At SFMOMA with RFF, Pic #3

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 20mm f1.7

Fellow RFF'er, Reese, went downstairs to the lobby of SFMOMA to try out someone's Ricoh GRD camera. I think several of us spotted her down there and took some pictures of the scene, so I'm sure I'm not the only one with this picture.

Of course, I did not have the right lens for this, but I just used what I had, and the resulting picture seems good enough for web viewing even after the severe cropping that I did. Fortunately, the superb resolution of the Lumix 20mm helped a bit.

--Warren

At SFMOMA with RFF, Pic #2

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 20mm f1.7

This is Mark (I think), a fellow Leica user and as I found out that day, a fellow fountain pen collector and user.

Can anyone guess what he's doing?

--Warren

At SFMOMA with RFF, Pic #1

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 20mm f1.7

After the group finished viewing the HCB exhibit, we stood around near the balcony waiting for everyone to finish. I had an opportunity to take a few pictures of some of the attendees.

I don't think this is in the style of HCB so I won't include the Nov. project label on this one. What do you think?

--Warren

Was I In His Picture?

Lumix DMC-GF1, Lumix 45-200mm

From my first day out with the 45-200mm last month, this is a picture is of the side of the SFMOMA building.

--Warren

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

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

Lunch at SFMOMA Cafe

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

The RFF folks at lunch:



I brought a 1930's vintage 120 rollfilm folding camera, an original Voigtlander Bessa, to the event. We loaded it there and shot a roll at lunch, and generally passed it around as a curio for everyone to check out.:


Dan looks like a cat burglar:

--Warren

A Sample of Richard Avedon's Work

A few weeks back, I posted a couple of shots I took at the SFMOMA (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art). The main exhibit that day was Richard Avedon's work. Here's a sample of something he did. Though his fashion and celebrity shots were great, I think the best work he did was of everyday people in the Southwest. This shot of a drifter was my favorite. This is nothing but pure inspiration to me.

Another Stairwell at SFMOMA

I just lover colorful art. Here's another image I caught while going up another stairwell at SFMOMA. Modern art, to me, is so alive.

Man v. Monolith or 2001 Revisited

Towards the end of my visit to SFMOMA today, I was able to catch a shot of this guy walking by one of the outdoor pieces. I immediately thought of the apes jumping around the monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Here's my tribute to that slap happy group of...apes.

SFMOMA Stairwell

Caught an image going up a stairwell of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. I was there today for an exhibit by a photographer named Richard Avedon. He had some incredible images of celebrities and fashions, but his best were the images of everyday people who live in the Southwest. Amazing. I'll post one in the future.