Urban Animals

They cross the street on their own, they walk on sidewalks, the gather and loiter... They do what they want.

I realized part way through my stay in Chile that I better not leave without at least a few candid shots of the urban animals. :)

Curly ears and swirly floor..

Cat Castle..

Siesta..




















shhhhh he sleeeeeeeepz..
















Nobility..





HOly moly I cannot figure out the formats on Blogger posting :O They are in order but other than that, I don't seem to have much control. I feel like a toddler learning to use crayons!

Stagecoach

This panorama of interior of a Wells Fargo Stagecoach was taken yesterday.  This stagecoach was on display at Fort Mason Center as part of Golden Gate 75th Anniversary festivities.  I took it with my cell phone camera.  The quality is not great.  But I thought the subject matter may interest you.

Fish Out of Water

Lumix DMC-GF1, Lumix 14mm f2.5

We were walking through Chinatown the other evening with our new friends Hera and Anthony from Montreal, and we saw this fish market about to close for the day.

You can see bits of sky reflected in the foamy bubbles.

--Warren

(edited: changed the title :) )

Another Marin Wildflower

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 14mm f2.5

I have no idea what this is, but it looked interesting enough for a picture :).

BTW, I am very happy with the little 14mm Lumix. It's sharp!

--Warren

Solar Eclipse

I have never really tried to take one of these before, anybody else have an image?  GH2 14-140mm. 

Dan

Frayed

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 14mm f2.5

That's Dan in the background :).

--Warren

Crimson Columbine

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 14mm f2.5

We saw these wild columbines (thanks for the name, Dan) on the Devil's Gulch Trail at Samuel P. Taylor State Park. Dan, another friend, Ginny, Gail and I went for a photo hike there to see Stair Step Falls.

--Warren

true love!

Warren's 135m Tele Elmar

Warren was kind enough to let me use his wonderful 135 Tele Elmar f4 on my M9.  This lens has a reputation of being hard to focus on .72 range finders, but to me the lens handled quite well.  I did use the lens pretty much wide open since we were in the forest and shadows were fairly deep. 

Dan

Hi, these 3D photos of the last battleship USS Iowa were taken on April 28, 2012.  USS Iowa will be towed out of Golden Gate on May 20, 2012.  When you hold a 3D blue/red viewer, make sure the blue filter is in front of you left eye .  Enjoy!  
P.S.  I think one blue and one red color filter for lens should work as well.

Heron in a Tree

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 45-200mm

Maybe I'll venture out there one of these evenings with my 500mm :).

The herons nest here every year on an island at Stow Lake.

--Warren

Canada Goose

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 45-200mm

I went to Stow Lake yesterday to see the Great Blue Herons at Stow Lake. There were only a few there, on a far off tree, and the light was not very good.

I sat on a bench to watch them for a while, when some Canada geese came around hoping for some food.

--Warren

nikon d200 with nikon 85/1.8

New Lens, Day One, 14mm f2.5

Lumix DMC-GF1, Lumix 14mm f2.5

I recently acquired a new lens. It's the Lumix 14mm f2.5. It is really tiny. On my G1, it looks like a body cap. :P

"Coffee Dog", his owner is a regular at Blue Bottle Coffee, and so is this dog. He knows that he gets a doggy treat whenever he visits.

"Two Trees", one is part of the rotating artwork at Patricia's Green, and the other is a real tree.

"Peace Pagoda, backlit"

Peace Plaza, notice the birds in flight in the background :).

Peace Pagoda, another view.

I, of course, go for the straight portrait of Gail.

And Gail goes for the artsy, alternate angles.

"Red Roof", on a MUNI bus shelter.

Some things that I saw while walking up Fillmore Street after dinner...

"A Happy Couple"

"Diner Window"

"Three Balloons"

"I Want Some Yogurt Too"

Me, abstracted in a parking meter reflection.

Just practicing my car photography on a cool looking Bimmer.

--Warren

Into the Forest

Panasonic DMC-G1, Konica Hexanon 40mm f1.8

Continuing my series from the Sawyer Camp Trail in San Mateo, here I am standing on the San Andreas Dam where the trail leads into some trees.

--Warren

Philadelphia: Gravity Assist

If you wanted to find some really good photo opportunities in Philly, you couldn't do much better than the area around the Philadelphia Art Museum and the Fairmount Water Works. Here's a strolling path that connects the museum, on higher ground, to the level of the Schuylkill River.

I took this photo in February with my Canon XSi, set to record Raw files. It looked OK in color, but the design elements of the repeating shadows and the curving path are what I really wanted to emphasize, so I converted it to B&W.

I used Nik Silver Efex Pro 2, a plugin for Photoshop (also available for Lightroom) to do the B&W conversion. This plugin also includes very controlled vignetting and edge burning, which I used to emphasize the child running down the path.

Ice Plant Blossom

Panasonic DMC-G1, Konica Hexanon 40mm f1.8

The ice plants are in bloom all over the place. This one was photographed by the side of the Sawyer Camp Trail in San Mateo.

--Warren

Night of the Supermoon

Panasonic DMC-G1, Nikkor 500mm f8 Reflex

Did anyone else see it last night? It was the biggest full moon of the year, and quite spectacular.

This was taken right outside my house. I set up my tripod, and I tried my 500mm, and also my 300mm and 300mm w/2x teleconverter. The 500mm gave the best results. The 300mm by itself did not give enough magnification, and the 300mm with teleconverter was not sharp enough.

--Warren

Shapes

Leica M9, CV 35mm Nokton

Dan

Playing Catch

One of the guys practicing catching a home run ball outside of Giants Stadium, Leica M9, CV Nokton.

Dan

Golden Poppies

Lumix DMC-GF1, Lumix 20mm f1.7

A patch of our state's flower, seen at Seal Point Park, San Mateo last month.

--Warren