Evening Scenes at GG Park

Yashica T4 Super, Fuji Superia 400

A patch of irises in front of the De Young Museum caught my eye.

These two young artists were drawing the magnolia tree.



"The Red Jacket"... I saw this boy zipping along on his scooter and caught him in the middle of this scene.

Menlo Park Caltrain Station

Yashica T4, Kodak 400CN

The railroad track shot is always a favorite with photographers.

--Warren

Old Barn and Silo, Freestone, Ca

Yashica T4 Super, Kodak 400CN

We came through here almost exactly three years ago. We went back last weekend to visit the WildFlour Bakery again. This scene didn't change at all in three years.

-Warren

Cascading Staircases

Yashica T4 Super, Kodak 400CN

This is a corner of Alta Plaza Park in Pacific Heights.

--Warren

Corporate Presence

Yashica T4 Super, Kodak 400CN

Looking out on quaint old Fillmore Street with its Victorian buildings, from a Starbucks with Noah's Bagels across the street. The person in the window seems to be upset about it :).

--Warren

Appliance Roadkill

Yashica T4 Super, Kodak 400CN

I recently acquired yet another super film camera. This one is the cult classic, Yashica T4 Super (known as "T5" outside of the U.S.). I already have an original Yashica T4 that I purchased new in the early-1990's. My original T4 has been my favorite film P&S camera because of its superb Carl Zeiss Tessar 35mm f3.5 T* lens. Over the years, I've often thought about buying a newer example of this camera because mine was getting old and a bit dusty in the viewfinder (though it continues to perform well).

This little camera has such a cult following that prices for used ones have remained high even with the advent of the digital revolution. I got this T4 Super free because someone had moved onto digital. This is my first test roll through the camera just to make sure that it was working properly. The T4 Super adds several improvements to the original T4, but keeps the same, excellent Zeiss lens. The main improvements are: weather sealing, and a "Superscope" waist level finder. However, in practice, my middle aged eyesight cannot really cope with the tiny auxiliary finder.

This shot was taken on one of my lunchtime walks around the Civic Center/Hayes Valley neighborhoods. The shadows and odd appearance of an appliance on the sidewalk caught my eye.

--Warren

A Bus Ride in Puerto Vallarta

Yashica T4, Tri-X

Gail reviewing a shot on her digicam:



Fellow passengers:



Local scenery:

Singing for tips:

Cold stare:

Fast Food Poster:

--Warren

Church at Half Moon Bay, CA

Yashica T4, Ilford XP2

Here's another one to feed Dolph's homesickness :P.

Eric, how did your shots at this location come out? (Eric was there that day too.)

--Warren

Love In Union Square

Yashica T4, Ilford XP2

Happy Valentine's Day!

On a side note, I think Blogger is about to force me to convert our blog to the "new" Blogger. After I make the switch, you will need to use your Google ID to log in, I think. We'll just have to see what problems crop up. Please let me know if you have any problems logging in or posting.

--Warren

Night Skaters

Yashica T4, Ilford XP2 Super

One crisp winter evening, we walked down to Embarcadero Center to see the ice skaters on the last day of operation (until next Christmas) for the ice rink.

--Warren

Cafe, Berkeley CA

Yashica T4, Fuji Reala 100

I just finished this long forgotten roll of film in my T4 P&S. This was taken at Cafe Cacao in Berkeley.

--Warren

Serene Winter Morning in Yosemite

Camera: Yashica T4, Film: Kodak RG200

I shot this a few years ago. It was January, and it snowed the night before. When we went out in the early morning the next day, we were greeted with this amazing scene.

I just wanted to post this to get us in the mood for winter and the holidays.

--Warren