San Francisco, CA

I saw her lost in thought at the side of the road. She noticed me an instant before I took the photo but played along. I love it when people do that.
- Keshav Mahendru
Fujifilm X100s
Critique encouraged

The Golden Gate

D200, Tamron 24-135mm

Marin in foreground, San Francisco in the background, this is not my usual style (or is it?), but I had an idea to try this when I was standing there looking for a shot :).

I would appreciate your comments on this one. Does it do anything for you?

--Warren

The End of the Cherry Blossom Parade

Hi all. Long time no post.

This is the ending of a great parade in the annual Cherry Blossom Parade in San Francisco's Japantown.

Note all of the sake casks. Wish I had one.

Shot of a Warehouse Window

Got a shot of this old window in an abandoned warehouse at Crissy Field in San Francisco. It's very interesting. The City has converted this area to a great outdoor recreation area, and many of the old warehouses there have been converted to recreational facilities. There's everything from fun gym classes for kids to rock climbing.

Be Careful or the Monster will Gitcha!

I was walking around Crissy Field one afternoon and this monster tried to get me. Oooooo...scary.

Anyone Hungry???

While at Fisherman's Wharf with Steve, Warren and Martin, I got a shot of these signs.

What A Day!

It's now about 2AM PDT, and I have to get up at 7 to catch a plane, but I just wanted to quickly post photos from yesterday and say a few words.

First of all, my sincere thanks to Warren for organizing the First Transcontinental Meetup of FPCP. He did an outstanding job, making sure there was a Chinese funeral procession, plenty of wild parrots on Telegraph Hill and sea lions down by the piers, and introducing me to Dim Sum.

As you can see, I took lots of photos of this wonderful and photogenic city. But by far, the best thing was meeting Warren, Martin and Eric. It was like a dream come true.

I hope that I can come back soon and do this again!

Pilings in the Bay

During the 2008 Thanksgiving Day hike with Warren, I caught a shot of these pilings in SF Bay off of Fort Mason.

-- Eric

Post-Christmas Union Square Crowd in SF

Happy New Year all. I wanted to see what I could shoot in regard to crowds and I wanted to see how the local shopping district was doing in these tough financial times, and I got this photo. The setting: I was walking to Union Square from the subway. I was literally shooting from the hip just to see what would happen, and I got this.

-- Eric

Wharf to San Francisco

Got a shot of this when Warren and I went to Treasure Island a while back to shoot. I am learning to see pictures within pictures, i.e. cropping. This is actually part of a larger picture where you can see the city.

-- Eric

Trees Along Fort Mason

On Thanksgiving Day, Warren & I went shooting, and I caught this. The man walking among the tress gave it a lonely feel.

-- Eric

The T

No, it's not the subway system in Boston. I took this photo back in Feb 2008 with the Sony. The sign is for a hamburger joint at the Port Building I think. I like the color and the contrast to the rest of the scenery.

Eric

Another shot of some cables

I saw this on the Golden Gate Bridge also. I liked the the curves of the thin cable and the shadow that it cast.

Eric

Golden Gate Bridge Cables

I went for a walk on the Golden Gate Bridge on a sunny Saturday and thought I'd see what I could see in terms of shadows and black and white. Caught this shot of some cables.

Eric

The Outer Limits or Forbidden Planet??

There is a temporary sculpture on Octavia St. in SF. It reminded me of the sci-fi pics I saw as a kid. It could've been something out of The Outer Limits or Forbidden Planet. If you are around 50, you may remember these. The Outer Limits was a classic sci-fi series that made you think (and sometimes scared you out of your pants), and Forbidden Planet was a movie starring Walter Pidgeon and Anne Francis. Hope you have fun with these photos.

-- Eric

Lunch in SF

Caught a shot of some folks having lunch outside a nice restaurant in SF. It's in the downtown area, and if I remember correctly, it's near Sansome and Market.

-- Eric