Pacifica Beach

Lumix LF1

This shot was taken at the lens' widest, which is 28mm equiv. The previous blackbird shot was taken at 200mm equiv., and the B&W landscape was taken at around 100mm equiv.

--Warren

Pier Stroll

Lumix G5, Lumix 14mm f2.5

The Municipal Pier at Aquatic Park is always a nice subject for a dramatic photo :).

--Warren

Lunch at the Ruins

Nikon D200, Tamron 24-135mm

A couple having lunch at the old Sutro Bath Ruins.

--Warren

Red Buoy In Fog

One kind of image I’ve always been partial to is “a little bit of something in a lot of nothing.” This one is an example of a corollary, “a little bit of color in a lot of non-color.”

You can practice looking for situations like this and thy it out with your own photos… a little bit of something in a lot of nothing… a little bit of color in a lot of no color…. a little bit of one color in a lot of another color.

To paraphrase George Zimmer, you’re going to like the way it looks; I guarantee it.

Full disclosure: I took this photo back in January - there isn't a lot of fog in our area this time of the year. 

Levi's Plaza After Sunset

Lumix LX5

It was getting cold and dark quickly once the sun went down. I had several compositions from this spot, and I decided to try a black & white of this scene.

I'm not sure how successful this one is? What do you think?

--Warren

Urban Contrasts

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 45-200mm

Bay Bridge Twilight

Lumix LX5

This was taken from AT&T Park last Saturday evening. This view of the Bay Bridge can only be seen from the top level of AT&T park. 

Most people would not know or care about this, but the LX5 has a true multi-aspect sensor, meaning that it shoots in full, 10MP resolution in all aspects (4:3, 3:2, and in this case, 16:9). There is a handy switch on the lens barrel to select aspect ratio. 1:1 is also available, which is useful for composition but 1:1 is cropped (not full-res).

--Warren

One of My Recurring Subjects at Stow Lake

D200, Nikkor 35mm f2.0 ai

It was a beautiful, warm day today, and I was compelled to take a walk around Stow Lake with the D200 and 35mm f2 Nikkor lens. I don't have a camera strap for it yet, so I carried it sans strap. It is a solid piece of gear, which is just slightly smaller, in size than the D100, but much more solid and dense. This is because of the D200's magnesium chassis and metal body. It has a much more rugged feel than the D100, and it feels more like a relative of my F-series Nikon bodies.

--Warren

Moonrise Over the East Bay

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 45-200mm

Here's that moonrise that I mentioned in my previous post. This is a 3.2 sec. exposure at ISO 200.

Ferry Building at Night

Lumix DMC-GF1, Lumix 20mm f1.7

Another view of the Ferry Building taken at the same time as Dan's photo.

--WT

Vaillancourt Fountain and Ferry Building at Twilight

Lumix DMC-GF1, Lumix 20mm f1.7

This was taken last Saturday at the end of a photo walk that I went on with Dan.

I noticed that the fountain was very evenly lit by floodlamps, which made it balance very well with the lighting on the Ferry Building. The two subjects made a great counterpoint to my favorite, deep blue twilight sky.

--Warren

Palm Trees

Nikon D100, AF Nikkor 24mm f2.8

They seem to tower over the Pyramid Building. This was taken from the Embarcadero.

--Warren

Hydrant Tree

Lumix DMC-GF1, Konica Hexanon 40mm f1.8

Post-Christmas discards turned this fire hydrant into a tree :)

--Warren

Ferry Building and Waterfront Skyline

Nikon D100, Nikkor 24mm f2.8-AF

I decided to take the old warhorse D100 out for a stroll yesterday, as well as exercising my 35mm FOV 'vision' :).

This vantage point of the Port is not seen very much.

--Warren

Twilight View of San Francisco from the Marin Headlands

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 14-45mm

This is historic, my first stitched panorama shot!

This is a 7 shot stitched panorama. The shots were handheld. I used my EVF's grid line display to aid with positioning the horizon in each of the 7 shots. In post-processing, I am trying out a program called Autostitch. It was ridiculously easy to create the resulting image. Blogger has a 1600 pixel width limit on images, so unfortunately you won't be able to see all the details.

I also tried a 6 shot series in portrait mode that worked well, but this series was a more dramatic example.

--Warren

View of City Behind the Palace of Fine Arts

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 45-200mm

The modern city rises up behind the Palace of Fine Arts (built in 1915).

Crissy Field beach is in the foreground.

--Warren

Marina Green

Nikon D100, AF-Nikkor 28mm f2.8

This was taken at Marina Green, a vast expanse of lawn next to SF Bay on July 4th. Marina Blvd. is lined with multi-million dollar homes. At the end of the boulevard is the entrance to Doyle Drive which leads to the Golden Gate Bridge (seen in the background here shrouded in fog). We parked here in the free public lot, and walked down to the waterfront (Aquatic Park, Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 39, etc.), more pictures to follow.

--Warren

Clouds Over SF Bay

Panasonic DMC-G1, Konica Hexanon 50mm f1.7

This is a view from the waterfront at Sausalito.

I took my Hexanon 50mm f1.7 out for a spin on the Lumix yesterday. It was supposed to rain yesterday, but instead we got some dramatic clouds in the sky.

--Warren

Golden Sunset Light Reflections

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 45-200mm

This is a view from Lincoln Park. The sun was setting and its light was reflected by downtown buildings.

--Warren

Golden Gate Bridge from Battery Spencer

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 20mm f1.7

This was taken during the same session as the "fence" shot.

--Warren