Familiar Places

Lumix G5, Lumix 14-45mm

Ready to Go

Lumix G1, Lumix 45-200mm

Patiently waiting for the parade to start.

--Warren

Practicing Photographer

Lumix LX5 @ 24mm

This is "Kirk". He was practicing in the field with his newly acquired Canon 100-400mm zoom. He will be going to Tanzania on a photo safari, as well as climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. He showed me a picture on his iPhone that he took of a tiger in India, and he told me a great story of how he got that picture.  I took the opportunity to do a combination project picture :).

--Warren

A Great Lunch Spot

Lumix G1, Lumix 100-300mm



--Warren

Three Amigos in Florida

Lumix LF1

Photo by Gail.

Dolph, Carl D., and me, in Florida.


--Warren

Lands End Trail

Lumix G1, Olympus 17mm f2.8

People enjoying the beautiful fall afternoon at the Lands End Trail.

--Warren

Rainy Day Traveler

HTC One X

In honor today's unexpected rain in San Francisco, here's a picture that I took last June on the train somewhere between Paris and Cologne, Germany.

It was raining very hard that day, and it made for an interesting blurry motion picture on the outside of the train.

--Warren

On the Edge, Version 2

Lumix DMC-G5, Lumix 100-300mm



--Warren

Let's Go Home Now

Lumix DMC-G5, Lumix 100-300mm

Mother shows son how to clean the sand from his hands.

(more practicing with my new G5 and 100-300mm)

--Warren

On the Edge

Lumix DMC-G5, Lumix 100-300mm

This is one of the first shots from my newly acquired Lumix 100-300mm lens. I bought the lens along with the G5 because of a great promotion on Amazon.

This lens is amazingly sharp and stable even at full zoom. I am very impressed by its performance even after using it for just one session yesterday at Pacifica.

--Warren

Girl at Marin Headlands

Nikon D200, Nikkor 85mm f1.8D

I was sitting on a bench taking a break from shooting the fog pictures when I noticed them standing in front of me. The little girl was not interested in the view and more interested in looking at me.

--Warren

The Chin

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 45-200mm

We saw Jay Leno at the Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca last weekend. He is usually there every year.

--Warren

Heart of a Baker

D100, Nikkor 24mm f2.8

More Explorers

Konica FS-1, 40mm f1.8 Hexanon, Kodak BW400CN

Different weekend, different place, same idea as the last one that I posted.

Dan, I finally had a chance to process the roll that I shot in the FS-1. As it turned out, I must have loaded it badly because the leader jammed in the FS-1's wind mechanism causing it to double expose a few frames in the beginning, and jam when I tried to rewind it. I had to unload the camera in a dark closet by opening the back and manually yanking out the leader.

I will be posting my shots from the RFF meetup day soon.

--Warren

Under and Behind the Cliff House

D100, Nikkor 28mm f2.8

She looks like a restaurant worker taking a break, oblivious to the tourists and other people enjoying the view of Seal Rocks and the ocean view.

--Warren

Window to the World

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 14-45mm

This is the rear window of a classic Pierce Arrow Limousine. Everyone was gawking at the luxurious interior.

--Warren

The Thinker

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 20mm f1.7

A real life "The Thinker", not Rodin's version, seen at the end of the commercial fishing pier at Avila Beach.

--Warren

Faces in the Park

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 20m f1.7

You couldn't tell from their serious expressions, but these elderly Chinatown residents were listening to an afternoon concert of live Chinese music at Portsmouth Square. The music seemingly transported them, each into their own thoughts and memories.

--Warren

Guitarist

Nikon D100, Nikkor 85mm f1.8D

This guy must have chosen this spot for the acoustics. He was in front of a concrete tunnel in Golden Gate Park.

Interestingly, the gate and tunnel appear to be a black & white picture, even though I did no post processing to make it so. :)

--Warren

Deep Conversation

Nikon D100, Nikkor 50mm f1.8D

Three elderly friends in deep conversation at Victoria Bakery. This is an Italian bakery at the edge of North Beach, right next to Chinatown so it gets a lot of Asian customers.

--Warren