Chinatown Scenes

Nikon D100, Nikkor 24mm f2.8 AF

Last Sunday we went for a walk in Chinatown, and I decided to bring the D100 and Nikkor 24mm for a change. I wanted to shoot with a 35mm FOV (35mm equiv.) and also to exercise the old D100. I have to say that after shooting with mostly my Mu-43 gear for over a year, the D100 felt like a massive beast. And I was only using a lightweight 24mm AF prime lens on it. I must be getting old :).

This first picture is not in Chinatown. It was in the Sunset District, and was kind of a 'warm up' shot. Does anyone else do 'warm up' shots?

The Sunset is known for its pastel colored homes, and here we have some pastel mixed with weeds and old rusty gas meters:

Gail poses in front of the famous Chinatown Gate. She's holding a SF tour book, and a Starbucks coffee. Yes, we often look like tourists in our own town, especially this day because she decided to do part of a walking tour that was suggested in that book just for fun:

This is an old, dingy stairway in a building on Stockton Street. We were on our way up to the 4th floor Buddhist Temple where there was a big sign that says: "Do not touch anything", and a xeroxed picture of a Nikon DSLR with a bold slash across it (no pictures allowed). It was eerily quiet compared to the busy street below:

Waiting on a red light at an intersection:

Fast paced shoppers in action:

It was hot in the sun that day. This young mom faced her child away from the sun while waiting for (probably) Grandma to finish shopping:

To me, the faces here reveal, a mother who is pleased to be out and about, and a daughter who feels a sense of obligation to take her out:

"_RIENTAL HOUSE of BEAUTY". I've been photographing this same building for years, and it has looked the same for years, sort of an urban decay or historical preservation depending on how you look at it:

--Warren