Snapshots from Pier 39

Belated post with pictures from my trip to San Francisco late last year. All Pier 39 pictures taken on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2011.

Bungee Kid

Taken November 25, 2011 at Pier 39, San Francisco.

Went back to the roots of photography with 35mm recently. It might be a trend with photographers lately, but the desire comes and goes for me. Rest assured, I will have used, developed, and scanned three rolls of black and white film by Thursday night.

P.S. I bought a Minolta SR-T Super (circa 1973-1975) at a Goodwill in Idaho a little over a week ago. It came equipped with a sweet 50mm f/1.4 lens…now we’ll just have to see how the photos turn out.

Forgotten Surprises

What’s also fun about film is that when I do happen to wait a long time to get it developed, more often than not I will have forgotten the pictures I took. As a result, I never fail to find joy in the surprises that reveal themselves upon getting my prints back. The following are the last few of such surprises from my Lomo roll:

Nice wide-angle shot of Long Beach, CA. Taken with Lomography Fisheye 2 on August 9, 2010.

Just a self-portrait of Kyle and I at Long Beach. Taken August 9, 2010.

Bulb exposure of the two-story merry-go-round at Pier 39 in San Francisco. Taken November 24, 2011.

I don't know if this shot was intentional, but it turned out to be kind of interesting. Taken at Pier 39 on November 24, 2011 with Lomography Fisheye 2.

(I decided to separate my Lomo photos into themed posts – today’s theme was “travel” if you couldn’t tell).

P.S. Happy birthday, Dad! Love you

Photo: Man and Seagull at Pier 39, San Francisco

I hope this man, whoever he is, has a happy new year. Taken at Pier 39 in San Francisco, November 24, 2011.

Wishing you all a very happy new year! (“See you next year!”)