Peanuts...

The little guy in green was gathering a bunch of peanuts that the Ophir Prison Kazoo band threw out during the song "Take me out to the ballgame".  He wasn't shy at all as he went to gather peanuts to hand to his mom.  Stuff like this is what makes street photography fun.

Working the crowd...

More from the Ophir Prison Kazoo Band in Old Sacramento

One Cool Dad...

A classic New Orleans Jazz band was playing and this father and son team were just dancin' away to the tunes.  One thing, this little guy has a memory that will last a life time.

How do I get them fries???

The Band...

This year's Sacramento Music Festival being held around Old Sacramento, this group of band members (I wanted to say old but I now am a member of that club) gathered at a venue spot in Old Sac and put on one hell of a good concert and entertainment for the crowd.  These guys are called " The Ophir Prison Marching Kazoo Band and Temperance Society  (http://www.ophirprison.com).  Check them out.

Kid tradition...

When I was his age, god - do I sound like an old man, I too collected baseball cards.  Good to see this guy isn't caught up in the money aspect of card collecting.  No protective clear sleves, special case, etc... way to go kid !!

Just add person...

1950's Horror flicks...

Remember those classic films such as "The Blob", "Them", etc...  

This piece of modern art just reminds me of those "B" grade movies.

Here's a novel idea...

Put down those damn things and HAVE A CONVERSATION !!  

I keep telling you... the Borg in Star Trek is more real than you think.

You lookin' at me...

The bad thing about a DSLR is that you are noticed when you raise that camera to snap a photo.  Ok...ok... Leica withdrawls.

Here we come...

Walking down the street.  Just trying to be friendly... to everyone we meet...

What dreams are made of...

Chase your dreams.  Give it a try.  So that one day you won't say that "woulda, shoulda, coulda" thing that too many people have said and regretted.  Don't be deterred by those who are negative.  

Their failures and short comings are their own doing.

Grrr...

Says the head

Baseball via pickup truck...

Perhaps there will still be young people who actually will play sports versus using some electronic gadget.

... before you leap.

Standing no more...

More from the Giants Autograph signing.  She was tired of standing and decided to just plop down.

The Madness continues...

Some of these people waiting in line for 4 hours to get perhaps a 5 second close up glimpse and autograph from a Giants ballplayer.

Nikon D800 // Carl Zeiss 50mm Makro-Planar T // 1/16000s // F/8 // ISO 1000

Friends...

While in line, waiting to get an autograph from one of the SF Giants ballplayers, these two girls decided to do a bit of customizing of a binder.

Nikon D800 // Carl Zeiss 50mm Makro-Planar T // 1/800s // F/8 // ISO 1000

Cool art...

After having one heck of a turbulent few weeks, a good friend today gave me a piece of art that his daughter drew for me as a thank you card.

For the first time in weeks, I actually had a reactionary big smile.

For those daddy's and mommy's out there... this isn't all new.  But for an old guy like me, this is really great.

Remember, it's those little things that mean the most !

Blade commuter...

Cars and trucks whizzing by. 

 All of a sudden, this guy - not too good on a pair of inline skates - going down the street. 

 Caught everyone's attention.  

Heck, at least he's getting exercise.

Nikon D800 // Carl Zeiss 50mm Makro-Planar T // 1/400s // f/11 //ISO 1000

Super sized...

Had a bit of time this morning to do some Street Photography... actually, NEEDED to do some photography today.  

Ran into this Super Sized video display that looks like a vending machine.  

Played with it a bit, saw some interesting things about British Columbia, Canada.  

At the end... out came a gift.  

An Addidas Golf Glove - super cool I thought.

  I then noticed a photographer taking pics of me using the machine and then a video crew around me.  I was interviewed for about 5 minutes and then had to sign the standard release documents.  

Looks like the 15 seconds of fame is going to grow.

Do yourself a favor - venture over to Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco.  

If the machine is still there... you too may get some super cool prize!

Nikon D800 // Carl Zeiss 50mm Makro-Planar T // 1/160s // f/11 // ISO 500

15 Seconds of fame???

If you venture over to http://www.camerawest.com and click on "Blog", you'll find something out there about yours truly.

While you are on the site, take a look around.

This is perhaps one of the finest photographic equipment stores in the area.

In fact, if you are in Walnut Creek, CA, take time to visit them.

Even if you don't plan on buying a camera, you'll see some very interesting cameras on display.

