Had a gig today and after our set I took a few shots. Here’s one I particularly liked (I must be on a black and white kick). I cropped the image into “portrait” view because I wanted to emphasize the moody look of the bass and cello players against the hard backlight:
Out of deference to the guitar player who I mercilessly cropped out of the photo above, here’s the shot in full-frame, color view:
Canon G11 making the scene.
A weekend weaving in of an older shot. I took this one in town in late July. I chose to render it in black and white because it seems to better fit the scene.
Canon G11 outside the gate.
Friday’s holiday traffic spurred me to go coastal. I pulled off Hwy 101 at Mill Valley and headed down the windy Hwy 1. There are LOTS of great views on this section of Hwy 1, but not many turnouts where parking is safe for run and gun photography this time of year. But when I got down the hill I did have a few opportunities.
Here’s the first shot I got (but needed more zoom than the G11 is capable of);
This was the scene at the eastern edge of the Bolinas Lagoon:
And here’s a scene a little farther north of some seals enjoying the sun in the shallow waters:
Canon G11 on the long route home.
Heading south on Hwy 101 there’s an exit just before the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge that goes out to the Marin Headlands. Up the steep hill at the first turnout, this is the view of the northern most section of the bridge and work area below at 4:45 AM (looks kind of sci-fi):
Different shot zoomed all the way in:
I have very little time during the wee hours commute for camera amenities. Basically it’s park, shoot, and get back on the road. These shots were hand held with the camera set at ISO 800 and f/5.6. Noise happens.
Canon G11 in action before the crack of dawn.
Today, I turned off 19th Ave at Cabrillo and took a few quick shots of St. Ignatius. In this typical city street view, I kind of like the chaos of the foreground elements juxtaposed against the church. Here’s the color rendition:
Because of the Trans Am in the foreground I thought it might look interesting in black and white–it certainly looks more SF circa the 1970s:
Canon G11 on the streets of San Francisco.