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Consumerism on Ice

Under a harsh sun, microscopic shoppers skate away their desperate economic worries.  Happy Holidays everyone!

Drip Drip

Uh oh, looks like someone’s bucket of roller paint exploded.  Special bonus points because the paint got tagged.

The Sun Sets On Boxland

They have the world’s biggest cardboard fort down at Potrero Point Power Plant, but they don’t want to share.

Bathtub Sundown

This was taken last November in Tilden Park.  I stuck a pair of binoculars on the end of my little Fuji F30 to fashion a super ghetto telephoto lens.  I think the muddy results actually bring out the strange texture the surface of the bay had that day.  It almost gives the picture a tilt-shifted [...]

Malaisin’

A junkyard full of the world’s most reliable cars rots in West Oakland.

Enjoy Your Parks, Oakland.

Whose fault is this really?  The people who put the garbage as close as possible, or the City of Oakland for sending a cardboard box to do a trash can’s job?

Photos of Photos.

One of my favorite things to shoot is other photographers taking pictures.  Whenever I come across someone else having themselves a little photo session, I usually can’t help but fire off a few shots of my own.  It is easy to grab a candid as everyone’s attention is usually focused on the first photographer.  Having [...]

Happy 100th Cliff House!

Since it was such a nice day on Tuesday, I decided to head to my favorite steps for some views unencumbered by fog.  It also happens that the Cliff House celebrated its 100th anniversary yesterday (Nov. 4th).  Coverage of that can be found on SFGate and Market St. Railway.

Halloween and Public Transit

24 hour service meant that BART was turned into a mobile costume party, although it was quite subdued by 3 in the morning.

Free Steven Free

So Girafa (Steven Free) was arrested in San Jose yesterday.  10 Felony counts totaling $40,000 worth of damage.  I wish Mr. Free all the best in his upcoming legal defense.

Original News story

Add’l coverage:

Caliber, EPA, SFist

Oh and don’t worry, we have several exploration write-ups in the hopper, just been a busy week.  Have a safe Halloween [...]