Z-shape (there goes that Z-shape thing I have again!) is great.

I also like the way that the intervening glass make you partially ghostly ;-)

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 1:02:00 AM PST  

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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Fresh From the Manger


Was out on my bike on a back road and came upon this scene. Something about new lambs of all the farm animals. It isn't even spring yet.
Dan

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Blogger Warren T. said...

very cute :)

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 9:00:00 AM PST  
Blogger Dolph Brust said...

Dan,

If the power meter weren't in the picture and this was Black and White, it could be years ago.

Very nice.

**Dolph

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 7:24:00 PM PST  
Blogger dan in marin said...

Dolph, thanx for the suggestion, when I have some time I will take the meter and perhaps the gate out.

Dan

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 8:27:00 PM PST  

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Friday, January 15, 2010

Threatening Skys but No Rain Yet

We are in the middle of a drought despite the threat of rain. Hoping for some real rain soon.

Dan

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Blogger Warren T. said...

nice cloud pic :). it works well in B&W.

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 9:01:00 AM PST  
Blogger Dolph Brust said...

Dan,

Nice work. Looks like SE Florida with the palm tree.

Nice use of shadow, light and the cloud pattern.

**Dolph

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 7:22:00 PM PST  

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Another Transamerica Tower

We have all done this, but could not resist the caption in relation to the tower.

Dan

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Blogger Warren T. said...

Everything has been done before :), yet it's still your unique take on it. Very nice.

One of our future projects can be: Use a SF landmark (or a subject of our choice) as a background (like I've been doing), and we'll see how many different variations we'll get. We should agree on one, then all shoot the same one for the extent of the project.

--WT

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 9:04:00 AM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Or maybe we can choose a more 'generic' background landmark to incorporate into the project pictures, for those who are outside of San Francisco :).

--WT

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 10:26:00 AM PST  
Blogger Dolph Brust said...

A well know landmark for the area we are in and different take on the presentation.

**Dolph

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 7:08:00 PM PST  
Blogger dan in marin said...

Warren, how would that work for folks not in the Bay Area? How about a project that is not landmark specific, but wherever you are located pick a famous landmark and submit 5 differenct interpretations.

Dan

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 8:35:00 PM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Dan, your idea works for me. We need to get more of us to get involved in this, otherwise it's not as fun. I really hope it happens. Any other suggestions or ideas are welcome.

--WT

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 10:58:00 PM PST  

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Dancing Under Cloady Skys

The music was on and so were the dancers. Good way to enjoy some early exercise and socialize.

Dan

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Blogger Warren T. said...

Dan, I enjoy your street work. You should do more of it.

I like how you got at least one of the dancers' face, thus making her the subject. And good juxto between the very involved dancers, and the folks waiting for the bus.

--WT

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 9:05:00 AM PST  

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How Many Strolls Has He Taken

Elder out for his morning constitution in Washington Sq.

I hope I am as nimble as he is when I am his age. He looped the park for a good four laps, before sitting down and chatting with friends.

Dan

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Blogger Warren T. said...

Two things that I really like about this one:

- All the vertical stationary elements as if the emphasis the subject's motion: the pole, the trees, and the bystander in the background.

- Seeing the breath from the cold morning air, very nice.

--WT

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 9:08:00 AM PST  
Blogger Dolph Brust said...

Dan,

I see this man like the guy in the movie "Time Machine." This guy keeps seeing the same thing, but it changes over time. I wonder what he has seen over time, it would be a great story.

**Dolph

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 7:10:00 PM PST  
Blogger dan in marin said...

Thanx Warren and Dolph

Actually that is not his breath, but his beard. I was using my 50mm and wished I had the fancy 70-200 on at the time.

Dan

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 8:29:00 PM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

woops! my mistake, that's a heck of a beard :) LOL!

