Bird Story part 2 - Huh?

Who was that black bird anyway?

Bird Story - You took my space...

Never can be too safe...

Golden Gate Bridge Worker Safety Harnesses

Hey.... Hey...

Dark Maiden...

Of all the images of maidens at the Palace of Fine Arts, this one stood out.  Perhaps it's just a recent touch up or maybe....

Holding the umbrella...

Line of Focus...

The mundane become beautiful.

Cutaways...

Fellow gear heads will know the name David Kimble.  He's known for many things automotive but mostly for his outstanding cutaway drawings in Road&Track and Car&Driver Magazines.

To this day, seeing anything that is cutaway to show the inner workings is just fascinating.  Taking a look at these outstanding Leica field glasses, you can see why they are not your garden variety mass market field glasses.

Thinking among the rocks...

Monuments...

Who ever said monuments had to be made out of steel.

You talk... I dig...

Happiness is...

or I caught a rock.

St.John's...

At one time San Francisco had a lot of neighborhood churches.  This one is 103 years old and is about to be demolished to construct some ugly square box expensive condos.  Progress huh?

Take driving seriously...

So you'll not end up like this.

Flyin' high...

Eyes...

Enough said...

Still perhaps one of the finest cameras around.

One Wheeled Transportation...

Goose Tale...

"What should we do today??

 "Damn Main Street traffic..."

"Let's just cruse Main Street"

Dog Story...

Special Cross...

Jewelry is nice but it's more special when a particular piece has a story behind it.  This cross was passed down from a Bishop to a very deserving person.  The tale of how it was passed down and the Bishop who once wore it makes this item priceless.

Quiet on the set...

The Morning Cup...

Cousin IT...

No Photos Please...

Horse or Lion...

Where I would rather be...

A Morning activity going away...

Reading the paper and doing crosswords... a whole generation or two (so far) who will never know such simple pleasures.

Passage to reading...

96 Hours...

Perhaps the finest lens I've ever had the pleasure of owning and using.

Thanks to a Blackrapid strap who's tripod mounting screw came loose, this beautiful Carl Zeiss Otus is probably going to the scrap heap.  Kudos to Nikon for making their DF as tough as their D4.

The camera survived.  The lens did not.  Although the glass appears to be in fine shape, the focus mechanism no longer works and a lens hood that looks like a parking lot fender bender.

A word to the photography community....
If you use one of those straps where the tripod mount is the secure point.  TIGHTEN the living crap out of it and periodically check to ensure it's on nice and secure.  If not, you too will be crying inside!

It's here !!!

Christmas came late....
Special thanks to CameraWest and to Carl Zeiss USA (for the outstanding customer service)

Precision...

Concentration to do highly detailed work.

Survival in nature...

Capturing the sky...

In a pinch...an iPad will do

Just seems to go together....

Sparkling Wine and Leica at CameraWest - Walnut Creek

Blue...

You gotta make do...

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men...

Luv the rain...

Year of the Horse...

Happy Chinese New Year !

Save the Farm...

Shapes and Forms...

Sing...

but don't even think about parking here!