The people there are first rate.

When the tool was...

... also a work of art.  Heck with all those electronic things.  This is going back to basics.

Nikon D800 // Carl Zeiss 50mm Makro-Planar T// 1/40s // f/8 // ISO 6400

King of the bushes...

Someone had to be the tallest.

Nikon D800 // Carl Zeiss 50mm Makro-Planar T f/2 // 1/320s // f/8 // ISO 100

You're never too old...

Sorry to my female viewers.  But a pretty girl walkin' down the street will always catch a guy's attention.

Nikon D800 // Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G // 1/1250s // f/11 // ISO 1000

Sand Castle...

I'm sure the kid or kids who built this kingdom didn't expect it to last the night... but it did.

Nikon D800 // Carl Zeiss 50mm Makro Planar T // 1/400s // f/11 // ISO 1000

A Fish out of water...

I know... I know... funny, ha, ha

Nikon D800 // Carl Zeiss 50mm Makro-Planar T // 1/800s // f/11 // ISO 1000

More Out there...

Nikon D800 // Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G // 1/250s // f/11 // ISO 1000

Out there...

Nikon D800 // Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G // 1/8000s // f/5.6 // ISO 1000

A Final shot...

Little did I know that this shot from the old neighborhood would be the last shot from my Nikon D3S.

Nikon D3S // Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D // 1/250s // f/5.6 // ISO 200

Rock and water...

Nothin' fancy.  Just shooting around.

Nikon D800 // Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 G // 1/3200s // f/5.6 // ISO 1000

All to myself...

Stretches of beaches with no one around, a four legged friend, a book, 

the ocean, a sunny morning and a log to sit on. 

 Simple pleasures.

Nikon D800 // Carl Zeiss 50mm Makro-Planar f/2 // 1/800s // f/11 // ISO 500

Running on the beach...

Next to swimming and biking... running on the sand helps keep a body in shape.

Nikon D800 // Carl Zeiss 50mm Makro-Planar f/2 // 1/640s // f/11 // ISO 500

Ford in my...

While waiting for my car to get fixed, I mozied over to the showroom and decided to just snap a photo.  

Later I relaized that I owned each one of these cars at least once. 

 Taurus, Mustang (she still lives in Colorado) and Fusion.  

Have I driven a Ford lately.... seems like there's aways been a Ford in my life.  

From being the 1st stick shift car, to 1st accident, to 1st time being stranded, to the 1st time having to "pop the clutch" to get her started, to fun in the backseat.  

Looks like I'm a Ford guy... take that you Chevy / Mopar guys.

Nikon D800 // Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 // 1/25s // f/2.5 // ISO 100

Right outside your door...

You'll never know what you can find right outside in your yard.

Nikon D800 // Carl Zeiss 50mm Makro-Planar f/2 // 1/400s // f/8 // ISO 400

Camera Geek stuff...

Nice thing about having a 36MB Full Frame sensor is that you can capture a lot of detail

Especially when you crop the heck out of the photo.

Nikon D800 // Carl Zeiss 50mm Makro-Planar ZF // 1/125s // f/2 // ISO 500

Looking at the future...

Ever get a sense you are looking at yourself in the future.  

Sitting down at a favorite spot, this gentleman caught my eye.  I can see me sitting alone with a cup of coffee and some electronic doo-dad in my hand with a gesture "what the..."

Nikon D800 // Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 // 1/200s // f/1.4 // ISO 100

What do you see?

It's a heart and appears to have two deer heads facing each other.  What do you see ?  

BTW... this image is heavily cropped from the original 36Mb capture.

Nikon D800 // Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 // 1/2500s // f/4 // ISO 500

Today my initials. Tomorrow...

This little guy was carving something into a tree.  One day he'll end up carving his initials along with a special someone'a initials.

Nikon D800 // Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 // 1/1000s // f/4 // ISO 400

Good Bye Old Friend...

I know, it's just a camera.
This was the one that pushed me into the realm of the higher end of the camera specturm.  Consider I jumped from a $1500 DSLR and leap frogged over to a $5000 DSLR... took this photography thing from a casual hobby to a serious hobby.  Although the image was taken with the new toy that has better specs that the D3S for the exception of ultra high ISO, machine gun shutter and build quality... I'll miss this one.  My first model was shot with it.  Lots of action shots were also shot with this....

New Kid - Nikon D800 // Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 // 1/500s // f/2.8 // ISO 6400