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 8:34:00 PM PST  

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Two Smokers at Peace Plaza

Nikon D100, Tokina 17mm f3.5 ATX

It has been cold and overcast a lot lately. Last weekend, Gail and I wanted to find a place to get some sun. We found some at the Peace Plaza in Japantown. I was lounging on one of the benches there enjoying the sun (see feet in picture), and I saw two locals people who were apparently unrelated, sitting in front of me having a smoke. It just so happened that they were both bundled up for the cold day, and they were both wearing beanie style knit caps. I waited and waited, until the moment when they both took a drag from their cigarettes at the same time...

--Warren

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Meditations on a Fountain

Nikon D100, Nikkor 105mm f2.5

This series was taken during my photography walkabout at Yerba Buena Gardens last weekend.

Under fading light, I took advantage of the speed, resolution, and superb image quality of the Nikkor 105mm f2.5.

Which are your impressions in general, and which image is your favorite (and why) in this series?

--Warren


#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

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Blogger Ted M said...

Hi Warren, I like the 2nd to the last here.

The 105/2.5 Nikkor is one of my favorite lenses. Which version did you get (there are 15 or so), I have the P*C one, the first F mount version designed with Gauss design and 7 blades.

Friday, January 15, 2010 at 9:05:00 AM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Hi Ted,

I have two of them. :) The first one I've had since the mid-70's. It's a P*C like yours, Gauss design, and with the metal fluted focusing ring. It is in excellent condition and non-ai, and I was hesitant to send it out for conversion. So, I was deeply missing using it on my ai cameras, especially my D100, so a couple of years ago, I bought an ai version of the same lens. This one is just slightly later than my original, but it has the rubberized focusing ring and is not as pristine, but as you can see, performs great as you would expect.

Obviously, this is one of my favorite lenses too.

--Warren

Friday, January 15, 2010 at 9:21:00 AM PST  
Blogger dan in marin said...

#4 is the winner for me. The flower floating on the highlight relection makes it.

Dan

Friday, January 15, 2010 at 11:01:00 PM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

I think my personal favorites are 4,5, and 6. In #5, that bit of white reflection almost looks alive and 3 dimensional. #4 was my first image of the flower in the fountain after I spotted it. I took a number of them, but I chose 4 and 5 as the best. I have no idea how that flower ended up there, but it made a great prop.

On #6, I like it because of shape of the reflection formed an arrowhead that points to the fountain.

None of these shot would have been possible had I rushed through here. It took a certain amount of contemplation before I was able to see shots.

--WT

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 9:15:00 AM PST  
Blogger Dolph Brust said...

Warren,

I enjoy #5 because of the slight movement of the water, light in the backgroud, and flowers. I wonder where the water is going to take the flower.

Nice composition. Makes we think!

**Dolph

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 7:13:00 PM PST  

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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Bougainvillea at Yerba Buena Gardens

Nikon D100, Nikkor 105mm f2.5

I used SFMOMA as the background for this threadbare Bougainvillea plant. It should be full again once it's in season.

--Warren

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Blogger Lea said...

ooo a nice wintery feel to this.. the crisp colours and empty branches

Friday, January 15, 2010 at 8:13:00 PM PST  

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On the Balcony

Nikon D100, Nikkor 105mm f2.5

I'm referring to those two tiny people on the balcony of SFMOMA. You don't realize how huge the building is until you see some humans in there for scale. :)

It's also interesting that SFMOMA is done in the same brick color as St. Patrick's Church (see previous post).

--Warren

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St. Patrick's Catholic Church

Nikon D100, Nikkor 105mm f2.5

Last weekend, Gail wanted to do some shopping downtown. While she was doing that, I took the opportunity to revisit the Yerba Buena Gardens/Moscone Center area. This time, I decided to bring my Nikon D100 and Tokina 17mm, and Nikkor 105mm f2.5. I mentioned before how much I liked my previous images taken with the Nikkor 105mm f2.5 on the Nikon F4s, and that my next excursion with the lens would be on the D100. I ended up using the 105mm for most of my pictures in this session.

