Wil U Marry Me?

Wil U Marry Me?

Saw this on 2nd street on my way home. I just wonder how that proposal got up there. This is a major highway bridge leading to the Bay Bridge! Another photo from the day is this of the four eagles.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/1.8, 1/1000sec

Nick in the Morning

Nick in the Morning

We all pretty much felt like this after a night of camping fun.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/1.8, 1/8000sec

The Praying Mantis

The Praying Mantis

Went out into for some camping fun with a few friends and one of them, an entomologist, found this Praying Mantis lurking around underneath a bench. First time I have ever seen one in real life. Very cool.
d70, 300mm, iso1600, f/5.6, 1/250sec

Red Motorcycle

Red Motorcycle

Saw these two riding by on my way home and decided on some panning practice.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/9.5, 1/30sec

The Knight

The Knight

Late night shot at home. Got a little creative with my glass chess pieces.
d70, 300mm, iso400, f/5.6, 1/180sec

The Sidewalk

The Sidewalk

Taken at 6:30 pm on 2nd street. Took this on the way home. I was originally going to choose a different photo for the day, but I liked this better in the end. Two other photos: #1 and #2.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/19, 1/180sec

The White Triangle

The White Triangle

Saw this shape on the floor at lunch time. Could not resist.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/8, 1/250sec

Russ Building

Russ Building

Taken on Montgomery at 6pm. Gave the Russ Building another attempt. I like this one better than my previous attempt.
d70, 18mm, iso200, f/5.6, 1/125sec

Bird's View

Bird's View

This bizzare landscape was shot from the plane as we were circling around the bay area. If I remember right this swamp(?) land was between San Mateo and Dumbarton Bridge. The channels make the whole island look organic. Some more photos of this strange land and the flight to San Francisco: #1, #2, and #3.
d70, 70mm, iso200, f/11, 1/180sec

Korean BBQ

Korean BBQ

Spent another day hanging out with friends in Seoul. The day finished perfectly with a BBQ at the guesthouse.

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Jen and Somee

Jen and Somee

We spent pretty much all of our time in Seoul catching up with friends, such as Somee here. Other street photos from today are: #1, #2, #3, and #4.
More photos from Beijing: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, and #7.
d70, 50mm, iso800, f/1.8, 1/45sec

Ji-In

Ji-In

Flew from Beijing to Seoul, where we, once again, stayed at the guesthouse korea. Our friend Ji-in fixed us up with a few cocktails that evening.
d70, 50mm, iso400, f/1.8, 1/125sec

Beijing Steet Photography

Beijing Steet Photography

Charlie Xia, a high school friend and now professional photographer in Shanghai took the time to come to Beijing and show us around. We spent most of this and the previous day exploring side streets, drinking coffee in hidden cafes and, of coures, taking photos. Yet another highlight of the trip.
Other Beijing street photos: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6 (more to come).
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/1.8, 1/4000sec

The Great Wall

The Great Wall

While we visited the Great Wall we lucked out and instead of hot and burning sun we got thick mist. It gave the whole place an almost mystical atmosphere. I did not expect it, but visiting the Great Wall was really a powerful experience.
Other wall photos: #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5.
d70, 27mm, iso200, f/6.7, 1/180sec

Charlie and Iliana's Big Day

Charlie and Iliana's Big Day

This was the reason Jen and I traveled to Beijing in the first place and I have to give credit for this wonderful photo to Jen. I was busy as groomsman and could not take any photos of the ceremony. So major respect to her for shooting a photo like this.
Other photos from the rest of the day after the wedding: #1 and #2.

Beijing Market

Beijing Market

We visited a large market and the Forbidden City and found plenty of opportunities for photos: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, and #13.
d70, 46mm, iso200, f/4.5, 1/180sec

Night in Beijing

Night in Beijing

The first night we went for good, cheap food on the streets of Beijing.
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Incheon at Night

Incheon at Night

Had a layover in Incheon, Korea, for a night. I explored the neighborhood and found a Dunkin Donuts. How come there is DD in Germany and Korea, but not on the West Coast?
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/1.8, 1/350sec

At the Airport

At the Airport

Starte to catch up on travel photos. Here is the first from the day of the flight to Beijing.
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Gone Travelin

Gone Travelin'

Will be gone until 7/24 traveling.

Floating Hydrant

Floating Hydrant

Taken at Rodeo Beach at 3pm. This is one of the reason I love photography: you can mess with the viewer mind. The photo above is a good example. It's a simple photo, but the hydrant seems out of place and the longer you look at it, the more it seems the sign and the pole as well start floating around - and no photoshopping was necessary.
In addition I have a few more jewelery photos: #1, #2, #3, and #4.
d70, 195mm, iso800, f/13, 1/250sec

Taxi

Taxi

Taken on Stockton and Sutter at 5pm. Was running an errand and this lady was kind enough to do something more interesting than just sitting around and waiting for the bus.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/1.8, 1/6000sec

Watch Out

Watch Out

Taken on Sansome at 6pm. Was walking home as this scooter drove by. And she looked at me just as she passed the FedEx truck.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/9.5, 1/500sec

Earring

Earring

Taken at home. I spent the afternoon taking loads of photos of Lisa's beautiful jewelery for her portfolio. I have barely started to process the volumne of images, but will post a few more once I get through them. The one shown and this one are my in my usual high contrast style.
d70, 300mm, iso200, f/19, 1/500sec

Russ Building

Russ Building

Taken at 4pm on Sansome Street. The historic Russ Building was at the time of its construction in 1927 the tallest building west of Chicago. I took several photos here as part of my summer project. Other photos of the building: #1, #2, and #3.
d70, 48mm, iso200, f/4.5, 1/750sec

Roof Top

Roof Top

Taken at 9pm on Harison. Was on my way home and like the shape of the roof and the chimneys.
d70, 70mm, iso200, f/4.5, 1/6sec

Enter

Enter

Taken at 2nd street at 6pm. I was trying to get light flooding through the cracks in the door as a person was entering the building, but somehow the effect I was going for didn't quite work out. I'll have to try again sometime.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/2.8, 1/750sec

Sidewalk

Sidewalk

Taken at Main Street at 1:30pm. Back in civilisation I was back at work and just getting a coffee after lunch when I saw this play of light and shadow. The person walking by perfected the image. On my way home I passed the Moscone Center and took a few more photos: #1, #2, #3, and #4.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/1.8, 1/6000sec

Sunrise on Lake Snag

Sunrise on Lake Snag

Taken at Lake Snag at 6am. I got up early to catch the sunrise, but the cloud cover foiled my attempts of catching an amazing sunrise. Fortunatelly a little breeze was blowing allowing for some interesting reflections on the lake. Other photos from today: #1, #2, #3, and #4.
d70, 31mm, iso200, f/4, 1/1500sec

Halfmoon

Halfmoon

Taken in Lassen National Park at 6:30pm. The area of the park we hiking in was completely burnt by a fire a year or so ago. There were many dead, bizzarre looking trees around. I spent the evening shooting photos of those trees. Other photos from the day: #1, #2, #3, and #4.
d70, 270mm, iso400, f/8, 1/1000sec

Liz on the log

Liz on the log

Taken in Lassen Volcanic National Park at 6pm. Went backpacking with Liz and Adam. We arrived late on the first day and barely made it to our campsite, fighting clouds of mosquitos on the way.
d70, 18mm, iso200, f/5.6, 1/125sec

Mike

Mike

Taken at 11pm at home. Had a great, great BBQ with many friends, but failed to take any photos. Mike stopped by later and I remembered to shoot my daily photo then.
d70, 50mm, iso800, f/1.8, 1/60sec