Earlier in the month I decided it would be a good idea to wake up early to catch the sunrise over San Francisco. I thought it would be fun to take my wife and show her my favorite lookout. She was a little reluctant when I told her about it as we’d have to wake up at 5AM, drive to the trailhead and then start hiking at 5:30AM in the dark. With a little coaxing she decided to join me and for fun we took along ou
Brian Auer has challenged some of his blog readers to edit one of his photos and the blog project was aptly titled “Edit My Photo“. I thought this was interesting enough that I’d throw my hat in the ring with my very own post-processing interpretation of his image. Below is an animated GIF of his image and my adjustments. Note: If you want to see the animated GIF repeat refresh the page to get it go
One of the more interesting things I encountered when first starting out with landscape photography, back in the days of film, was staunch resistance by many photographers to take double exposure photographs. These photographers felt that a photograph should represent the scene as the eye saw it with no manipulation. This type of attitude instantly put photographers in one of two camps, pro-double exposure or anti-do
The other day I rediscovered a photo of one of my favorite signs found here in the San Francisco bay area. This “Nuclear Free Zone” sign in Berkeley, California has always intrigued me. The rebellious yet principled attitude of Berkeley stands out with this one sign. It’s as much a classic landmark to me as any of the other well known iconic landmarks in the area. [tags]Berkeley, California, Nuclear
On July 17th I wrote “Two Coyotes Killed In Golden Gate Park, San Francisco – Why Care?” and since that time I’ve been working hard to connect with someone at the California State Department of Fish and Game to discuss the policies that shape these types of wildlife management decisions. Well after nearly two months I was finally able to talk with someone about the matter after persisting thro
Back in July I revisited the Sutro Baths area in the outer Richmond district area of San Francisco (see Sutro Baths Sunset). This particular photo was one of the first taken once I stepped out of my car. It just goes to show you don’t have to go very far in San Francisco to find an amazing scenic view. I should note the highlight of the outing was returning to my car a few hours later to find only one car in th
After a couple weeks of stellar weather where it has been clear, sunny and very warm here in San Francisco its back to typical San Francisco summer weather… namely foggy. The fog has never bothered me mostly because I consider it natural air conditioning. The San Francisco bay area has a variety of micro-climates so when it’s foggy in San Francisco, it’s sunny and warm a short distance away. Sun is
Every so often I enjoy visiting the ruins of Sutro Baths here in San Francisco. It’s a fascinating place with an even more interesting history. Unlike other areas of San Francisco I don’t see many photographs of this area and until now it’s been a bit of my secret haunting ground. Below is a photograph I took a couple years ago at sunset. When I first put this photo out for feedback I didn’t g