Homage to Thomas Hawk

This photo was inspired by one of my favorite photos by Thomas Hawk. You can see it here.

Holiday Lights

The Embarcadero Center is only lit up during the holidays. Frankly, I wish they'd just leave them on year-round because they really add to the skyline. I went out to Treasure Island last weekend to take a few of these shots. This one turned out the best.

F Train at Night

Palm and F Train, originally uploaded by Maltphoto.

I love black and white photos, but lately it seems I increasing prefer to try night shots. Might be that when I convert my photos to B&W, they don't really seem to turn out that well. I use Photoshop Elements, so maybe the simplified version there isn't what I need to good B&W shots.

This particular shot took a little post processing to get the colors to jump like I wanted them too. I'm happy with this effort, but realize the composition probably leaves a lot to be desired. At least I've figured out how to process some of these photos. I'll have to go back and looks at some of my other photos and see if I can process them better now.

Let me know what you think of this one, or any on my flickr photostream, for that matter.

Moon over Bay Bridge

Moon over Bay Bridge, originally uploaded by Maltphoto.

Probably needs a crop right above the Sinbad's sign, but I liked the way the moonlight was playing off the clouds. Not exactly how I hoped it would turn out, but I'm still pleased nonetheless. This, by the way, was handheld as I didn't have my tripod or a decent place to rest the camera to get the shot.

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