I saw this posted on the East Bay Photography Meetup site:
East Bay/SF Photo Op – No Pants Subway Ride 2010
Jan 10
Sun 2:30 PM
Description
As part of the national Improv Everywhere movement(http://improveverywhe…, riders across the country are riding public transportation without pants…this should prove to be an interesting photo op.
Locally, a group of folks will be riding the Pittsburgh/Bay Point line and droppin’ trou’s between the hours of 2:30-6pm. They’ll be taking the 1:27PM Train out of Concord with others joinging along the way and getting off at the Embarcadero BART station at 2:11. From there, they’ll hop onto some unknown Muni Transportation and continue the ride.
However the first round of the NFL Plays will be on TV, so I might not make it.
If you are like me and love air shows, then you will love this air show. The AirVenture Air Show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin is one of the premiere air shows in the United States. In this last years air show, they flew everything from Jet Fighters to Civilian Crop Dusters, C-17 Globemasters to the Air Bus a-380. They even had gyro copters.
The show in 2010 will be from July 26 thru August 1. This year I would like to try and make it back to Wisconsin for this Air Show.
If anyone has been to the EAA AirVenture air show, I would like to hear about it. You can post your remarks in the comment field below.
Here is a video I found from last years EAA AirVenture 2009 air show. This video was brought to you by slickhutto. Visit slickhutto at his YouTube page to see more of his amazing video footage of AirVenture 2009 part 2-4.
This was taken with my new Canon PowerShot G10 camera and Canon WP-DC28 underwater housing. It took a week to get somewhat familar with all the controls and buttons and knobs.
However by the end of my vacation I was able to capture moments like this free diving with an very buoyant housing. I need to get the weights to help make the camera neutrally buoyant.
I have personally never used this guide before, but I checked them out to make sure it was on the up and up. It seems to be directed to the mobile phone market specifically the iPhone.
I have included the letters that were sent to me via Flickr mail.
From: Emma J. Williams
Subject: Schmap: San Francisco Photo Short-list
Hi Kirk,
I am writing to let you know that one of your photos has been short-listed for inclusion in the sixth edition of our Schmap San Francisco Guide, to be published mid-March 2009.
Clicking this link will take you to a page where you can:
i) See which of your photos has been short-listed.
ii) Submit or withdraw your photo from our final selection phase.
iii) Learn how we credit photos in our Schmap Guides.
iv) Browse online or download the fifth edition of our Schmap San Francisco Guide.
While we offer no payment for publication, many photographers are pleased to submit their photos, as Schmap Guides give their work recognition and wide exposure, and are free of charge to readers. Photos are published at a maximum width of 150 pixels, are clearly attributed, and link to high-resolution originals at Flickr.
Our submission deadline is Tuesday, February 24. If you happen to be reading this message after this date, please still click on the link above (our Schmap Guides are updated frequently – photos submitted after this deadline will be considered for later releases).
Best regards,
Emma Williams,
Managing Editor, Schmap Guides
www.schmap.me/emma.williams
From: Emma J. Williams
Subject: Schmap San Francisco Sixth Edition: Photo Inclusion
Hi Kirk,
I am delighted to let you know that your submitted photo has been selected for inclusion in the newly released sixth edition of our Schmap San Francisco Guide:
Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival
www.schmap.com/sanfrancisco/events_outandabout/p=20581/i=20581_4.jpg
If you use an iPhone or iPod touch, then this same link will take you directly to your photo in the iPhone version of our guide. On a desktop computer, you can still see exactly how your photo is displayed and credited in the iPhone version of our guide at:
Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival
www.schmap.com/?m=iphone#uid=sanfrancisco&sid=events_outandabout&p=20581&i=20581_4
Finally, if you have a blog, you might also like to check out the customizable widgetized version of our Schmap San Francisco Guide, complete with your published photo:
Reflection at Dawn
Originally uploaded by Kirk HowarAn early February snowy morning in Yosemite National Park. This is a photo from Stoneman Bridge take with my Panasonic Point n Shoot.
