Exploratorium & China Town

These were taken on my solo photography adventure to China Town in the rain. It was a fun challenge. I ended up losing track of time and having to rush to find a bus back to the hotel.

Church Editing: Librodo sharpening technique.

Wall Editing: Pioneer Woman's Seventies Action

These bottom two pictures were taken at the Exploratorium--a science exploration museum. Outside the actual museum there is some amazing architecture called the Palace of Fine Arts. It was a fun place to play around with the wide angle lens. Emerson hopped up onto this pillar all by himself.

Emerson Editing: sharpen and vignette

This sculpture was hanging from the ceiling inside the Exploratorium.

Silver Sculpture Editing: Coffeshop Color Pop Triple-Shot Action (free!) and then sharpened

Castagnola's

From our first night in San Francisco. Shot from the window of our restaurant. I'm wishing I had used a polarizing filter to darken the sky a bit. Anybody know of a good way to fake a cool sky? Honestly I wasn't happy with this photo, but decided to edit it for a friend whose last name is Castagnola. Afterwards I decided I liked it. See the people walking on the left? They're about to encounter a homeless man crouched behind a garbage can and covered with branches and leaves. He jumped out at people passing by, scared them, and then hit them up for donations. From our table in the restaurant we got to watch at least a dozen people fall victim to the prank. Much better than getting startled ourselves :) Editing: Pioneer Woman's Soft and Faded Action with a few tweaks (her actions are the best!), Soft Light layer on the sky only, slight saturation bump on "Castagnola's" sign, Librodo's sharpening technique, and add border.