Alamo Square

A classic San Francisco shot, I couldn't help taking this as the light was just so good.

I'm undecided about that light splotch in the middle, I could have fixed it in Lightroom, but I decided it gave the photo a bit of quirkiness.

Also, a great time-lapse video of Vancouver: the clouds are amazing!

And I'm jonesing for some of these brownies, right now.

And if you have a couple of hours to burn, check out Syl Arena's roundup of videos about great photographers. I've only managed to watch the Richard Avedon videos so far, but I'm looking forward to fitting in the rest.

Life and Death

Saw this cigarette butt on the ground amidst some moss, and I appreciated the contrast.

Magnolia

Focal length: 100mm
Aperture: f/5
Shutter Speed: 1/200
ISO: 200

The internet is abuzz about the iPad, and I have a few thoughts.

#1 - I want it. It's beautiful! Can you imagine handing the iPad to someone to show off your images? (Just so long as they don't drop it.)

#2 - If I have an iPhone, what else will it do for me? Seems like aside from being bigger, the functionality isn't that different. I'd feel silly carrying both, but probably not silly enough to stop me from doing it, if I could get my hands on one. Which is unlikely to happen any time soon. (So back to thought #1, I want one . . .)

#3 - What would portable technology look like without Apple? I ask this as a PC user, but an iPhone owner. A lot less attractive, and a lot more gray plastic, I think.

Anyway, back to the picture at hand, which I think would look excellent on an iPad. I've been pushing myself recently to shoot at longer focal lengths, as I got really comfortable in Thailand with 50mm and wider. And although sometimes it's a bit tough not to throw my 50mm on the camera, I've been enjoying the exercise. I love the depth of field here, that's for sure. And I've been having fun playing with compression.

Mist at Elephant Falls

I shot this back in November at the Elephant Falls in Dalat, Vietnam.

San Francisco

Square

It's been raining a lot here recently, and while I absolutely should be going out and braving the weather to shoot in the rain . . . well, I haven't. I've been a bit of a wuss. And so I fall back on familiar subjects, the most photogenic and easily accessible of whom is the cat, whether she is directing a kill stare from her throne or hiding among the blankets.

I cropped her square because she is anything but.

Plus, sorry for the little blogging hiatus these past few days. I just started a new job, and decided that when push came to shove, the blog was less important than the other things going on in my life at the moment. Also, the rain, and a bit of lack of creative spark. But I didn't forget you, and I didn't abandon you. I'll be here again tomorrow.

See you then!