Archive for June, 2008
June 10, 2008 – Detail – Disney Concert Hall
June 9, 2008 – KaPloosh!
It was really hot today, so I thought a cool water theme would be nice. Imagine diving into the cold clear waters of Lake Tahoe. (But that’s not how this picture was done. There’s a clue on the map.)
June 8, 2008 – Globe Amaranth
Sunset Magazine had their annual open house this weekend. Their gardens host a large number of Western US flowers. These Globe Amaranth were attracting quite a bit of bee interest.
June 7, 2008 – Ham Ceiling
I’d love to retake this picture sometime because I think it could be great. I took this one quickly with my point and shoot, so it’s noisy and a bit blurry.
We had dinner with friends at the North Beach Restaurant in San Francisco. In the basement are a number of smaller dining rooms, one of which has dozens of aging hams hanging from the ceiling. If you were especially tall you’d bump your head on them.
June 6, 2008 – Kite – Wind = Low Altitude Photography
June 5, 2008 – Railroad Bridge at Night
A night shot along the Russian River in Healdsburg, CA. This from the first set of time exposure shots with my Canon 40D. I tweaked the color and did some luminance smoothing in Lightroom. The shoot ended when the patrolling police officer informed me "Technically, the park is closed after sunset." He was really nice considering it was 11:30 at night.
June 4, 2008 – Backlit Dandelion Seed
June 3, 2008 – San Francisco Kiteboarder
The San Francisco Bay has a number of great spots for kiteboarding. This is at the end of 3rd Ave. in San Mateo, just under the flight path for planes landing at SFO. I was planning to do some kite aerial photography, but the winds were too strong so I shot the kiteboarders instead. I love this image with the San Francisco skyline in the background.