I found this very good advice printed inside a subway tunnel in Melbourne, Australia. It was about a year ago, visiting my brother who lives in Sydney. Now I have no idea if we will be able to see him for some time. So will have to settle for looking at photos for now. Everything […]
Category: Cities
Not Going Anywhere
One of the best bits of advice I have read about keeping your sanity while sitting at home while under a Shelter-In-Place, or similar, order is to make a schedule for your day and finish all of the projects you never seem to have time to do. One of the projects I keep not getting […]
Very Unhealthy Air
On my way back from a photo shoot I took a short detour to Twin Peaks to see how bad visibility is when the weather reports state the air is “Very Unhealthy”. The view had its usual groups of people doing selfies with the San Francisco in the background…. but there was one problem. You […]
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Mars – Alternate Title – Slow Motion Apocalypse
For the first time in my life I have worn a painter’s mask while riding my bike or doing heavy work. The air is so thick you can almost feel it. My son, who is attending UC Davis has had his last two days of classes canceled due to the terrible air. I can not […]
Goat Yoga!
Yes, that is a baby goat on top of a woman trying to do yoga. I am not really sure how much actual yoga happens at these sessions sponsored by City Grazing but the goats seem to enjoy walking over the people, eating their hair, clothing and whatever else they can get their teeth around. […]
Above it All
Sometimes the photos I get to take can surprise me. I had shoot at one of the top, and unfinished floors of the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. It will be the tallest building in San Francisco and only topped by a new tower in Los Angeles, and can be seen from all over the […]
Duct Tape and a Hammer
I WW “If you can’t fix it with duct tape and a hammer – pound it into place and tape it down – it is not worth fixing” Randy the maintain guy at the ice rink I worked at once upon a time. The photos of the cranes are from the Mission Bay area of […]
Door Knockers and Lion-headed Mail Drops
Here are some photos of things that I found interesting while in Spain. I wish the shop with the woman holding the spatula was open, I want to by a tortilla from her. Then I want to put all of my mail into a lion’s mouth. For skylights I am hoping to have these star […]
The Secret to Photography
Someone asked me the other day how to become a professional photographer. After wanting to give my smart-ass answer of “take a series or photographs and get someone to pay you for them, viola, you are a professional.” I thought better of giving that answer and came up with the real answer, practice. My first […]
The View From Up Here
I had a photo shoot yesterday in an office building in San Francisco. Once everything was set up it was time to wait for the subject to show up. I looked out the window an d noticed the empty rooftop parking garage below. The lines reminded me of the #hashtag symbol (well sort of, I […]