On business in San Francisco. Experimenting with black and white photography, and realizing that shooting monochrome gives the result a different 'feel' than just a standard color photo that I usually post on lewislau.com...
After work I went for a 3 mile interval run, and getting ready to go to dinner with my birthday pal Gregg. Will try to eat something healthy tonight. Maybe ;)
After work I went for a 3 mile interval run, and getting ready to go to dinner with my birthday pal Gregg. Will try to eat something healthy tonight. Maybe ;)
Tried to wake up early to go for a morning run, but although I went to bed at a reasonable hour last night (11pm) when my alarm went off at 7am I couldn't resist the SNOOZE button, and finally woke up at 9:45am and decided that I should just get ready for brunch instead :P
Met up with my friends Danny and Gregg to a restaurant near Mission (a bad neighborhood, so I was told) called AQ. The food was excellent and although I had two cups of coffee I was sleepy from the food-coma, so we decided to walk to an area nearby called the Mint Plaza. I got a cup of latte at what is supposed to be "the best coffee in San Francisco" - not sure if I will agree that it's really all that great...
While sitting around the nice Mint Plaza neighborhood's pretty plastic orange chairs (how come no one steals them?) we talked about how a 650 sq ft apartment there costs $2600/month. Geez - they must pay well in the Bay Area - even back in LA at the comparable Old Bank district (which is also close to skid row, like Mint's proximity to the run-down Mission area) my 1100 sq. ft loft was less than half that!
With the black and white shot yesterday I decided that I should have a vibrant color one this one. Nice blue sky for contrast :)
Hope everyone is having a great Sunday!
Met up with my friends Danny and Gregg to a restaurant near Mission (a bad neighborhood, so I was told) called AQ. The food was excellent and although I had two cups of coffee I was sleepy from the food-coma, so we decided to walk to an area nearby called the Mint Plaza. I got a cup of latte at what is supposed to be "the best coffee in San Francisco" - not sure if I will agree that it's really all that great...
While sitting around the nice Mint Plaza neighborhood's pretty plastic orange chairs (how come no one steals them?) we talked about how a 650 sq ft apartment there costs $2600/month. Geez - they must pay well in the Bay Area - even back in LA at the comparable Old Bank district (which is also close to skid row, like Mint's proximity to the run-down Mission area) my 1100 sq. ft loft was less than half that!
With the black and white shot yesterday I decided that I should have a vibrant color one this one. Nice blue sky for contrast :)
Hope everyone is having a great Sunday!
After my short break (and the long labor day weekend to rid of the jet-lag) I'm back in work mode. Spent a few days in LA before heading out to San Francisco for work this coming week. Flew in early and hung out with my friend Danny for the weekend. The train track picture above was taken last night by the doggy park by his apartment - I'm experimenting with Black and White photos these days ;)
Spending a few days for a short R&R in the South of France. While on the short flight from Frankfurt to Nice I was assigned a window seat, so I decided to try my luck - shortly after we pulled away from the gate I positioned my camera in hand, and started the shutter timer FOR THE NEXT 1.5 HOURS. Yes you read that correctly - I held the camera by the window the entire flight with one hand (while eating a sandwich and drinking a coke)...
Thanks to the Lufthansa crew for not harassing me for having an ELECTRONIC DEVICE turned on the whole time during our flight :P
I think despite the movements of my hand the end result turned out quite well :)
Thanks to the Lufthansa crew for not harassing me for having an ELECTRONIC DEVICE turned on the whole time during our flight :P
I think despite the movements of my hand the end result turned out quite well :)
After work today I finally picked up my surfboard from the repair shop (bought it off Craigslist for cheap, only to find out that the board had a buckle/crack halfway - lesson learned: WHEN BUYING A USED SURFBOARD MAKE SURE YOU SCRAPE OFF ALL WAX SO EVERY DAMAGE IS VISIBLE!). Took three weeks but I also learned tonight that resin used for repairs doesn't dry well when the temperature is 100+ during the day...
During the week I also went and bought a new pair of hiking shoes and backpack - 60% off of retail. Yeah!
In any case usually I'd be excited to go surfing or hiking this weekend, but I am looking forward to something A LOT more fun. More details later ;)
Thanks Seattle, it's been fun. See you next time :)
... Instead I ordered myself a glass of Sauvignon Blanc - just one before I move my tired body to my hotel bed upstairs. Drove from Portland, OR to Seattle, WA this afternoon for two more days of work on the road.
While wrapping up work in my room earlier this evening I received some good news via email. The past month has been quite tough - things just not going my way - so I am glad something refreshing came in this direction.
Other than that, just have to keep my thoughts positive for now and try to stay happy :)
I like how San Francisco advertises with an open mind ;)
Heading home for 1.5 days, before heading out again. Hopefully my surfboard repair gets completed tonight as Don, my "bro" (voted on yelp as one of the best board repair guys in LA) works on it while I am in the air - otherwise it will be a chill evening doing laundry and getting ready for the beach (surf or body board) tomorrow!
Gate closing. Lewis out :)
Yuna in concert, live at The El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, California. August 2, 2012. She was the opening act for Goapele.
I went for Yuna, and left shortly after her performance (had a early morning meeting so needed my sleep). Her 30-minute set included:
Lullabies (the video above)
Bad Idea
Decorate
Island
Remember Your Name
Live Your Life
Enjoy :)
Listen, and Support her music
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