Here is a front shot of St. Patrick's. It's one of the few old buildings still remaining in the area.

--Warren

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Blogger Dolph Brust said...

Warren,

Nice composition with contrast between light and dark; new and old; classic and and classless.

Nice.

**Dolph

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 7:15:00 PM PST  

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Polka Dotted Grace Cathedral

Canon A570is

Changing gears here, on Christmas Day, Gail and I parked our car near Grace Cathedral and after the Christmas Service, we went for a walk to downtown for lunch. On our way back to the car, we walked up the steep hill on Taylor Street to California. As we crested the hill, I saw this view of Grace Cathedral lit up with polka dot reflections from a building across the street.

--Warren

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Blogger Dolph Brust said...

Warren,

With the decorations on the cable car, those could be very large snow flakes.

**Dolph

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 7:19:00 PM PST  
Blogger dan in marin said...

Warren, fantastic light pattern, I have never seen that on Grace before.

Dan

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 8:31:00 PM PST  

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Late Afternoon at Ocean Beach #3

Nikon D100, Tokina 17mm f3.5 ATX

You can see in the distance from left to right, the well known landmarks: Seal Rocks, Camera Obscura, and the Cliff House.

--Warren

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Blogger Steve Rosenbach said...

Beautiful composition and tonalities in the B&W!

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 1:03:00 AM PST  

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Late Afternoon at Ocean Beach #2

Nikon D100, Tokina 17mm f3.5 ATX

--Warren

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Monday, January 11, 2010

Fun after work and team building.


D70 / 35mm prime

The company that I recently left, was having a team building exercise.  This is an indoor facility, so the challenge was to get a picture to come out with the speed of the carts at about 45mph.  I came in third in the race behind the president and chief operations officer.  I let them win!

**Dollph

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Blogger Steve Rosenbach said...

Awesome action shot, Dolph, with fantastic color!

I played around a bit with cropping - I especially liked it when I cropped a little less than the top 1/3 - so you still see the red, slightly diagonal line at top - and I also cropped a little bit from the other 3 sides.

What do you think?

Monday, January 11, 2010 at 11:28:00 AM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Dolph, really nice action shot! I like to see this kind of shot because I suck at it :). One of you guys will need to show me how to make mine better one of these days.

--WT

Monday, January 11, 2010 at 12:12:00 PM PST  

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Flamingo Center in Everglades National Park


D200 / 55mm

The Flamingo Center is the southern most point in the park.  It was late in the afternoon and this couple had set up to watch the sunset.

**Dolph

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Blogger Warren T. said...

Very nice, I like how the shimmering reflections on the water balance the dark silhouettes two people in the shadows.

--WT

Monday, January 11, 2010 at 12:17:00 PM PST  
Blogger dan in marin said...

Dolph, I have very partial to candid images that lead to you speculate on what the converstation or meeting is about. This tells a story without seeing their faces. Great use of light and imagery for the background

Dan

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 8:32:00 PM PST  

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Royal Palm Area of Everglades National Park



D200 / 300mm

We visited the Everglades National Park last weekend.  It is a great time of year because of all the bird that migrate down for the winter.  This Cormorand had just caught a catfish and battling keeping other birds away and figuring out how to eat the fish.

**Dolph

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Blogger Warren T. said...

Nice capture! I like the lighting, action, vivid colors (eyes and beak), and details of the shot.

the fish will be swallowed whole, right? How do they digest that, I wonder?

--WT

Monday, January 11, 2010 at 12:14:00 PM PST  
Blogger dan in marin said...

Great action shot Dolph. The bird probably thought you were after some fried catfish as well.

Dan

Monday, January 11, 2010 at 3:10:00 PM PST  
Blogger Dolph Brust said...

Guys....yes the fish is swallowed whole. As for the colors, I do have another shot with a little more color...RED.

Monday, January 11, 2010 at 5:05:00 PM PST  
Blogger Lea said...

