RIP James Gurley
The sign mourns the death of James Gurley, a member of the rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company and “instrumental in the formation of the Hippie counter culture that began here in the Haight-Ashbury.” The Haight is one of the closest neighborhoods to my home. I was photographing the sign when this gentleman stopped to light his cigarette, and I thought it looked like a picture.
I frame a picture – Market Street
One of the photography blogs was running a self-portrait contest, and I thought – nah. Then I walked by this window on Market Street. This photo really didn’t work in color. There was too much going on and too many different color temperatures: cool shade on the sidewalk, warm reflections from across the street, the fluorescent light from the shop. And the contest? At first I couldn’t remember where to submit the file; then, when I stumbled on the mention of the contest mention again, it was too late.
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