This blog provides a resource to record what I learn about photography as I practice and read about it.
There is no connection. Paris is not at all like Crater Lake in Oregon. Although, both places do contain a deeply pure concentration of substance. At Crater Lake, that substance is water. In Paris, it's [food, elitism, French].
My connection is vacation. I visited Paris from April 29 to May 8 and Crater Lake (and Ashland, OR) this past Memorial Day weekend.
Living close to a big city like San Francisco provides with so many creative possibilities for photographers. From its distinctive architecture to its constant tourist activity, one will never lack for visual inspiration.
I have lived in the Bay Area since late 2002 but have only been taking advantage of San Francisco's visual wonders since 2008, with the iPhone 3G. Now I take at least a photo a week, just because it's really hard to miss the opportunities that hit you without warning as you, for example, go out for lunch.
Below is a link to some of the photos of San Francisco I have taken more recently with Nikon cameras. I started with a Nikon 1 J1 and then got a D5100. As you can see, I tend to snap photos of architecture and people. I try not to bother anyone, though, which is hard because people can be so interesting!