What a catch! (you and the bird) Liking this one :)

Friday, January 15, 2010 at 8:21:00 PM PST  

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Late Afternoon at Ocean Beach

Nikon D100, Tokina 17mm f3.5 ATX

I went for a walk at Ocean Beach on 1/2/2010. I have a few more to post from this session, stay tuned.

You can see the end of the Great Highway leading up to the Cliff House with Seal Rocks to the left in the distance.

--Warren

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Blogger Dolph Brust said...

Warren....nice use of lines and patterns in this picture. The use of the wall that takes my eye up to the cliff house shows your talent for composing the picture.

** Dolph

Monday, January 11, 2010 at 5:08:00 PM PST  

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Saturday, January 09, 2010

Photography Couple

Nikon D100, Nikkor 300mm f4.5

I went to Poplar Beach in search of raptors again, but I found other photographers instead. And they weren't stalking birds, they were setting up a shot of their little daughter with the ocean behind her.

--Warren

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Poplar Beach Surf and Sand

Nikon D100, Nikkor 300mm f4.5

Looking north from the Bluff Top Trail at Poplar Beach.

--Warren

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Blogger Warren T. said...

Dan, your old Nikkor 300mm lives on... :)

--WT

Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 10:32:00 PM PST  
Blogger Steve Rosenbach said...

"...Dan, your old Nikkor 300mm lives on.."

... and is being put to great use, I'd say! This image is beautiful - wonderful shapes and scale!

Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 6:29:00 AM PST  
Blogger Dolph Brust said...

Warren,

That Nikkor has helped make a great photo. The composition and the details make for a photo that I could look at for quite some time.

Dolph

Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 4:58:00 PM PST  
Blogger Ted M said...

I like this one a lot Warren. Very interesting how the water is leaving the sand different shades.

Monday, January 11, 2010 at 1:39:00 PM PST  
Blogger dan in marin said...

I always liked that lens Warren, glad it is in the hands of a pro. Nice composition and contrast with the sand and water line.

Dan

Monday, January 11, 2010 at 3:12:00 PM PST  

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Rescue Board

Nikon F4s, Tamron 24-135mm, Fuji Superia Xtra 400

There was a sick sea lion at Pescadero Beach. Folks from the Marine Mammal Center were there to bring the animal to the Center for treatment.

--Warren

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Point Bonitas

These were all taken yesterday with a shirt pocket point and shoot (Canon s90). It was a real hazy day in the Bay Area, but the surf was spectacular. The lighthouse was closed on Friday otherwise I could have gotten some shots from the approach to the Golden Gate. The last shot shows the lighthouse in the distance.

Dan










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Blogger Lea said...

wow, they look amazing! the one with patchy green and red rock is soooooo awesome. it looks like they all could be from a dream =) made my day..

Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 2:38:00 PM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Excellent, atmospheric shots :). I like the one with GG Bridge, and the one showing the dramatic clouds.

--WT

Monday, January 11, 2010 at 12:15:00 PM PST  
Blogger Dolph Brust said...

Dan,

Some great shots for the camera, it shows your ability to compose the shot. I like the last one with the sky, clouds, and water that shows the greatness of the Pacific Ocean. On south east coast we don't see those types of spectacular combinations.

** Dolph

Monday, January 11, 2010 at 5:14:00 PM PST  

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Looking South from Pescadero

Nikon F4s, Tamron 24-135mm

Another shot of the rugged coastline at Pescadero, this time looking south from the beach. You can see Highway 1 in the distance.

--Warren

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Ocean View at Pescadero

Nikon F4s, Tamron 24-135mm

View of the rugged coastline at Pescadero, San Mateo County.

--Warren

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Friday, January 08, 2010

Gazing In

Nikon F4s, Tamron 24-135mm

This was taken on the same day as the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve pictures, but at a different beach: Pescadero State Beach. This boy looks like he is doing a Tai Chi move called "Slanting Flying", but he was actually just wiping sand from his hands.

