Above the Crowd

“A good photograph is knowing where to stand.”
Ansel Adams 1902-1984

Photographer Thomas Hawk is always seeking a better view. This was taken during the San Francisco photo walk that he and Trey Ratcliff organized last month.

Negative Space

“Without negative space how would we appreciate the positive
in our art and in our lives?”
Dyan Law

Don't Walk

"We all need time to sit and rest, a place to relax and take a breath."
Michael Albrechtsen

This was my first paying job as a photographer many moons ago. I was taking pictures of a parade for a local community organization when I saw this guy taking advantage of a temporary truck stop.

Lights Out

“Rest: the sweet sauce of labor”
Plutarch 46-120AD

I didn’t know they made mini-burqas for men.

Street Music/Photography

“Film is one of the three universal languages, the other two: mathematics and music”
Frank Capra 1897- 1991

Of course digital is replacing film and he’s leaving out fashion and laughter but you get the idea. The photographer behind the street musician is Trey Ratcliff testing out his new Google Glass.

Conceptually Unclear

“You don't get anything clean without getting something else dirty.”
Cecil Baxter

Too many wise guys.

Form/Funtion

“Form ever follows function.”
Louis H. Sullivan 1856-1924

In-between

“Time is a circus, always packing up and moving away.”
Ben Hecht 1893-1964

Members of The Prescott Circus in-between performances in San Francisco.

Lazy Love

“Love cannot be lazy.”
Richard Rolle 1290-1349

But it sure can look that way.

Traveling Light

“You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going,
because you might not get there.”
Yogi Berra

Two almost empty cable cars, coming and going.

Old and New

“Change is inevitable. Change is constant.”
Benjamin Disraeli 1804-1881

An old fire escape and a new office building in San Francisco

Look

“My last word is that it all depends on what you visualize.”
Ansel Adams 1902-1984

Changes

“When the music changes, so does the dance”
African Proverb

And so does the instrument. This is guy from The Urban Funk Machine is rocking out with an iPad.

Windows

“Repetition and variety create unity.”
Virginia Wieringa

Windows and reflections of windows unite on a San Francisco building.

The Supreme Triumph

“For man, as for flower and beast and bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly, most perfectly alive.”
D.H. Lawrence 1885-1930

And so we keep trying.

After Light

"Why is it called 'after dark' when it really is 'after light'?"
George Carlin 1937-2008

And why is everyone walking in the same direction?

Be

“If you want to be happy, be.”
Leo Tolstoy 1828-1910

A smile helps.

Camera Shy

“I didn't write the rules — why should I follow them?”
W. Eugene Smith 1918-1978

This is photographer Trey Ratcliff of Stuck In Customs with his Sony camera,
Google Glass and his tongue-in-cheek message to hundreds of his faithful
photographer followers during yesterday’s photo walk in San Francisco.

City Lights

“There may not be a Heaven, but there is a San Francisco”
Ashleigh Brilliant

This is the city in December. She likes to dress up for the holidays.

Pie in the Sky

“Art strives for form, and hopes for beauty.”
George Bellows 1882-1925

A lone sailboat on San Francisco Bay sails past her sister shape… the TransAmerica Pyramid.