San Francisco from the bay

Posted on September 14th, 2013 under Other. Tags: california, fog, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Nikon D600, san francisco. Comments Off on Fog lifting over San Francisco

SF MOMA – The Nest – Louise Bourgeois

I have seen similar (spider sculpture) works of Louise Bourgeois in Denmark and Japan, but today’s comes from San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art.

Posted on April 10th, 2013 under Other. Tags: museums, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Nikon D600, san francisco. Comments Off on Louise Bourgeois – The Nest

Alcatraz Baseball Field

Today is one of my favorite days of the year and not because it’s April Fool’s Day. Opening day* of MLB means the dullness of winter is over, even if there are still some cold days to come.

Today’s photo is from our trip to San Francisco last Thanksgiving. Long before AT&T Park, or even Candlestick Park, there was this baseball diamond with a spectacular view of The City (if you had a vantage point to see over the wall). They played softball, rather than baseball, here on The Rock, and they even kept stats.

* I know there was a game yesterday, but most teams open today.

Posted on April 1st, 2013 under Other. Tags: baseball, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Nikon D600, san francisco. Comments Off on Opening day!

Normally I go out of my way to make sure there are no power lines in my photos. While strolling around San Francisco City Hall I decided to see if I could compose an image that actually made use of the normally distracting lines overhead.

Posted on March 21st, 2013 under Other. Tags: buildings, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Nikon D600, san francisco. Comments Off on San Francisco City Hall

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