Throw Baby from the (Cal)train

I've been terrible about keeping up with my blog lately (perhaps as my own standards have become more critical), but maybe I can work on that.

On Saturday, I went up to the city -- with the idea of either seeing Fleet Week, or the last day of the Cindy Sherman exhibit at SF Moma. Photography won; planes lost. But I did manage to catch this as I disembarked from a super-packed Caltrain on the way home.

"His Best Foot Forward"

I've been bad about updating my blog in the last few months; been pretty busy with traveling, work, and (lately) the perils of mattress shopping. The net result is I'm months behind in processing, which I strongly persist until I drop dead (hopefully later rather than sooner; but that means the processing debt will be that much greater).

This shot is from Caltrain, and once again reminds me why the iPhone 4s is just a remarkable tool for street photography -- I'm actually vaguely worried that if the iPhone 5 or whatever is giant, it will become more noticeable and it won't be as good at what it does.

Then again, I guess this could change street photography forever if Google [disclaimer: my employer -- but I have nothing to do with this project] gets it right.

Hell is a Caltrain Stop

Up in the city yesterday for my last photo walk in SF of the year, and Caltrain came through for another lengthy delay. :)

Snapped this with my phone as the mood started to head south.

Eye Opener

On a plane back from New Orleans, I was going through my shots from SF a few weeks back, and I found another one from 4th & King that I really liked.

They Might Be Giants

More fun from the Caltrain station this weekend. I went back and forth on this, but I think the contrast makes it a good choice for a b&w conversion. If you'd like to see it in color, check it out here.

All Mouths Today

Another shot from what is becoming one of my favorite locations: the 4th & King Caltrain station.

Uptown Girls

My ongoing quest to find interesting photos outside of the train stations as they whiz by continues. One day, I may publish a guide for when the best times of day are. :)

If Looks Could Kill

The last shot I posted was driven by the looks of the people in it, and I think this one is too. There's a range of emotions upon disembarking from Caltrain, most of which are not pleasant. ;) Irritatingly, this is best viewed in a browser other than Chrome, which seems hell-bent on tinting it just a little orange.

Lookin' for a Ride?

Caught this one on the way back from the city on Saturday -- as usual, fascinated by what's going on with the people at varying Caltrain stations. If the train is empty enough, I actually have a pattern of which side I should sit on for which station. ;) Trend towards more color in photos continues -- not sure why it was, but I was seeing a lot more of it this weekend.

Pursued

Snapped this yesterday on Caltrain as I was moving between cars. The woman in question kept doing this thing where she let her sunglasses slip down over her eyes, and I thought it was neat to see this framed by the intra-train window. Unfortunately, since I had only had a split second to snap this, I didn't realize I was still metered for outdoors, and underexposed her face. The result is instead something like the dreams that come about from watching a Walking Dead marathon.