Patriotic Minimalism
Focal Length: 22mm | Aperture: f5.6 | Exposure: 1/320 | ISO: 1000 | Post: CS4
This past Saturday, I ventured into Essex to check out the Champlain Valley Fair. I hadn’t been in over a decade, and well… not much has changed really. Murphy’s Law was in full effect as the one day I attended was the only day it rained, and the rain almost amplifies the level of depression at the fair. Lot’s of stuff you don’t need for twice the price, agricultural exhibitions, rickety rides, and oh yes: fried dough. Discovering the red white and blue Winnebago out behind a poultry showcase was what made my day, I adore simply composed pictures with color and grit. Yum.
Piece
Focal Length: 135mm | Aperture: f5.6 | Exposure: 1/500 | ISO: 140 | Post: CS1
This was taken at the Olympic/China/Tibet Rally along the Embarcadero in San Francisco last year, quite a display of raw human power. I love the man rising up against the lamp post with his big ‘ol Peace symbol bling and his vivid red accessories complimenting the entirety of his “uniform”. What I don’t get, is just to the right of this gentleman is a blue jellyfish on a stick that really has nothing to fucking do with the situation in protest that day.
Vice Peddler
Focal Length: 28mm | Aperture: f4 | Exposure: 1/30 | ISO: 400 | Post: CS1
Lottery, smokes and booze, all that separates you is a counter and the man who trades money for vice. This was my corner “stop ‘n rob” when I lived in the NOPA section of Western Addition in San Francisco, I was in here daily, in fact, if you look closely on the counter there, you’ll see my PBR tallboy and a Sparx (not the baby bottle) to start off my evening of debauchery.
San Francisco’s Finest
Focal Length: 95mm | Aperture: f5.6 | Exposure: 1/400 | ISO: 200 | Post: CS1
The SFPD stands tall and alert while observing the scene at the Olympic/China/Tibet rally along the Embarcadero, in San Francisco, California.