If you don’t have a camera with you you can’t take photos. This is why I usually have mine with me.
I was driving home with Cerys when we saw smoke not too far from the house. I went in to paparazzi mode and got these photos. Fortunately it was only a big pile of junk on fire, but it did take a lot of engines to put it out.
As an added bonus, around the back of the building there was some hidden graffiti that looked more interesting with all of the smoke.
It was a special day in San Francisco on Sunday, two days after the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage. There were many well-known politicians and business leaders in the parade along Market Street. See if you can spot Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, in one of the photos.
Digital photos
Gavin Newsom, previous mayor of San Francisco, and current lieutenant governor of California, who pushed the issue ten years ago by allowing gay marriage in San Francisco.
Kamala Harris, Attorney General of California.
Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the US House of Representatives.
Ed Lee, Mayor of San Francisco.
Ross Mirkarimi, Sheriff of San Francisco.
Mark Leno, California State Senator.
Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized same sex marriage in the United States.
And there were hundreds of thousands of other people.
Film photos
Last weekend Kaori and I went into San Francisco to celebrate her birthday. I wanted to take some photos, but without taking attention away from Kaori. So, I took only one roll of film and my vintage Yashica Mat 124g camera. This camera produces very cool-looking square Instagram-like photos. Or is it that Instagram produces very cool looking square vintage-like photos. Hmmmm?
With only 12 frames, I wanted to make every one count. However, I blew that ideal before we even left the house because I accidentally took the first frame of the wall when I was loading the film. Ah well — 11 images left.
Clearly, some of the shots weren’t timed so well and it’s hard to get great photos without spending time setting them up. And then there’s my windy hair issue! But I’m pleased with how they came out. I just love using these classic film cameras.
Thanks to Jonathan for taking the last picture, and to Jonathan and Sanae for taking care of Sakura for the day. We had a successful shopping trip, as well as a good brunch and a delicious dinner.
Here are all eleven photos in random order.
