Lucky shot of the day...

Rangefinder cameras typically are not known to be able to capture wildlife in motion.  Just out of the blue, I was able to see this pigeon walking with me.  Decided to take a quick pic, this bird decided to take off and I was the lucky guy to get the shot..... Thanks Mr. Pigeon.

A Positive Sign...

People out enjoying frozen yogurt.  Can it be.  Winter finally has come to an end??  Time to hit the streets.

Dances with Waves...

Now that the sun is starting to come out once again (yeah) and I can stop digging through the archive of material, I hope to bring some new images soon.  One image I ran across was a series of surfers out by Fort Point in San Francisco.  This one just reminded me of Fred Astaire for some reason.  Talk about having good balance.

A Loaf of Bread, A Jug of Wine and thou....

Bright and early one morning inside the Ferry Building, I ran across this cart with freshly baked bread just sitting in front of this wine merchant establishment.  The business was closed and no one was in sight.  I was surprised to see that no one took the liberty of snatching a loaf.  Perhaps there are some civilized people left in the City.

Foyer in my house....

In a previous installment of my blog, I showed the stair case.  Today I present to you the Foyer.  I just want those glass panels with having videos run all day long.  C'mon lottery.....

Happy Anniversary....

For some reason, there is always a picture of a photographer taking a picture of themselves taking a picture....  I just realized that the last posting was the 1 year mark of my return to this art form.
Ironic in that my goal to try to do justice to Street Photography ended the year with a Street scene.

I want to thank you for putting up with the postings and sharing of my pictures along with your critique and feedback !

Special thanks to all those fellow photographers who have helped me mature during this year....
Dan, Ryan, Hal, Michael, Ed, Jack, Travis, Tom, Steph, Kena, Cindy, John, Stephen, Kerry, and to Eric Kim and Steve Huff for posting my articles on their sites.

Hard Times and a dilemma....

This photo was taken months ago.  The place, Old Sacramento.  The change machine is provided by the city so the tourists who were lucky enough to find parking on the street would be able to get the change to feed the meters.

The man in the photo appeared to be homeless and was using two twigs from a tree to try and fish out the small change that has fallen between the cracks of the wooden planks.  The look on his face was sheer determination.

Minutes later, I returned to find him still searching and as determined as ever.

I was amazed at his determination and resourcefulness but at the same time, heartbroken to see what someone will come to when things are not going well.

The dilemma in the title of this posting is all mine.  I sat on the photos for months.  I wanted not to exploit those who are down on their luck but at the same time wanted to share determination and resourcefulness and internal fortitude of people.

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Stairs in my house...

If only they were really made out of gold.... by the way, if you believe this.... I also have a red bridge overlooking the Bay. ;-)

Hi HO....It's Off to Work I Go...

It's official.  I'm an SO OVER with this weather.  As much as I complain about the hot weather.... I never thought I would miss it so much.  Also... welcome to those new to the blog updates.  If you wish to be removed from the list, please let me know.

A Break from the Rain...

For at least a couple of hours today, the sun broke through and I ran across a bunch of flowers on display.  Had to nab a few shots of them before the clouds got dark and it started to sprinkle once again.  Come on Summer.... I have a bunch of projects I wanna shoot !!!

Tranquil....

Sorry that it's been some time since my last posting.
One thing for certain is that I am so over this wet weather.  I can't wait for the sunny days once again.

Although not taking pictures because of the weather is a lame excuse, the camera I am using isn't weather sealed and only recently have I started to use the DSLR once again and may have to use it for the Street Photography.... until the weather turns nice.

Posting on this site probably won't happen as frequently as it once did.... indoor photography is starting to become more of an interest and I'm spending more time doing post production stuff with the images.

Hopefully, I'll be able to post better quality images along with a bit of social commentary from time to time.

Hold on to your wallets folks....

Gas prices at the pump has hit the $4.00 per gallon mark.  Considering it's about $8.00 per gallon in Europe and Asia... perhaps I shouldn't complain.  Can you say.... 1973 all over again??  When are we going to learn??