--Warren

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Gazing Out

Nikon F4s, Tamron 24-135mm

A moment before I took this, she was looking at the tidepools. Then she decided to take a break and looked out towards the ocean.

--Warren

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Blogger Dolph Brust said...

OK....is this just more teasing? If anyone is ever near this location it is worth the walk down to the beach. This area is interesting because of the two land masses that are coming together at the point.

I looked out at the ocean from that very rock many times. Sometimes you can watch the whales playing off shore as they swim south.

Great photo. What is interesting is the jacket has changed colors in the reflection.

Friday, January 8, 2010 at 2:37:00 PM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Yes, Dolph, more teasing to make you come home! LOL!

yeah, I also noticed that the jacket changed from light pink to dark pink in the reflection :).

BTW, did you notice that your Google name on FPCF has changed to Dolph & Peggy Brust?

--WT

Friday, January 8, 2010 at 2:48:00 PM PST  

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Gazing Down

Nikon F4s, Tamron 24-135mm

What this man is doing is certainly open for interpretation, isn't it?

He is actually staring intently into the tidepool looking for marine life, at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve near Half Moon Bay.

--Warren

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Blogger Dolph Brust said...

Warren,

This shot could have been my son Stefan. We went down to these pools at least once per month when we lived in Moss Beach.

I have some shots of this beach that I'll post.

**Dolph

Monday, January 11, 2010 at 5:17:00 PM PST  

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Thursday, January 07, 2010

Follow the Bouncing Ball

Nikon F4s, Nikkor 105mm f2.5 ai

I have no idea what this contraption is called, but basically two people squeeze inside of the giant plastic ball, and roll down the hill (uncontrolled). It seems both fun and crazy at the same time.

The kids were helping to roll it up the hill for another ride down.

--Warren

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Blogger Dolph Brust said...

Looks like some fun when many of us were much younger. I like the contrast between the squares in the skyline and the circle from the giant plastic ball. Do you have a picture of the ball going down the hill?

Friday, January 8, 2010 at 2:39:00 PM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

No, I was too amazed and entertained by seeing the ball roll down the hill with the two girls inside, so I did not take any pictures of it at that time.

--WT

Friday, January 8, 2010 at 2:50:00 PM PST  

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Monday, January 04, 2010

Brick Overload

Nikon F4s, Nikkor 105mm f2.5 ai

It appeared that reading a paper outside was the thing to do on that fine day in the Marina District.

The texture of the bricks and tiles got my attention.

--Warren

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Blogger dan in marin said...

The light is perfect in this shot. The bricks and their reflection make this very intersting.

Dan

Monday, January 11, 2010 at 3:16:00 PM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Thanks Dan. BTW, that is not a reflection, it's more bricks.

--WT

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 6:20:00 AM PST  

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Lap Dog

Nikon F4s, Nikkor 105mm f2.5 AI, Fuji Superia Xtra 400

A pampered pooch out at Ft. Mason on a lazy summer day.

--Warren

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Blogger Warren T. said...

If I told you that this was taken with a Leitz lens, would you have believed it? I love the 3D look of this image.

I'm going to do some more with this lens soon, maybe on the D100 next time, just for fun :).

--WT

Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 4:26:00 PM PST  
Blogger Lea said...

i really like the colours :) the rich green grass and her bright salmon pink pants, softened by some yellow neutrals scattered throughout... it's lovely in an unpretentious way, lol.. can't really explain it better than that. Feels like a sunday morning.

Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 2:51:00 PM PST  

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Ghostly Shopper

Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 80

I was having a cup of coffee at Stanford Shopping Center on the day after Christmas when it started raining hard. It caught shoppers unprepared and many of them made a run for it between the awnings.

--Warren

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Crystal Springs Reflections

Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 80

Here are two shots Crystals Springs, viewed from the Sawyer Camp Trail.

--Warren




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Blogger Dolph Brust said...

Where is the camp at, and how do you get to it? Nice shot of the lake.

