Happy birthday Alex! Yum! Yum! Alex cuts the delicious chocolate birthday cake in Herbivore, San Francisco! That crazy Matt Mullenweg fella can’t resist helping him with the cake. Come to think of it, did anyone not eat the cake? It was so nice!
2007Sat28Jul
Cut the chocolate birthday cake
Filed in Automattic, Black and White, California, Canon 20D, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, United States, Urban
2007Mon23Jul
California Sunset
Filed in Beach, California, Canon 20D, Landscape, Night, Photos, San Francisco, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, United StatesCalifornia Sunset On the way to the Automattic beach houses last night we drove along the famous road that featured in Basic Instinct. I opened the window on Toni’s car and took a few photos of the sunset. I hoped for it to happen, but I was very lucky that the sun was blocked out [...]
2007Sat21Jul
Live from WordCamp 2007
Filed in Automattic, California, Candid, Canon 20D, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Swedish American Hall, United StatesLive from WordCamp 2007 Here we are once again, blogging live from WordCamp 2007 in San Francisco. There’s Matt setting up the projector screen, Barry sorting through some notes and Michael Adams in the baseball cap. Check out my WordCamp 2007 set on Flickr for more photos from the weekend. Shot handheld at ISO 800 [...]
2007Sun29Apr
Antennas in the sky like sentinels
Filed in Architecture, California, Candid, Canon 20D, Look up, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Sky, United StatesAntennas in the sky like sentinels Antennas reach to the sky above San Francisco. I’m not sure of the name of this hill, or how to get there again! Niall showed myself and Mark around up there before heading down by the Bay Bridge, grabbing a bite to eat in a local restaurant and finally [...]
2007Fri27Apr
San Francisco Tram
Filed in Advertising, Black and White, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Street, Trains, United States, Urban, VehiclesSan Francisco Tram A tram waits for tourists a few blocks from Union Square in San Francisco. It’s a popular attraction. There was a long line of people waiting to board just behind me! Technique – I used a blurred layer with a layer mask and circular gradients to create the blurred background. Black and [...]
2007Wed25Apr
Stop for four
Filed in Abstract, Advertising, Architecture, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Sky, United States, Urban, VehiclesStop for four The light says stop so we stop. A junction in downtown San Francisco as we walked about town. I just realised the vehicle in the picture is parked awfully close to the corner. There isn’t any driver staring madly at the camera. Hope he didn’t get a ticket. That’s Banana Republic across [...]
2007Sun15Apr
45 on the Golden Gate
Filed in Automattic, Black and White, California, Candid, Canon 20D, Golden Gate Bridge, Landscape, People, Photos, River, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Sky, United States, Vehicles45 on the Golden Gate The posted speed limit for the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco is 45mph but good luck to anyone who managed to reach that speed! Traffic crawled the day we were there and I suspect that’s the norm. Shot from the car as we drove along. Thanks Andy for driving that [...]
2007Fri13Apr
A motorbike’s shadow
Filed in Abstract, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, United States, Urban, VehiclesA motorbike’s shadow A motorbike sits half in shadow creating an almost monochrome image. It was parked on a hill in San Francisco last year. This is actually a moped, and I found much more on the subject on the Wikipedia page on Mopeds.
2007Thu12Apr
Looking up at Union Square
Filed in Architecture, California, Candid, Canon 20D, Look up, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Street, Union Square, United States, UrbanLooking up at Union Square A festival or competition was being held on the beautiful August day we wandered through Union Square, San Francisco. It provided ample inspiration for photos although we didn’t linger long because we wanted to see more of the city. The statue pictured is in the center of the Square and, [...]
2007Wed11Apr
San Francisco Tourists
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, California, Candid, Canon 20D, Look up, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Street, Union Square, United States, UrbanSan Francisco Tourists Tourists stopped on the sidewalk off Union Square in San Francisco last summer. Despite the city’s reputation for fog the day was sunny and clear. I had a great time doing some street photography of course!
