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Thousands of protesters and supporters gathered along the Embarcadero in San Francisco today to watch the official run of the Olympic Torch as it visited San Francisco and the United States.
Unfortunately most spectators and protesters were disappointed when after gathering for hours city officials changed the torch route at the last minute.
Rather than run the torch along the previously arranged route along the Embarcadero, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, the torch instead travelled from McCovey Cove to Van Ness Avenue where runners then ran the torch down Bay Street and Marina Blvd.
The change in route for the torch run did not change the protest mood down along the Embarcadero however. Supporters of the Olympics exchanged chants and shouts with protesters who mostly seemed to be protesting China's continued occupation of Tibet. Flags were waved and protest signs were carried in an overall peaceful demonstration.
To see my complete set of images from today's protest you can click through here.
Picture was taken in October 2006, but the film was left undeveloped until December 2015.
Camera: Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash (1950-61).
Film: Kodak Porta 160 (120 Rollfilm).
The guy on the left habitually sits in the plaza in Harvard Square taking on all comers for $2 a game. He's been there for as long as I can remember and, judging by the times I've watched, there are few who beat him. A couple of weeks ago I was sitting there waiting for someone and got to watch him in a different mode. This youngster played with him about half an hour, watching the eyes of the master to decide whether or not a move was correct. The teacher was gentle with him, soft-spoken, and never talked down to him... explaining in detail why each move was a good one or a bad one. Then, a while later, I watched the same sort of lesson with an older teenager. I guess Harvard University isn't the only place thereabouts where real learning occurs. :-)
"Passing Cloud (after Constable)" is a sculpture by the American artist Spencer Finch that is currently being exhibited at Turner Contemporary in Margate. It is made of large sheets of theatre filters crumpled and shaped like a large cloud and suspended from the ceiling, subtlely changing colour depending on the natural light that bathes the large exhibition space.
For more info about Spencer Finch's exhibition at Turner Contemporary: www.turnercontemporary.org/exhibitions/spencer-finch
This is a 3 image HDR (+1 to -1 EVs) created using Photomatix 4.0.2
Posting a macro after a long time! Got some images that I took a while back on a old disk.
This was in a small park near home. I was looking for bees in flight and while following one I fond him sitting and repelling the visiting bees! So tiny but was so beautiful! Will post a few more soon!
Took it with Nikon D800 with a reverse 28mm f2.8.
Thought I'd try another self-portrait. Although I'm overall really happy with the composition I'll admit I think the processing could've been better. It's quite noisy I think?
I think I'll have another crack at this shot in the next week or so, see if I can get it just right.
Thanks for looking, please comment if you have the time.
Oh yeah, and press the L key! Everyone who doesn't already do this should start now. Errrrrrting look load better in de lightbox.
having a great walk at the desert with my cousin and brother in law . the view was unbelievable . so i decided to take and HDR photo of both while explaining to them that movement even an inch is not an option , well they decided to go for it , and here is the shot .
Please click here to see this on white!
This picture was shot on hand held in RAW . Processed file in Photoshop CS6. I increased the overall saturation with Hue/Saturation. Curve adjustment to increase the overall contrast. 1 layer mask in soft light mode at 50% gray, using brush tool to lighten and darken some areas of the image, to bring out details. Used Nik Sharpener Pro to sharpen image.
Went to the Singapore Zoo today. It's a great zoo with lots of photo ops to capture the animals doing all sorts of stuff or just doing nothing. This is a Sumatran Orang Utan just sitting there doing nothing.
To view my other images of the Animal Kingdom, click here.