Sunday, May 31

Chihuly is a Glass Artist


{50mm; 1/160s; F1.4; ISO800; 05/15/09: ...and he is one of the best. Taken at the DIA.}

Saturday, May 30

Sound Bounces


{50mm; 1/60s; F1.4; ISO400; 05/29/09: Liz and I went to the San Francisco Symphony for a performance of Shubert and Berg, two German composers marking the beginning and the end of the romantic music era respectively.}

Friday, May 29

Diego Rivera - Frescoes Explained

{50mm; 1/80s; F1.8; ISO100; 05/15/09: Finishing up the series of Diego Rivera frescoes in the Detroit Institute of Art. Click to read.}

Thursday, May 28

Elephants on Parade


{50mm; 1/400s; F6.3; ISO100; 05/27/09: Taken in the back area of a great bar named Zeitgeist. It was rather pleasantly warm yesterday in the city on my day off. After meeting up with Liz for lunch, I grabbed a brew and warmed myself in the sun.}

Wednesday, May 27

Wire Mesh Sculpture


{50mm; 1/40s; F1.4; ISO1600; 05/15/09: This was another interesting wire mesh sculpture at the DIA that was similar to the wire mesh sculptures in the De Young Museum.}

Tuesday, May 26

Diego Rivera - Female Motherhood


{50mm; 1/100s; F7.0; ISO100; 05/15/09: Another of Diego's frescoes, this one an obvious homage to the female. I really like the baby in the roots of the earth. Watch it the full image is big.}

Monday, May 25

Sierra Overlook for a Wedding


{50mm; 1/250s; F7.1; ISO100; 05/23/09: This weekend Liz and I went to see two friends of ours, Jenny and Jason, get married. They had the ceremony on this overlook in a grove of trees with the Sierra Mountains in the distance.}