Even at 5:30, Crissy Field was still fogged in. As the races were starting, a cruise ship was heading out to sea – not the view the passengers were expecting. The Golden Gate Bridge was entirely engulfed in fog.
Here’s a shot of Al Mirel leading the charge to the inside jibe mark.
The racers were preparing for the Saturday San Francisco Classic and course racing on Sunday.
Today I headed up to Sebastopol to do some scouting for a wedding I am photographing next month. The wedding will be at Sova Gardens. It looks like a great spot for a wedding. The site is sectioned off into several different outdoor areas some great locations for photographs – flowers, trees, and an old barn. Here’s a shot of the entrance…
The city of San Jose has sectioned off a large area of Kelley Park where they now feature 27 restored homes, businesses and other landmarks representing the history of the Santa Clara Valley. After photographing a wedding there today, I can definitely say History Park is a great place for a wedding.
The bride and groom fully utilized the space of the park by having the ceremony on the porch of one of the houses, appetizers and lawn games in another area, and dinner and dancing in yet another. As a bonus, guests were able to ride around the park on the streetcar.
I’m still processing through all the images I shot, but here are a couple. The bathtub served as the drink cooler.
Wow, today was windy but the problem was it was also very gusty. Several sailors, including Derek Lueck, braved the gusts and made the best of it. Here’s a shot of Derek working on his freestyle.
Check out some other shots of Derek Lueck.
Last night featured some powered-up racing at StFYC’s Friday night series. There were some pretty serious gusts making their way down the course. One created some problems for a couple of the sailors below. As the gust hit you could see their boards being lifted right off the water as they struggled to hang on. No crashes here though. Everyone was able to keep things under control and make it through the race.
After request from several friends, I’m starting to organize a photo walk in San Francisco. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Here’s the idea…
Everyone brings their camera gear and we go on a group hike (safari) in a neighborhood of San Francisco. The walk will take us past several San Francisco vistas and along the way we’ll get to experience the atmosphere of the particular neighborhood. By walking, we’ll get to see things that we would normally just cruise right by.
Everyone should have a general understanding of how their camera and equipment operates but I will provide some coaching and tips as we go. We can also trade gear within the group so people can try new lenses, etc.
At the end of the safari, we’ll take a look at everyones’ photos and do a group critique.
A couple other variations I’m considering:
Please let me know if this sounds like something you would be interested in. Also, suggestions are greatly appreciated.
I’m very excited that my new camera, a Nikon D300, has arrived and is ready for action.
After adding on a few extra components (extra grip, extra battery, battery hatch, battery charger), I’ve boosted it up to 8 frames per second, faster than my old D200’s 5 frames per second. This combined with improvements in the camera’s image processing should help me capture some awesome action photos. It’s only one frame per second than the Nikon D3 and has the APS size sensor instead of the full frame so it gets me 1.5 times closer to the action too.
I’m getting rid of my Nikon D70 if anyone is interested, let me know. It’s a great camera and will serve someone well. Here’s the review of the D70 by DPReview.com.
Yesterday was an awesome day at Crissy Field. The sun was out all day long. The weather was warm. And most importantly, it was windy. Here’s a shot of a nice one-handed laydown jibe in front of the Golden Gate Bridge.
And here’s the Coast Guard bringing a couple sailors back in at the end of the day.
I’ve added a new sport to my action sports portfolio – downhill big wheel racing. Here’s one of the shots from Napa.
Today’s racing at College Sailing Nationals was the Women’s semi finals. Teams were competing for 9 spots in the finals taking place later this week. The day started with racing on the B course to offer some protection from the flooding current. Racing in the afternoon was on the A course just off the yacht club.
