Late night in the Castro

Went for a little photowalk in the Castro last night. It was fun shooting the neon at night. I'll post the hightlights at flickr and zooomr once I've had a chance to process them.

I was walking along fairly late at night, and even though SF is decidedly not the city that never sleeps, I was amazed at all the people out and about. Of course, Wednesday is the new Thursday... and the queens were getting ready for the weekend.

I also went down to the Embarcadero for the last 20-30 snaps on my SD card. Much less busy, but still a lot of people walking around, waiting for the bus, etc. I discovered that One Market's kitchen is right on the street and it was very well lit. Next time I'm down there at night I hope to take a few more pix. Got a couple, but am excited to revisit it.

photowalking in the mission

mission mural + pedestrians, originally uploaded by hlh-abg.

i did a nice long photowalk through the mission district yesterday. the standouts are online at flickr.

some of the photos came out pretty well, but it's mostly due to the subject. it was a cloud-covered nothing of a day, but the mission is always so alive and vibrant.

i strolled around listening to some newly downloaded tunes and tried to take as many shots as possible. maybe a third were worth a second glance, and maybe a quarter of them ended up on flickr. not bad. if you visit flickr and are inclined to comment, i always appreciate the feedback.

happy new year. more about my resolutions soon, but one of them is to take more pictures!

photography lesson for the day

two of my favorite things..., originally uploaded by jaymac0002.

lesson #1 = the rule of thirds.
lesson #2 = dramatic clouds rule.

i've been looking at lots of corn-related photos (don't ask), and this one actually made me smile and exclaim, "Nice."

Moon, Sun and Yosemite Align for Photo: forget carbon dating, even though i guess that doesn't really apply... but who cares? Astronomers at Texas State University have pinned down the exact time and date Ansel Adams snapped the famous "Autumn Moon." I'm a little late to this news, but it's so cool I had to blogit. They concluded that the picture was taken at 7:03 pm on Sept. 15, 1948 -- the scene captured at Glacier Point in Yosemite repeats itself every 19 years.