Aquarium of the Bay – Pier 39 – San Francisco

Today’s photo comes from our trip to San Francisco this past November.

Speaking of trips… I booked my flights to Japan and Korea this morning for this summer. Strangely, it was cheaper to layover several days in Japan each way than to just book a round-trip ticket to Korea. Also, staying in Japan each way will break up what would have been two, 34+ hour one-way trips into something more realistic. I was trying various airports and days and found that if I flew to Fukuoka (through Tokyo) it was about $1,000 cheaper than just flying to Tokyo. This makes no sense, but I guess airline ticket pricing doesn’t make much sense. The super cheap fare to Fukuoka was only available for one day. I thought, oh well, I’ll just get off in Tokyo even though I also have a ticket to Fukuoka. But I’ve never been to Fukuoka so I’ll go to Kyushu for a change. On my way back from Korea I’ll get to spend a day or more in Tokyo.

So, for those of you who have been to Fukuoka, what should I see and do between Fukuoka and Osaka? I’ll have about four days. I have been to Himeji, but other than Himeji this part of Japan is all new to me.

Posted on February 22nd, 2013 under Japan, Korea, Other. Tags: kyushu, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Nikon D600, san francisco, Travel. Comments Off on Aquarium of the Bay

SFMOMA
Super Nova
Japanese Manga
Takashi Murakami

I didn’t have my wide-angle lens with me when we went to San Francisco this past Thanksgiving so the photo above doesn’t really show just how large this painting is. The actual painting, only part of it shown here, is over 34 feet in length (and almost 10 feet tall).

Posted on February 17th, 2013 under Japan. Tags: anime, Japanese Manga, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Nikon D600, san francisco. Comments Off on Takashi Murakami’s “Super Nova” at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Hayward Field – Eugene, Oregon – UofO track panorama

One of the most famous tracks in the world, Hayward Field doesn’t look its age (built in 1919) due to a renovation in 2004. The weather on the day I took this photo (last week) was typical for this part of Oregon–cloudy with occasional drizzle.

Posted on February 6th, 2013 under Oregon. Tags: eugene, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Nikon D600, Oregon, photomerge. Comments Off on Hayward Field

Zepparella in Eugene, Oregon @ McDonald Theatre

If you are in or near Tahoe/Reno or San Francisco or if you are traveling to one of these places this weekend, then you will want to check out Zepparella, the all-female Led Zeppelin cover band. Friday night they are playing at the Crystal Bay Casino and Saturday night they return home to play at Slim’s in SF. As an added bonus Clementine’s band “Stars Turn Me On” and “The Gretchen Menn Band” are opening both nights. You can’t see Clementine (the drummer) in the above photo, but Gretchen is the guitarist on the right.

Peeking through the curtains on the side are a couple of the members of Hell’s Belles who were also playing on the evening I took this pic. The next shows for Hell’s Belles will be in Oregon (Corvallis @ The Majestic Theatre on 2/15 and Bend @ The Old Mill on 2/16).

Zepparella / Hells Belles McDonald Theater poster

Posted on January 29th, 2013 under Oregon. Tags: concert photography, hell's belles, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Nikon D600, zepparella. Comments Off on Zepparella live in Tahoe and San Francisco this weekend

Noelle Doughty and Gretchen Menn of Zepparella @ McDonald Theatre, Eugene, Oregon – January 12, 2013

Today’s photo comes from the Zepparella and Hell’s Belles show this past weekend in Eugene. I’ll be posting more photos of Zepparella here.

Posted on January 17th, 2013 under Other. Tags: concert photography, eugene, metal, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Nikon D600, video, zepparella. Comments: 1