Monthly Archives: May 2008

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San Francisco at Night

H&M uploaded by admin. ????????Walking back to BART from a concert in Grace Cathedral, the H&M store looked good in its night lights.

House Finch

Finch uploaded by admin. House Finches may be common but they are still delightful to listen to and nice to watch.

Snowy Egret in flight

Egret uploaded by admin.

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BCNH:Beak on

Who? Me? uploaded by admin. I was amused by this shot which caught a Black Crowned Night Heron looking straight into the camera. It makes the face look very odd because the beak is foreshortened.

Urban Still Life

Blue Wall and bike uploaded by admin. The bright blue wall got my attention. I thought the bike looked a little forelorn.

American Avocet

Avocet uploaded by admin. Another picture from Monday’s outing to the Palo Alto Baylands. This American Avocet is in breeding plumage. It’s a very elegant bird to watch

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Stilt on the Wing

On the Wing uploaded by admin. I was practicing panning on flying birds. It’s incredibly difficult to do with a long lens but occasionally, I get something interesting. This Black Necked Stilt looks oh-so-different in flying mode that it does on the ground.

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Black Crowned Night Heron

Night Heron uploaded by admin. Black Crowned Night Heron, from an early morning photo outing with two friends at the Palo Alto Baylands.

Event Photography redux

Meher Schools Chorus uploaded by admin. Two events in one weekend. Whew. The chorus from the Meher Schools in Walnut Creek performed on Saturday in Broadway Plaza and then again on Sunday in Union Square with the Consortium for the Arts Chorus. Here’s the whole … Read More

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Event Photography

Union Square uploaded by admin. A chorus that I am a member of performed this weekend in Union Square in San Francisco. I did not sing this time but I did document the event. Capturing an event is a not-very-straightforward process. You can take photos … Read More

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Botanical Dreaming #15

Shorty uploaded by admin. Yet another experiment in short depth of field and spring flowers, inspired by Mark Johnson