There are officially ten lakes in Golden Gate Park.

But only one has the views, a waterfall, bridges, a hill, stairs, etc.

How many people have actually used a phone booth before, I wonder? Like to actually make a call.

Scanning film is a lot of work…and you don’t even get that hipster photography effect of including the sprocket holes!

I bought a “tracing pad” on Amazon for $10, basically a USB-powered light with some frosted plastic in front. Put film on that + use a steady hand with an iPhone camera ==> pretty good result!

Haven’t shot film in a long time, but am looking forward to getting into it again!

Slide film is a bit trickier, but I really like having the transparency to look at with its real colors.

Trying out a circular polarizing filter 🕶

It’s Polaroid brand, which seems appropriate. You really need a mirrorless or an SLR to use these as I couldn’t see any rhyme or reason to the different rotational positions on the filter.

Wildly color graded, for fun 🎨😄

I think I’ve seen this shot many times on Instagram and elsewhere so why not try it myself?

The closest this lens will focus is about a meter away, which can be a pain.

On the flip side, that means you can get close things blurred with further elemens all in focus.

So long to a great pair of boots. Didn’t survive the excitement that was WWDC 2019.

WWDC 2019

Luckily I’m right in the correct age range to appreciate WWDC bands 😄

The day before.

Lots of excitement for this one, which is also my first as an employee!

“Building a boat isn’t about weaving canvas, forging nails, or reading the sky. It’s about giving a shared taste for the sea”

Also featuring some serious sensor dust spots, some of which I edited out.

Also part of the “looking up” series.

Sidewalk closed

“Walk up this street to the end, and you’ll see a small path. It’ll feel like you’re trespassing but you aren’t.”

Caffeine, camera, communication, culture.

Bokeh or sunstars? Lens flare or lens hood?

I always enjoyed riding trains. I can read and work on them without getting motion sickness (as I get on buses) and can be super productive too.

Back when I had an unlimited train pass I would get on the train, find the magic window seat with a power outlet, put on headphones, and start writing (code or prose). No wi-fi needed. Get to the end of the line, and repeat for the way back.

Fun fact: I wrote software for tunnels back in my transportation systems days. Never got a chance to work on bridge software, unfortunately.