What attracted me to this image is the glassy calm of the Merced River and the dawn colors in the reflection.
This was my first year to Pigeon Point Light Station to watch and photograph the light of the old first order Fresnel lens. It was a fantastic opportunity to capture the beams of light emanate from the 24 prism panels in the lens.
They light was lit at 6pm and for the first five minutes they held the carriage still to keep the lens from rotating. Giving an untold amount of photographers the opportunity to capture 24 beams of light. After the first five minutes the lens rotates beaming a signature flash of light every ten seconds.
The closer you stood the lighthouse structure the more the beams were pronounced. It was amazing to see the beams of light streak past on the distant hillsides and in the ocean.
In the lantern room the bull’s-eye lens is 100′ above ground to the focal plane of the lens. Also 150′ (about) above sea level to the focal plane of the lens. This height compensates for the curvature of the earth. On a clear night, light has a visual distance of 24 miles from the ocean.It was announced on Saturday that this might be the last lighting of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse Lantern. With further investigation it may be discontinued until the necessary renovations are completed to fix the damaged lighthouse structure.
The reason why they may not light the lamp in 2009 is a safety issue and not a cost issue. The Coast Guard engineering studies report the structure may collapse if an earthquake or a very strong wind storm were to batter the lighthouse.
Over the years the sea spray and salt air have slowly decayed the exterior structure. In 2001 part of the west facing caprice fell (cornice on the exterior of the lighthouse fell off). The result was the closure of the Lighthouse Structure to the public.
According to Staff and California State Parks, lack the funding needed it to fix the lighthouse and lantern room. Current estimated figures are around 5 million dollars to repair and renovate the structure and rework the lens. Most of the funds required, have to be provided by private funding. Donations can be made to restore the Pigeon Point Light Station or to Cal. State Parks Foundation.
Leaving for San Clemente in a few hours. We are go to see family and to surf. I leave you with the Wordle of the day.
The Wordle of the day was taken fro the City of San Clemente’s website. I copied the text from the San Clemente history page and pasted it into Wordle. Fun little program… give it a try. Click here…
Maybe I can bring back some images of Hot Surf Action. Catch ya next week…
One of Magellan’s favorite artists is Thomas Kinkade, the Painter of Light. She loves him so much just his spoken name wants to make her puke. Actually even though Magellan thinks the guy is paint by numbers artist, she admires his business skills and the ability to make a fortune out of a pile of crap.
Last year I set out to work on a photography project. This project was to help me keep my focus on an idea while improving my photography skills. My project I selected for myself was to photograph all the California Lighthouses and Light Stations.
During the Point Sur stop we took a Three Hour Tour of the Light Station. The Point Sur State Park offers two tours, one at 10:00AM and another at 2:00PM. Once you begin the tour you can’t leave, nor can you not go and stay in your car. This tour is either all or none. I recommend the tour it is well done and the restoration is almost complete.
The Point Sur stop gave me the opportunity to get closer to completing my project. While on the tour I made the remark I was the Photographer of Light. It was a spoof of Thomas Kinkade and his paintings of Lighthouses.
Here are some images I have taken since I started. One of my favorites is not of the Lantern (light) itself, but of the glass prisms from the Prism Deck at Point Sur Light Station. To see more images got to my Flickr Set California Lighthouses.
While Magellan (wife) was going through my blog she clicked the link on the front which took her to another random blog. On this blog where some very interesting items. One of which was a video that she shared with me that was called “Where in the Hell is Matt?” It was a You Tube video that had over 11 million views. Here is the latest work by Matt. As Magellan said “It makes me smile” The video and the link to Matt’s page are below. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did…
It was announced on Saturday that this might be the last lighting of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse Lantern. With further investigation it may be discontinued until the necessary renovations are completed to fix the damaged lighthouse structure.
Donations can be made to restore the Pigeon Point Light Station or to Cal. State Parks Foundation.
