Last year I had an amazing time discovering a new must see portion of San Francisco, the Lands End Labyrinth. Over time I got a chance to meet with the creator of the labyrinth, Eduardo Aguilar, interview him, see him in action building a new labyrinth and take part in one of his solstice events centered around the labyrinth. Not content keeping this information to myself I put out an article on my site, San Francisco Labyrinths, with numerous photos including the following two which are some of my favorite. Since the release of the article it has been picked up by SF Station and Eduardo has been contacted by Sunset Magazine and various labyrinth enthusiasts. If you have the opportunity to visit you should and if you can’t then enjoy the many photos on my web site.
I snuck this shot in while taking a stroll with my wife (of 24 hours) on my mini-honeymoon. My wife isn’t the most patient so I had to rush to get this one in. As soon as I saw this scene I knew I had to photograph it though and for as much grief as I got about taking the photo it was later confided in me that this photo is now one of her favorites.
While working on some other photo projects I got a bit nastalgic for some of my favorite photographs from last year. I’ve been over due for creating a page dedicated to some of my favorites, but here is one from Fort Point in San Francisco… with a surfer to top it off.
For sometime I’ve been asked what techniques I use to capture my panoramic photos and recently I had the opportunity to conduct a presentation on the topic. Inspired by the feedback from those I’ve talked to and presented to I’ve written up an article on how to Master Digital Panoramic Photography.
If you’re new to panoramic photography I hope this helps you learn the ropes and for those with some experience in this area let me know if I can elaborate in other areas that might be of use.
For those just finding my site for the first time I have been documenting a recent trip to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge with in the “Articles” section of my web site. Updates include daily highlights and images. So far 10 days have been posted of the 12 days in the field.
The trip was centered around the filming of an episode of “Travels to the Edge with Art Wolfe”, a TV program / Nature Documentary hosted by well-known nature photographer, Art Wolfe. It was a real honor to be a part of the trip and the natural diversity of plants and animals was incredible. My daily notes detail wildlife encounters and highlight the amazing landscape that makes this area one our nations greatest natural treasures.
Check it out and let me know what you think.
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Jim M. Goldstein