Friday, January 8, 2010 at 2:41:00 PM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

I looked up the history of the Sawyer Camp Trail, and I learned that this trail once connected Half Moon Bay with San Francisco. In the old days before automobiles, it was quite an arduous journey. Leander Sawyer opened up a camp on this trail in the late-1800's that provided food and lodging to the travelers of this trail. The camp no longer exists, but the trail was named after Leander Sawyer's Camp. This six mile long trail runs along the east side of Crystal Springs.

--WT

Friday, January 8, 2010 at 2:54:00 PM PST  

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It Could Have Been Another Keeper

Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 80, Fuji Superia Xtra 400

Picture Location: Crystal Springs from the Sawyer Camp Trail.

A friend recently gave me this P&S, an Olympus Stylus (more good camera karma!). I thought it was going to be great, my first zoom P&S film camera. The zoom on this camera is a modest range, only 38mm to 80mm. The Olympus Stylus series has a great reputation, especially the fixed lens (non-zoom) versions of the Stylus. I've always stayed away from zoom P&S cameras because I believed that the compact and slow zoom lenses did not have the performance that I required. That's why I chose the Yashica T4 as my primary P&S for all these years. Since this one was free, I was eager to give it a try and perhaps make it a part of my collection of nice, old cameras.

Very unfortunately, this camera has a light leak. Some research on the Internet revealed that this was a common problem with this series of cameras. One of the great features of this camera, the weather sealing, is this camera's downfall. The seal around the lens has a tendency to break, causing this light leak. On the 24 exposure test roll that I shot, 10 frames had this light leak that ruined the pictures. I was able to crop out the bad parts on several of the pictures, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to recycle this camera.

The camera is very compact, about the same size as the fixed lens Yashica T4, and it handles exposure and focus very well (as you'll see). I will post some pictures from the test roll. Since none of you want my extra T4, I'm sure nobody here is interested in a light-leaking Stylus, right?

--Warren

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Blogger Ted M said...

Great photo Warren, nice reflections in the water. Too bad about the lens light leak.

I think we have one of these too, with curved sliding lens cover, but haven't used it for many years.

Monday, January 4, 2010 at 9:18:00 AM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Thanks Ted. I'll be posting some "corrected" photos from the test roll tonight. The light leak gives a cool, fisheye-lens effect, but it gets old fast when almost half the shots in a roll have the problem. :)

--Warren

Monday, January 4, 2010 at 11:10:00 AM PST  
Blogger Benson said...

Without reading your description, I thought you were shooting through some sort of lens. It's a neat affect but being unpredictable, it would not be a good thing.

Monday, January 4, 2010 at 7:45:00 PM PST  

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Sunday, January 03, 2010

NYC

I know I've been an absentee contributor to the blog but I finally took some worthwhile shots to share. Last week we went to the Big Apple. All shots with Nikon D70 with either Tamron 12-24mm or Nikon 18-200mm. I like to travel light but I could not resist bringing my ultrawide angle Tamron lens on this trip. First shot is one you won't see everyday. My daughter Madison and I playing ENT with Lady Liberty.















Next one is the hall of the ferry building in Jersey City to go to Ellis and Liberty Islands.















Here's the Great Hall on Ellis Island.












A classic view of Lady Liberty.












And finally St. Patrick's Cathedral.

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Blogger Warren T. said...

Great pictures, there are classic and dramatic views here.

That first one is very funny, but what is "ENT"? (I'm acronym-challenged :) )

That's a big crowd around St. Patrick's. Did a service just finish?

--Warren

Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 10:51:00 PM PST  
Blogger Benson said...

ENT is "Ear, Nose, & Throat" specialist. It was very crowded all around Rockefeller that day, I suspect it was not a service but just the usual NYC crowd walking by.

Monday, January 4, 2010 at 7:48:00 PM PST  

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Friday, January 01, 2010

Running for the Carousel

Bessa R, 35mm f2.5 Skopar, Fuji Superia Xtra 400

A happy child dashing for the carousel in anticipation.

--Warren

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