SF Golden Sunrise

SF Golden Sunrise, originally uploaded by Maltphoto.

For the last couple years, I've been trying to get some photos of the Golden Gate Bridge sticking out of the fog. It seemed that everytime I was actually able to get there, that the conditions were not ideal. Either there wasn't any fog, or the whole bridge was fogged in. With a little urging from K. early Saturday morning, I dragged my butt out of bed at 6am to try and get to the bridge by sunrise. I didn't get there before sunrise like I wanted, but just shortly after, and the light was almost perfect. The morning was beautiful and the fog was ideal. By the time most of the tourist started arriving, I was leaving, and so was the fog. I'd finally was able to take the photos I was hoping for and experienced a magical morning looking out over the bay.

Chihuly Flowers

Chihuly Flowers, originally uploaded by Maltphoto.

Chihuly at the De Young

Chihuly bowl, originally uploaded by Maltphoto.

Finally got to the De Young Museum this past weekend and more specifically, the Chihuly exhibit. Definitely worth the price of adminission, and it was a photographers playground as well. I shot well over 200 photos in that exhibit alone, and may go back to take some more. I'll be posting them over the next month on Flickr, Zooomr and this blog.

Moo-Moo Chanel

Maui Chanel, originally uploaded by Maltphoto.

Just got my new Stobist kit, so I was messing around testing it out to make sure it worked. No idea what I was doing, but a few of these turned out ok. I don't like the large shadow covering her collar, but overall was pretty pleased with the results. I'm looking forward to going through the lighting 101 and the on assignment tutorials and learning how to get the most of my off-camera lighting!

The truth is out there

The truth is out there, originally uploaded by Maltphoto.

This was taken last October when the Blue Angels were in town. Didn't get many great shot of the Blue Angels, but managed to get this one from the top floor of our office building. Recently went back and decided to do a conversion to black and white and was pretty pleased with the results. I think this one definitely makes it into next years calendar!