Liquid Gold

Night falls quickly after sunset this time of year, I had fun playing with the street lights reflecting in what's left of the pools of Sutro Baths.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 70-300, 92mm, 30 sec @ f/8, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4

Under Over

Playing with film again, which is very liberating when street shooting in San Francisco.
This "herborist's scale" in a little garden in the Mission made me smile.


Nikon N80, lens and settings unknown
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4

Mongolia Impression

The green of the steppe under the "eternal blue sky".

Nikon D800, Nikkor 70-300, 300mm, 1/5 sec @ f/40, ISO 50
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4

Eclipse

Something needs to be important to drag me out of bed early, and this lunar eclipse was certainly worth it; although in the end the moon disappeared in the fog behind the Golden Gate bridge before it fully set. I was able to get this shot before "totality".

Nikon D200, Nikkor 70-300, 300mm, 3 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 1250
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3, Topaz deNoise

Dahlia

The blossoms around the Conservatory of Flowers are past their prime, and most of them badly wilted, but the Dahlia Garden still have some pretty and colorful blooms.


Nikon D200, Nikkor 24-70, 70mm, 1/80 sec @ f/3.3, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3

Fall morning in Camp Curry

 
The sun was playing in the trees above the cabin, where falling leaves had started to softly blanket the roof.

Nikon D200, Nikkor 24-70, 56mm, 1/250 sec @ f/2.8, ISO 320
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3

Some protein in my wine?

Hey, Caterpillar, maybe you'll become a beautiful butterfly in some time, but for now, get off of my vine :)

Nikon D200, Nikkor 24-70, 70mm, 1/200 sec @ f/2.8, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3