just another january sunset

berkeley. january 2013.

from the lawrence hall of science parking lot, up on the hill after a run.

mount tam

richmond bridge. november 2012.

golden

point isabel, albany. november 2012.

over the edge

bay. october 2011.

stairs connecting the top to the bottom on the new east span bay bridge.

a bridge is born

bay. october 2011.

left turn

bay. october 2011.

on a boat tour of the new east span of the bay bridge. woo hoo!

bridges are forever

selby (north of richmond). october 2011.

that's alotta infrastructure.

framing a far off place

barstow, ca. november, 2010.

early fall in the south island

west of queenstown, NZ. april 2011.

they don't say "en-zee" they say "en-zed" which is awesome in that way that everything different and new is awesome when you're in a new place.

this is the view i had down river just before jumping off the bridge i was standing on and hurdling head first toward the water, before the bungy cord attached to my ankles caught me. about half way down, i clearly remember the thought, "am i really doing this? did i just jump off that bridge on purpose? this is sooooo dumb." but then i bounced and was flooded with euphoria, so that turned out all right. still, i'm never doing that again.

Bridging

On the train to Davis. 2010.

That's a lot of concrete. This is looking up at the Vallejo bridge, heading east. I love infrastructure.

Crossing Over

Martinez. 2009.

Green Monster

Long Beach. 2007.

Taking the ferry out to Catalina. Great views of the new bridge over the port.

Ithaca

Ithaca, NY. May 2009.

Went out for my friend's graduation from Landscape Architecture school. It was cool but lovely, with rich greens all around.

This pedestrian bridge crosses over one of the famous gorges. The view from the middle was two narrow walls of hard, sheered stone, with feathery trees coating their tops.

Under

This photo was my first (and so far, only) in an art show: Emeryville Art Exhibition, 2009. Seemed like a good place to start.

I took it from a train heading to Davis. We're crossing the north bay, and I'm facing west. The bridge is the bottom of the old car bridge; the new one is behind me.

I call this lighting "Jesus is coming" lighting. Whenever I see it I feel like I'm waiting for god to float slowly down from the clouds, ready to forgive us for our sins and explain that everything is all right. Then maybe we'd all do yoga together, and everything would be kosher.

Lisa suggested that I start this blog, as I liked taking pictures so much (she claims this makes me an artist, though I'm not sure I feel comfortable with the title; maybe once someone buys a piece). But in any case, I am starting to get more serious about photography, and am thinking about framing more pieces. Perhaps this blog is a good place to start.

Please, let me know what you think. I'm curious.