Emergency! In an emergency such as a fire you want to be able to escape from a building quickly and be assured that there’s plenty of water to fight the flames. I presume these capped pipes have something to do with that purpose?
Emergency!
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, California, Canon 20D, Look up, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Sky, United States, UrbanNiketown: Run on Air
Filed in Advertising, Architecture, California, Canon 20D, Look up, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Sky, Trees, Union Square, United States, UrbanNiketown: Run on Air The Nike Store, Niketown, on Union Square, San Francisco as seen in 2006.
The City of San Francisco
Filed in Automattic, California, Canon 20D, Houses, Landscape, Photos, San Francisco, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, United States, UrbanThe City of San Francisco San Francisco as seen from the hills surrounding the City. I took this back in August 2006. Can you tell yet that I merged a few of my work directories after doing some house keeping work on my photo archive? Thanks to Niall Kennedy for driving us up there!
I want real spam!
Filed in Abstract, Advertising, Black and White, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Signs, United States, UrbanI want real spam! Oh, delicious spam! How I love you so! I want to spread you on sandwiches and lick the knife clean! Oh Yum! Or not. I’ve never tasted the edible variety of spam, but like everyone else online I’ve had my fair share of spam emails, comments and blogs. This is the [...]
The hippiest bus
Filed in California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Street, United States, Urban, VehiclesThe hippiest bus A strange multi-coloured bus waiting at the lights in downtown San Francisco last summer. Yes, those are horns on the roof. Does anyone know anything about it? A search for “EFT 922″, it’s registration plate, turns up nothing useful.
Stolichnaya Russian Vodka
Filed in Advertising, Black and White, California, Canon 20D, Lights, Night, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 18-200, Signs, Union Square, United States, UrbanStolichnaya Russian Vodka A huge advertisement for Stolichnaya Russian Vodka on the side of a building near Union Square in San Francisco. It proudly stats, “Choose Authenticity”. This is the sight that greeted me on my first night in the city!
Turquoise Acid
Filed in Abstract, Automattic, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Street, United States, Urban, WaterTurquoise Acid A water main on the street in San Francisco while Automattic waited to go into a restaurant. I think that’s Matt in the background, but it might have been Alex too. Urban Acid applied to this image
Union Square from afar
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Sky, Union Square, United States, Urban, VehiclesUnion Square from afar Union Square in San Francisco as seen from my floor at the hotel we stayed in.
The green chair
Filed in Abstract, Architecture, California, Photos, San Francisco, Union Square, United States, UrbanThe green chair Are you comfortable sir? Please sit down and the lift will descend in a moment. A chair sits in a service lift on the sidewalk outside my hotel in San Francisco. The chair looked so out of place in the urban environment I had to shoot it!
Sun peaking out in SF
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, California, Candid, Canon 20D, Look up, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Street, United States, UrbanSun peaking out in SF The sun is hidden by a tall building in San Francisco while mother and daughter wait for the lights to change.