The Store

The Store

I've been walking to work the same way for the last 10 month. Today I decided to simply walk on the other side of the street and I noticed this little store with lots to offer that I had never noticed before. Amazing how much impact a little difference from you daily routine can do.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/1.8, 1/30sec

Lincoln at Night

Lincoln at Night

Just moved to a new apartment and used the opportunity to take some photos of the new neighborhood from the window. This is Lincoln street right by the Golden Gate Park.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/3.3, 1sec

Halloween

Halloween

OK, technically three more days until Halloween. But it's the weekend just before, so I think this counts. Even though this post comes belated, a belated happy Halloween everyone.
d70, 50mm, iso800, f/1.8, 1/15sec

13

13

Firetrucks are cool. This one was shot late at night at station 13 on Sansome street. I loved the red color combined with the green color cast of the fluorescent light. And the fact that there is a big 13 above the truck. Other photos from today: #1 and #2.
d70, 50mm, iso400, f/1.8, 1/90sec

Trolley

Trolley

A San Francisco staple. I could not get around shooting one of these eventually. Shot on Nob Hill. Another photo from today: #1.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/8, 1/500sec

(Missing)

My only shot of the day was on slide film. If I ever get to scan it (unlikely), I'll place it here and let you know. I am afraid this might happen every once in a while now, since I am required to shoot a lot of film for one of my classes...

The Professor

The Professor

He is one of our senior engineers at Vontu. I went to visit him to discuss some work related issues and also convinced him into a short photo session. Here's the second shot: #1. I am also finally caught up again with posting the daily photos! Hooray!
d70, 38mm, iso200, f/4.8, 1/90sec, ext. flash

Runner

Runner

Needed to shoot more runners on the Embarcadero and since I felt I had gotten up to late on Saturday, I got up even earlier, at 5:30am. *Yawn*
d70, 18mm, iso200, f/4.8, 1/180sec, ext. flash

On Stage

On Stage

Isul Kim playing at Red Rock Cafe in Mountain View. Thanks to the new stage and the great sound system, it pretty much rocked.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/1.8, 1/90sec

Ninja Style

Ninja Style

Taken just around sunset at Ocean Beach with a bunch of friends. More photos from this shoot: #1, #2, and #3. I would also like to mention that I sacrificed my Saturday morning by getting up at 6:30am to take photos of runners on the Embarcadero. At least this photo turned out nice.
d70, 18mm, iso200, f/6.7, 1/60sec, ext. flash, gold reflector

Dome

Dome

Stopped by the new Westfield Mall in San Francisco. Quite a place with loads of trendy shops. I liked the gigantic dome the best, though.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/8, 1/160sec

Reflection

Reflection

I am considering doing these kind of reflections as a final project for one of my classes. This one was an initial test, there might be more of them coming.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/8, 1/20sec

Flower

Flower

I loved the wacky looking composition. Initially I was focusing on the flower in front of the shadow, then I noticed the reflection of the tree in the background. Neat! Three more photos from today: #1, #2, and #3.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/16, 1/60sec

Coit Tower

Coit Tower

You must be bored of my Coit Tower photos by now, but I just don't seem to be able to get enough of it. I love how it sticks out on the hill poking right into the endless sky. Taken at 6pm.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/8, 1/180sec

Stairs

Stairs

I liked the shape of the stairs and the texture of it.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/1.8, 1/45sec

At the Beach

At the Beach

Had a portable strobe kit with me and took it to the beach to experiement a little. Oh, it's so sweet. But it got cold fast so I only snapped a few shots and left again.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/6.7, 15sec, external strobe

Street Portrait #3

Street Portrait #3

Took a series of street portraits for my portraiture class near Union Square at around 3pm. The other three portraits can be found here: #1, #2, and #3. In addition one tunnel shot: #1.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/13, 1/180sec, gold reflector

Expression

Expression

Was trying to see how much of an expression can be understood without seeing most of the face. I think this one turned out pretty clear.
d70, 50mm, iso400, f/1.8, 1/125sec

Self-Portrait 2

Self-Portrait 2

The photos for this composite were actually shot last weekend in Death Valley. But as part of the self-portraits it was due today, so I thought it was appropriate to post it. The actual photos shot today are here: #1 and #2.

Coit Tower

Coit Tower

As part of a class project I had to shoot the same location at different times of the day. I shot it all in slide film, but here's a digital image I took at the same time.
d70, 55mm, iso200, f/4.8, 1/30sec

Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

Had to shoot a self-portrait for class. Here's the result.

Simple Shape

Simple Shape

Taken on Sansome on my way to work. I liked the simple shape. I also shot a few photos of birds, but only one made me somewhat happy: #1.
d70, 70mm, iso200, f/8, 1/90sec

Yosemite at Sunset

Yosemite at Sunset

Today we drove through Death Valley and Yosemite. Loads of shots from the Painter's Palette (colorful rocks) and Yosemite at sunset can be found on my gallery site. Both places were just amazing. It's unbelievable these two extremely different places are so close to each other.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/1.8, 1/125sec

Outside Las Vegas

Outside Las Vegas

Did a weekend road trip. This was shot late at night outside Las Vegas. Gotta love the dessert. I also have a b/w version and another angle: #1 and #2.
d70, 18mm, iso200, f/6.7, 30sec

Red Coat

Red Coat

Shot on Sansome. I liked the red coat.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/1.8, 1/125sec

Rain

Rain

First sign of the coming raining season. Shot this photo on Grant. Other photos from today: #1 and #2.
d70, 70mm, iso400, f/4.5, 1/350sec

Lightbox

Lightbox

Photo of slide images on a lightbox. Those were shot with a Hasselblad 501c. I love the way colors come out on slide film.

Holding the Sky

Holding the Sky

Finally catching up with all the photos to be processed for the last two weeks. This one was shot on Tuesday night on the way to Newark airport. I was flying back to San Francisco. Here's another one from the flight back: #1.
d70, 50mm, iso200, f/8, 1/250sec

At the Beach

At the Beach

Our second day in Montauk, Long Island, NY. Unlike yesterday today was absolutely beautiful: blue sky right by the ocean. Doesn't get much better than this. Here are two more photos from Montauk and the Beach: #1 and #2.
d70, 70mm, iso200, f/8, 1/750sec

Storm Moving In

Storm Moving In

Taken at the Montauk Lighthouse, Long Island, NY. As we visited the place the storm started moving in and on the way back to the car we got completely soaked. But it's a beautiful place. More photos from this wet day trip: #1, #2, and #3.
d70, 18mm, iso200, f/8, 1/1000sec