san francisco
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In 1906, most of San Francisco was leveled by an earthquake and destroyed by fires that followed. Photographers captured scenes of the devastation. Photographer Shawn Clover created composite photographs that blend historical scenes from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and his own present-day captures of the same locations. Part 1 and Part 2.
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Light at the End of the Curve
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Everyone else was shooting the super moon, but I was distracted. Twin Peaks, San Francisco. May, 2012.
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2012 U.S. Open
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I was fortunate enough to go check out the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Yes, it was just a practice round, but cameras are not allowed during the actual tournament, only at practice rounds. So it’s a WIN for me. This was the second time I’ve seen Tiger Woods play. The first time was back in…
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Perception is Not Reality
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Taken this past Wednesday at the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park. Admission is free before 10am on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
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Larry the Bucket Guy
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First time we were finally formally introduced, he put on a show for me. In honor of “The Hunger Games Friday,” I should call this “Larry on fire.” Nice guy–and quite humble too. You’ll usually find him at 4th and Market, in front of Old Navy.
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Flag Football and Alcatraz
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Half
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Half a chopper and half a bridge. Taken aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard during this year’s fleet week.
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Verizon Commercial Set in Chinatown
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Update (Nov. 14): Here’s the video with the armored vehicles that I saw at the Stockton tunnel! A while back, I tweeted about some mysterious black armored cars near the Stockton Tunnel. My uncle (who works in Chinatown) watched them film a guy in a black suit flying back and forth into the tunnel. Photo…
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The Bay Bridge (Western Span)
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The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, western span (as opposed to the eastern span). Circa 2011.
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S
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The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge “S” curve.
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Big Dog
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Ran into David and his dog Cinnamon yesterday while shooting in the Tenderloin. I suspect the dog would have been just as tall as David if they were standing on level ground. I usually roam the streets with my 35mm, but I had my 85mm on and didn’t back up fast enough so I chopped…
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Academy of Sciences Tickets for $14.95
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Cal Academy of Sciences Tickets for $14.95. To buy tickets, visit go to https://www.calacademy.org/tickets/admission.php and use code 900077. I personally have never paid to go in. But this might be good for non-San Franciscans.
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Purple Tie
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Random image of a random guy standing at the Ferry Building, San Francisco. I don’t really like this image, in terms of photography, but this one’s in honor of The Sartorialist, not that I’m putting us in the same category/rank or anything. High five to Esther for pointing me to his blog. Check out this…
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I Have a Thing for Orange
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Not sure why, but like the title says, I have a thing for orange. Remember this one? Anyways, the bikes not even in focus and I chopped off his head and shoes, so nothing special about this picture but oh well. I like orange. I still need to sell my bike. Maybe I need to…
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Stairs to Coit Tower
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Been playing tour guide for a friend/former student visiting from Canada. Here’s a picture I took going up to Coit Tower. This image is pretty much SOOC. It wasn’t planned, but I actually got a shot of the step sponsored by the cleaning company with the same name.
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Spot(light) Cleaning
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Was walking around with Jenny and we both saw this random cleaning cart lit up in the middle of the street. Picture is pretty much straight out of camera. ‘Spot’ted near Chinatown, San Francisco.
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E is for…
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Just gots my internet up and running again after about a week. I haven’t posted in a long old time, so here are 2 pictures to make up for it. E is for… EJ, which he said stood for Everlasting Joy. I was out shooting one day and saw him around early on, but didn’t…
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Free Academy of Sciences for SF Sunset this weekend
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Free Admission to the Academy of Sciences this weekend for Sunset residents…woohoo!
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Darkness into Light
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In addition to Tony’s list, I watched a documentary on portrait and fashion photographer Richard Avedon called Darkness and Light. Here’s a quote from the video that really resonated with how I’ve been approaching photography: What drives him is this deeper more profound genuine interest in the people that he’s seeking out, in the stories…
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Beware the Brides of March
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I gotta work on capturing smoke. It just doesn’t look the same in the image above as it did in person. The lighting in the image above was pretty harsh. I didn’t do much to the photo–just caught her as she walked out of the shadows.