Posts Tagged ‘Photographer’

OMG, Lexus “Laws of Attraction” at City View Metreon – SF’s Party of the Year – World Premier of New LS 460 F Sport

Tuesday, July 31st, 2012

Now why did Lexus choose San Francisco, of all the cities of the world, as the place to debut its “Laws of Attraction” exhibit and to unveil it’s brand-new LS 460 F Sport model?

I don’t know, I guess we’re special.

Hey, look who was there, high atop the Metreon at City View:

It’s  the Stars of the Lexus Laws of Attraction Photo Exhibit as they pose with the 2013 Lexus LS: (left to right) Jonathan Adler, Simon Doonan, Devon Aoki, James Bailey, Jaime King, Kyle Newman, Brady Cunningham and Jason Schwartzman.

Man, this Monday night party was off the hook – I was transformed from an overweight Dell Jockey into an overweight Dell Jockey at the City View:

Oh, and what’s this just outside but four stories up, a Lexus supercar, the likes of which I’ve only seen once before? How did they get this halo vehicle to the roof of the Metreon? Crane, chopper, ramps, giant elevator? It’s a mystery:

(You can’t just buy one of these, Lexus has to invite you to buy this $400,000 car. There’s just 500 in the world, that’s it.)

The place was packed, hundreds and hundreds of party-goers were up there:

Oh, here we go, the moment of unveiling:

Do people take iPads to parties to take photos these days? People do:

See the photos behind the car? That was the point of this shindig, deets below:

A good time was had by all, all the dolled-up gals from the east and south bay and all the older dudes from Marin…

If you ever get invited to a free party hosted by Lexus, jump at the chance, is all I can say.

Get all the deets, see all the art photos of the couples, see the new, sportier Lexus, see the new “spindle” grill, see the less-luxurious, performance-oriented SPORT F sedan, see it all, right here and/or after the jump.

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Wow, the Best Photo of the Bay Bridge I’ve Ever Seen – Another One From Famous Photographer David Yu

Friday, June 22nd, 2012

This is from the western span, you know, the one with the functional towers:

From David Yu – click to expand

Of course, the eastern span, the one they’re still working on decades after the Big One of 1989, will have an ornamental tower. Oh well.

Anyway, this is a nice shot.

 

Wow: Marin Headlands, Golden Gate Bridge, Conzelman, Bay Bridge, Financial District, Sutro Tower, Sunset District and Fog

Sunday, June 3rd, 2012

Fog, fog, fog.

Another great capture from Joe Azure:

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Sunday was Girly Photography Day in San Francisco – But Can You Tell Who’s the Model and Who’s the Photographer?

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

I couldn’t.

Hey, remember this?

IF YOU”RE NOT THE MODEL, BE THE PHOTOGRAPHER

I do.

Anyway, these days I suppose you can be both a model and photographer, why not?

The first one in Golden Gate Park here is easier:

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But this one, spotted just two minutes later, I still haven’t figured out:

Happy Spring!

The Wild Coyotes of Golden Gate Park: Richmond District Resident Gets Some Great Shots on Easter Sunday

Monday, April 9th, 2012

Look what Richmond District resident and photographer David Cruz spotted yesterday afternoon:

“Early this morning, I was walking through the forrest on the West end of Golden Gate Park when I saw 2 ears and 2 eyes watching me. I stood still and was able to take a few pictures.

Big ears like an Easter Bunny but it turned to be an Easter coyote :)

Via David Cruz – click to expand

I’ve never been this close to a coyote in San Francisco and I haven’t seen any lately…

It’s good to know that San Francisco’s urban coyotes can live in peace out there…

 

Oh, No – Somebody Scraped SFGate and Reposted It as “FriscoGate!” – Rubin Starset’s Windmill-Tilting at FriscoGate.Com

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

Instead of SFGate, it’s all FriscoGate these days.

See?

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Now, why would street photographer Rubin Starset go to the trouble of scraping the online version of the San Francisco Chronicle?

Click on over and see for yourself – it has something to do with how they used a photo of his. Do you feel the need, the need for screed? Well then:

FriscoGate’s lack of respect for the Creative Commons.

(I think Rubin might have gotten tripped up over what the definition of “commercial use” is, but that’s JMO.)

Red Star, Sausalito, CA

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Yowzer:

Via Joe Azure - click to expand

Rice University Student Steffi Hu Wins the 2012 Miss Chinatown USA Pageant – Images by Photographer David Yu

Monday, February 6th, 2012

This is what you missed from the 2012 Miss Chinatown USA Pageant, which was ably recorded by famous bay area photographer David Yu Saturday night.

Here’s 2012 Queen Steffi Hu of Sugar Land, Texas  - she’s in the Class of 2015 at Rice University:

Via David Yu 

And here’s everybody who was in the pageant – this thing was international news, of course:

Via David Yu 

Check out David’s ridiculously voluminous, contrasty, and colorful album right here on the Facebook

Bon courage, Queen Steffi Hu!

By Justin Beck: Naked Guy and Roller Skating Ballerina at OccupySF – On the Edge of NSFW

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Wow, another winner from Justin Beck:

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Upon further review, it turns out that the roller skater is not wearing a tutu. Quel dommage!

But anyway, another ballet season is coming in less than a month at our San Francisco Ballet, starting with the bay area version of The Nutcracker and then the entire 2012 season proper in January. Hurray!

Presenting the Most Expensive Photograph in the History of the World: “Rhein II” by Andreas Gursky – Meh

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

I don’t know, I think it could use a little flava…

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…but the person who just bought it for $4.3 million would disagree, to be sure.

Do you notice a theme here?