Berrycreek Falls

{50mm; ~1/40s; F4.0; ISO400; 01/25/09: Stiched from approx. 12 shots. Only way to get all of the falls with my 50mm. I like it though.}

Mushrooms on a Bridge

{50mm; 1/80s; F3.5; ISO400; 01/25/09: Taken during a hike to the Berry Creek Waterfall (upcoming). The water is probably 50-100 feet below, wanted to see what a cut corner would look like.}

Steel Fence and Siding

{50mm; 1/25s; F1.4; ISO800; 01/21/09: Taken at night under HPS lighting using a wide open aperature gave me nice depth of field effects. The chain-link fence fades into nothing as it gets closer to me.}

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Leaves Under Flowing Water

{50mm; 13s; F22; ISO100; 01/24/09: I took this picture with a really long shutter on a tripod focused on a leaf beneath the surface of a flowing river.}

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El Luchador Through the Crowd

{50mm; 1/10s; F1.4; ISO800; 01/22/09: Same guy in the Mexican Wrestling mask as before, this time through the crowd. Which picture do you like better?}

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A Falling Kiss

{50mm; 6s; F22; ISO100; 01/24/09: Hit the shutter and kissed my lady Liz.}

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Anne and Brian

{50mm; 1/13s; F1.4; ISO800; 01/22/09: They were moving a bit much for my shutter speed, but I just like the lighting so much that I had to post this.}

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Smiles Behind a Bar

{50mm; 1/20s; F1.4; ISO1600; 01/22/09: I hate ISO1600- you get so much more noise, but on the otherhand, I got the picture I wanted, and it was in a VERY dark club- so I have to give it props on that.}

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El Luchador

{50mm; 1/20s; F1.4; ISO800; 01/22/09: Went to hear some great Brazilian musica and saw this guy in yellow under a spot light.}

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The Kiss - Rodin

{25mm; 1/20s; F4; ISO800; 12/28/08: TeeHee – Many of Rodin’s sculptures are in the entryway of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. This one has always been one of my favorites. It was nice to finally see it.}

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Posted

{32mm; 1/60s; F5; ISO100; 12/28/08: Picture of a lamp post with staples left over from where people place posters. I like the yellow lines in the background.}

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24 Muni

{18mm; 1/250s; F8; ISO200; 12/23/08: Waiting for the Muni (electric cable powered bus) with me ma.}

 

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Purple Water

{50mm; 1/2000s; F1.4; ISO100; 1/2/09: Academy of Sciences. Water in the “Tide Pool” flowing up and down and around.}

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Moss Frog

{50mm; 1/125s; F1.4; ISO400; 1/2/09: Academy of Sciences. These guys were about 2” wide and could barely be seen.}

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4th and King to Mountain View

{50mm; 1/125s; F2.5; ISO200; 01/14/09: On my way to work, sitting on the floor, headed to Mountain View from 4th St. and this is not my bike.}

Waiting for the 67 at 24th

{50mm; 1/400s; F1.4; ISO400; 01/08/09: On the way home after an insane commute, the bus went by five times in the wrong directions, so I took pictures.}

Full Moon Rise Over the Bay

{50mm; 1/40s; F5; ISO400; 01/10/09: Moon rises as the sun sets.}

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Foggy Sunrise

{50mm; 1/3200s; F6.3; ISO800; 01/08/09: I wish I had lowered my ISO- eh can’t be perfect with every picture. I was on the train as the sun was trying to boil off the last of the fog.}

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Lizard Watching Lizard

{50mm; 1/500s; F1.4; ISO200; 01/02/08: This lizard looked over at me, and then went back to studying his/her reflection. Remind anyone of Narcissus? Academy of Sciences.} 

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Fishnet Stockings Were Here

{50mm; 1/80s; F1.8; ISO800; 1/10/09: Impression of fishnet stockings on the calf.}

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Sunrise Over the Fog

{50mm; 1/1000s; F3.2; ISO100; 1/9/09: Morning was completely fogged in, and then the sun pushed the layer down and warmed us up.}

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Trumpeter on 24th and Mission

{50mm; 1/15s; F1.4; ISO800; 1/1/09: Band playing at the Bart Station on 24th and Mission on New Year’s. They were singing and having a good old time.}

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Indoor Rainforest Dome

{50mm; 1/200; F5.0; ISO100; 1/2/09: Academy of Sciences. The dome of the indoor rainforest meets the domed ceiling. The ceiling is covered with grass that grows and lives. }

 

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Escalator Feet

{50mm; 1/50s; F1.4; ISO800; 12/31/08: Liz’s feet in leather shoes going up the escalator in the San Francisco Powell St. Bart station. Someone was shot and killed by a transit officer in an Oakland Bart station around this time.}

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Butterfly on a Branch

{50mm; 1/4000s; F1.4; ISO400; 1/2/09: Academy of Sciences. Butterfly on a branch in the Rainforest Dome. Taken at the minimum focal distance which really shows off the narrow depth of field.}

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Black Poseidon

{50mm; 1/500s; F4.5; ISO100; 12/11/08: Garfield Pool Mural during the early morning crispness. I think this man is awesome.}

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Pitcher Plant

{50mm; 1/250s; F1.4; ISO100; 1/2/09: Pitcher plant in the rainforest dome of the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Went with the Mom, the Ladyfriend, and Matt.}

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Smoke Stack, Fog, and Cranes

{50mm; 1/100s; F8; ISO100; 12/31/08: From the edge of Bernal Heights, this was taken as the fog was rolling in and the sun was going down, which made for nice shadows.}

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Lilly Pad by Monet

 

{47.0mm; 1/25s; F5.6; ISO800; 12/28/08: Close up shot of  Lilly Pads by Monet in the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA. Really shows the texture left there for the past 100 years.}

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San Francisco Fog Layer

{50mm; 1/320s; F7.1; ISO100; 12/31/08: A twenty (20) image panorama stitched together. The fog was rolling in over Twin Peaks and we had a great view of the layer from Bernal Heights.}

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Gilded Ceiling

{18mm; 1/50s; F3.5; ISO1600; 12/28/08: A gold gilded ceiling in the Legion of Honor was situated above the dark old Christian art.}